Syllable (operating system)
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 Syllable 0.5.3 |
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| Website: | syllable.org |
| Company/ developer: |
Kristian Van Der Vliet, Kaj de Vos, Rick Caudill, Arno Klenke, Henrik Isaksson [1] |
| OS family: | 99% POSIX-compliant |
| Source model: | Open source |
| Latest stable release: | 0.6.2 / November 9, 2006 |
| Supported platforms: | Intel x86 |
| Kernel type: | Monolithic kernel |
| License: | GNU GPL |
| Working state: | alpha |
Syllable is an open source hobby operating system for Intel x86 Pentium and compatible processors. Its purpose is to create an easy-to-use desktop operating system for the home and small office user. It was forked from the stagnant AtheOS in July 2002.
It has a native web browser (ABrowse), email client (Whisper), media player, IDE, and many more applications.
Features include:
- Native 64-bit journaled file system, the AtheOS File System (usually called AFS, which is not the same as the Andrew File System)
- C++ oriented API
- Legacy-free, object-oriented graphical desktop environment on a native GUI architecture
- POSIX compliance is 99%
- Many software ports (Emacs, Vim, Perl, Python, Apache etc.)
- GNU toolchain (GCC, Glibc, Binutils, Make)
- Pre-emptive multitasking with multithreading
- Symmetric multiprocessing (multiple processor) support
- Device drivers for most common hardware (video, sound, network chips)
The latest version is 0.6.2, released on November 9, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Syllable OS homepage
- Syllable software
- Introduction to Syllable's features, and the 0.5.3 release
- Screenshots of Syllable at OSDir.com
- Review on NewsForge
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| Preceding: | AtheOS |
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