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Redox OS - an OS built entirely out of Rust (www.redox-os.org)
submitted 11 months ago by ChiefSinner@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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This isn't Linux, but Linux-like. Its a microkernel built from the rust programming language. Its still experimental, but I think it has great potential. It has a GUI desktop, but the compiler isn't quite fully working yet.

Has anyone used this before? What was your experience with it?

Note: If this is inappropriate since this isn't technically Linux, mods please take down.

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[-] jack@monero.town -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The language is newer so it does a lot of things better than C, C++ and even higher level langs like java. It is more probable that people in the future build upon Rust than legacy languages.

Comparable to how it would be misguided now to start a project that only runs on Xorg

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