Redox (operating system)

Redox
	Redox running Ion shell in Orbital windowing system
Developer	Jeremy Soller,; Redox Developers
Written in	Rust, assembly
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Current
Source model	Open-source
Initial release	20 April 2015; 2 years ago
Latest preview	0.3.4 / 12 October 2017; 5 months ago
Marketing target	Desktop, workstation, server
Available in	English
Package manager	Magnet
Platforms	amd64
Kernel type	Microkernel
Userland	Custom
Default user interface	Command-line, Orbital X window system
License	MIT
Official website	www.redox-os.org

Redox is a Unix-like microkernel operating system written in the programming language Rust, a language with focus on safety and high performance.^[2]^[3]^[4] Redox aims to be secure, usable, and free. Redox is inspired by previous kernels and operating systems, such as SeL4, Minix, Plan 9, and BSD. It is similar to the GNU or BSD ecosystem, but in a memory safe language and with modern technology.^[5] It is free and open-source software distributed under an MIT License.

DesignEdit

The Redox operating system is designed to be highly secure, and this is reflected in a number of design decisions such as:

Using the Rust language
Using a Microkernel design, similar to MINIX

Operating SystemEdit

Redox is a full-featured operating system, providing packages (memory allocator, file system, display manager, core utilities, etc.) that together make up a functional and convenient operating system. Redox relies on an ecosystem of software written in Rust by members of the project.

Redox kernel: The Redox kernel largely derives from the concept of microkernels, with particular inspiration from MINIX.
Orbital windowing system: The Orbital display and window manager sets up the orbital: scheme, manages the display, and handles requests for window creation, redraws, and event polling.
Ion shell: Ion is the underlying library for shells and command execution in Redox, as well as the default shell.
TFS file system: Inspired by the ZFS file system.
Ralloc memory allocator.
Magnet package manager.

Command Line ApplicationsEdit

Sodium: A vi-like editor that provides syntax highlighting.
Rusthello: Rusthello is an advanced Reversi AI. It is highly concurrent, serving as proof of Redox's multithreading capabilities. It supports various AI strategies, such as brute forcing, minimax, local optimizations, and hybrid AIs.

Graphical ApplicationsEdit

Browser: A simple web browser with basic image support.^[6]^[7]
Calculator: A calculator that provides similar functionality to the Windows Calculator program
Editor: A simple editor that is similar to notepad.
File Browser: A file browser that displays icons, names, sizes, and details for files. It uses the launcher command to open files when they are clicked.
Image Viewer: A simple image viewer.
Pixelcannon: A 3D renderer that can be used to benchmark the Orbital desktop.
Terminal Emulator: An ANSI terminal emulator that launches sh by default.

HistoryEdit

Redox was created by Jeremy Soller and was first published on 20 April 2015 on GitHub.^[8] Since then, it has been developed actively, with contributions by over 40 developers.^[9] On the second anniversary of Redox appearing on GitHub, version 0.2.0 was released.

ReferencesEdit

^ "Redox Contributors". GitHub. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^ "Redox – Your Next(Gen) Operating System".
^ Weisinger, Dick (4 May 2016). "Operating Systems: Rust Redox – An Next-Generation Attempt to Plug Linux OS Gaps". Formtek. Formtek, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^ Yegulalp, Serdar (21 March 2016). "Rust's Redox OS could show Linux a few new tricks". InfoWorld. San Francisco: IDG Communications, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^ "Redox: A Rust Operating System".
^ "The Internet on Redox - Redox - Your Next(Gen) OS". www.redox-os.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
^ jackpot51 (November 9, 2016). "Add pretty bad image handling". GitHub. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
^ Soller, Jeremy (jackpot51) (20 April 2015). "Initial commit of Rustboot-based OS". GitHub. GitHub, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^ "Redox Repository". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

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[1] "Redox Contributors". GitHub. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[2] "Redox – Your Next(Gen) Operating System".

[3] Weisinger, Dick (4 May 2016). "Operating Systems: Rust Redox – An Next-Generation Attempt to Plug Linux OS Gaps". Formtek. Formtek, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[4] Yegulalp, Serdar (21 March 2016). "Rust's Redox OS could show Linux a few new tricks". InfoWorld. San Francisco: IDG Communications, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[5] "Redox: A Rust Operating System".

[6] "The Internet on Redox - Redox - Your Next(Gen) OS". www.redox-os.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

[7] t51 (November 9, 2016). "Add pretty bad image handling". GitHub. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

[8] Soller, Jeremy (jackpot51) (20 April 2015). "Initial commit of Rustboot-based OS". GitHub. GitHub, Inc. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

[9] "Redox Repository". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

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