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SkiftOS: A hobby OS built from scratch using C/C++ for ARM, x86, and RISC-V

(skiftos.org)
408 points ksec | 4 comments | 13 Sep 25 04:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.734s | source
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monax ◴[13 Sep 25 06:14 UTC] No.45229746[source]▶
Didn’t expect to see my project on the main page today ‘^^ Right now the build is broken, so you can’t test the full OS, but you can run individual apps with:

```bash ./skift.sh run --release <app-name> ```

on Linux or macOS.

To see all available apps:

```bash ls ./src/apps ```

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1. pjmlp ◴[13 Sep 25 06:21 UTC] No.45229782[source]▶
Kudos for exploring other avenues outside UNIX.
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2. monax ◴[13 Sep 25 06:26 UTC] No.45229796[source]▶
Thanks! Skift is basically a patchwork of all the OS ideas I like. The UI takes inspiration from SwiftUI/Flutter, the microkernel is influenced by Zircon, and there are some Plan 9 ideas where everything is a URL. A few bits are probably inspired by NT and Darwin too, though I don’t remember exactly which.
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3. keyle ◴[13 Sep 25 09:59 UTC] No.45230812[source]▶
Sounds like really solid ideas. You must have a lot of experience to inspire yourself from so many diverse niche worlds. GL!
4. pjmlp ◴[13 Sep 25 10:17 UTC] No.45230863[source]▶
Maybe adding some Xerox PARC, Oberon, NeXTSTEP / NeWS style, Powershell ideas could also be interesting, on how the shell, UI, and dynamically loaded code (or OS IPC), makes the whole OS customizable, , just throwing another set of ideas into your bucket.

Overall it looks interesting, all the best.