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SkiftOS: Simple, handmade operating system for the x86 platform

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SkiftOS: Simple, handmade operating system for the x86 platform

  • skiftOS is a simple, handmade operating system for the x86 platform, aiming for clean and pretty APIs while keeping the spirit of UNIX.
  • skiftOS features an UNIX-like terminal experience with many familiar UNIX utilities.
  • skiftOS is constantly updated, for the latest release .img of skiftOS, click here.
  • skiftOS is also pretty easy to build from source, just follow the build guide.
  • skiftOS can function as a virtual machine, click here to set up an instance on Virtual Box.
  • skiftOS is capable of running on real hardware.
  • skiftOS is a labor of love.
  • skiftOS features a graphical user interface (GUI), with a compositor.
  • skiftOS includes many applications like an Image Viewer, a Text Editor, a Terminal Emulator, etc…
  • skiftOS can run DOOM :rage3:

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Another alternative to look at perhaps? @dimitarvp @Exadra37 re: My thoughts on macOS vs Linux

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dimitarvp

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This might read as a fanboyism but I’d look out for all the Rust-based new OS-es like Redox and a few others. Including microkernel efforts and newer-gen containerization.

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