KolibriOS
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| Company / developer | KolibriOS Project Team |
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| Programmed in | Fasm |
| Working state | Active |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest stable release | 0.7.7.0 / December 13, 2009 |
| Available language(s) | English, Russian, Italian |
| Available programming languages(s) | Fasm, C/C++, Pascal, Python, BF, Lua etc. |
| Supported platforms | x86 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Default user interface | KolibriOS Kernel API |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Preceded by | MenuetOS |
| Official website | www.kolibrios.org |
Kolibri or KolibriOS is a small open source x86 operating system written completely in assembly. It was forked off from MenuetOS[1] in 2004 and run under independent development since.
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Features[edit]
- Compact kernel thoroughly optimized for ultimate speed and size
- Pre-emptive multitasking, streams, parallel execution of system calls
- Boots in few seconds from various devices; NTFS and Ext2/3 also supported. Can be started from Coreboot and Windows (Windows will shutdown)
- Graphical user interface based on and optimized for VESA
- Development kit: code editor with a macro-assembler (FASM) integrated
- Most distributives will fit on a single 1.44 MB Floppy image
System requirements[edit]
- i586 compatible CPU required
- 8 MB of RAM[2]
- VESA-compatible videocard
- 1.44MB 3.5" floppy drive, hard disk, USB Flash or CD-drive
- Keyboard and mouse (COM, PS/2 or USB)
Supported hardware[edit]
- Hard disks and some USB-sticks. Supported file systems are FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 (long names support), NTFS (partially, read only), ext2/ext3/ext4 (partially, read only) and CDFS
- AC'97 audio codec support for Intel, nForce, nForce2, nForce3, nForce4, SIS7012, FM801, VT8233, VT8233C, VT8235, VT8237, VT8237R, VT8237R Plus and EMU10K1X chipsets
- HD Audio codec support for certain motherboards
- AMD, ATI and Intel video chipsets
Recent news[edit]
- During November-December 2012, KolibriOS has gradually rolled out a new website.
- In January 2013, KolibriOS has opened an official support group in Facebook.[3] As of April 2013, the group contains over 250 members.
- On Friday 15 March 2013, KolibriOS became listed on DistroWatch
- At the end of March 2013, KolibriOS has applied as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code 2013, but got rejected by Google.[4]
Development branches[edit]
- KolibriACPI: Extended ACPI support
- KolibriNET: Extended network support
- Kolibri-A: Embeddable version fiercely optimized for AMD Fusion platforms
External links[edit]
- Kolibrios 0.7.7.0 Released
- Kolibri-A: a lightweight 32-bit OS for AMD platforms -- University of Exeter, PCCAT 2011 p.20-22
- KolibriOS at DistroWatch
Other reviews:
- Dual booting Debian and KolibriOS
- KolibriOS – the World’s Smallest OS at 1.44MB
- Kolibri - a desktop operating system in under 3 MB (by Jesse Smith)
- KolibriOS - The art of small
References[edit]
- ^ www.kolibrios.org
- ^ KolibriOS – A tiny operating system on a 1.44MB floppy
- ^ KolibriOS official support group on Facebook
- ^ KolibriOS ideas page for GSoC 2013
