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https://www.redox-os.org/

It's not a fork of Linux but a ground up effort to write a kernel in Rust. Still they're trying to make it compatible with Linux/BSD



Rust aside, it uses a microkernel, multiserver architecture.

And, of course, drivers run in userspace and interact with the system through a clearly defined API.

Other systems like this include Robigalia, Lions OS and Genode.

They would likely quickly overtake Linux if they got 1% of the resources Linux receives.


Correction, where I said Robigalia I meant Managarm.

Robigalia is also an effort, but one that hasn't been touched in nearly a decade.




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