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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
.imgof 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:
https://github.com/skiftOS/skift/raw/main/manual/screenshots/2021-01-22.png
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AstonJ
Another alternative to look at perhaps? @dimitarvp @Exadra37 re: My thoughts on macOS vs Linux
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dimitarvp
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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