Syllable Desktop
 Syllable 0.5.3 with the new desktop | |
| Developer | Kristian Van Der Vliet, Kaj de Vos, Rick Caudill, Arno Klenke, Henrik Isaksson [1] |
|---|---|
| OS family | POSIX-compliant |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 0.5.7 / August 28, 2005 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Official website | syllable.org |
Syllable is a free software 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, media player, IDE, and many more applications.
Features include:
- A native 64-bit journaled file system, the AtheOS File System (usually called AFS), which should not be confused with the "other" AFS, Andrew file system.
- C++ oriented API
- Legacy-free, object-oriented graphical desktop environment on a native GUI architecture
- Mostly POSIX compliant
- 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
- Drivers for most common hardware (video, sound, network chips)
The latest version is 0.5.7, released on August 28, 2005.
External links
- Syllable OS homepage
- Syllable software
- Introduction to Syllable's features, and the 0.5.3 release
- June 2003 Interview with Syllable's Kristian Van Der Vliet
- Syllable Development Newsletters
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