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Redox OS
Redox OS running Orbital
DeveloperJeremy Soller and Redox Developers[1]
Written inRust
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateActive
Source modelOpen source
Initial release20 April 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-20)
Repository
Marketing targetDesktop, Workstation, Server, Embedded systems
Available inEnglish
Package managerMagnet
PlatformsIA-32, x86-64
Kernel typeMicrokernel
UserlandCustom
Default
user interface
Command-line interface, Graphical user interface
LicenseMIT
Official websitewww.redox-os.org

Redox OS is a MIT-licensed Unix-like microkernel operating system written in the Rust programming language.[2][3] Redox runs on real hardware.[4]

Redox was created by Jeremy Soller and was first published on April 20, 2015 on GitHub.[5] Since then, it has been in active development with contributions by over 40 developers.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Redox OS Contributors". GitHub.
  2. ^ "Redox OS Website".
  3. ^ Yegulalp, Serdar. "Rust's Redox OS could show Linux a few new tricks". InfoWorld.
  4. ^ "Redox OS Screenshots".
  5. ^ "First Commit of Redox". GitHub.
  6. ^ "Redox OS Repository". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-03-26.