Redox (operating system)

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Redox
Redox logo 2015.svg
Redox running Orbital.png
Redox running Orbital windowing system, March 2017
Developer Jeremy Soller,
Redox Developers[1]
Written in Rust, assembly
OS family Unix-like
Working state Active
Source model Open-source
Initial release 20 April 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-20)
Latest preview 0.1.5 / 9 April 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-09)
Marketing target Desktop, workstation, server, embedded systems
Available in English
Package manager Magnet
Platforms IA-32, x86-64, ARM
Kernel type Microkernel
Userland Custom
Default user interface Command-line, GUI
License MIT
Preceded by SollerOS[2]
Official website www.redox-os.org

In computing, Redox is a Unix-like microkernel operating system written in the programming language Rust.[3][4][5] It runs on extant hardware.[6] It is free and open-source software distributed under an MIT License.

Redox was created by Jeremy Soller and was first published on 20 April 2015 on GitHub.[7] Since then, it has been developed actively, with contributions by over 40 developers.[8]

Ecosystem

Redox relies on an ecosystem of software written in Rust by members of the project including the:

  • Redox kernel
  • Ion shell
  • Sodium editor, inspired by Vim
  • TFS file system, inspired by ZFS
  • Orbital windowing System, Compositor, and Widget Toolkit
  • Ralloc memory allocator
  • Magnet package manager

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