smolBSD
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Dec 7, 2025first mention
Oct 23, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“May I recommend trying (and using) <https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD>”
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“You might like https://smolbsd.org/”
“see too[0][1] for projects of a similar* vein, incl historical account.”
“It's a meta-OS for microVMs that boots in 10–15 ms.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
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Also written as SmolBSD, smolbsd. Data: smolbsd.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 9
“May I recommend trying (and using) <https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD>”
“Check out https://smolbsd.org/”
“You might like https://smolbsd.org/”
“see too[0][1] for projects of a similar* vein, incl historical account.”
“It's a meta-OS for microVMs that boots in 10–15 ms.”
“a really fun project”
“If you liked tinycore check this one https://smolbsd.org/”
“Check this https://smolbsd.org/#about”
“Hi check this https://smolbsd.org/#about”