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Linux 0.11 rewritten in idiomatic Rust, boots in QEMU
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A developer has rewritten the 1991 Linux 0.11 kernel from scratch using the Rust programming language. The project maintains original system semantics while utilizing Rust's memory safety and type system to modernize the kernel's architecture.
A modern Rust rewrite of the Linux 0.11 kernel — boots on i386 in QEMU, runs a self-hosted Unix-style userland.
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