# remzi-arpacidusseau/ostep-projects

Projects for an undergraduate OS course

Repository: https://github.com/remzi-arpacidusseau/ostep-projects
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ostep-projects
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-07-19T07:57:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3151, "days_push": 775, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5998, forks 1589 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.136843+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of programming projects for an undergraduate operating systems course based on OSTEP, written mostly in C for Linux plus xv6 kernel hacking assignments. It includes shell, memory allocator, web server, MapReduce, and file system checker projects with accompanying test scripts.

## Use cases
- learn operating systems concepts by building projects in C
- find assignments for teaching an undergraduate OS course
- practice systems programming with a Unix shell or web server project
- get hands-on experience modifying the xv6 kernel
- test my OS project implementations with provided test scripts

## When to choose
- you are a student or self-learner following the OSTEP textbook
- you are an instructor designing an OS course curriculum
- you want structured C programming practice in Unix environments

## When to avoid
- you need a production operating system or kernel code
- you want a polished framework rather than course assignments
- you need projects in languages other than C

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, testing, file-system, concurrency
- domain: operating-systems, education, tutorials
- platform: c, cpp
- tags: operating-systems-course, xv6, homework-projects, systems-programming, ostep, linux

## Member repositories
- remzi-arpacidusseau/ostep-projects (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.136843+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:49:49.925345+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/remzi-arpacidusseau/ostep-projects (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.136843+00:00, sha 0ca264f01bc8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.