Syllable Desktop

Syllable

Syllable 0.6.5
Developer	Kristian Van Der Vliet, Kaj de Vos, Rick Caudill, Arno Klenke, Henrik Isaksson
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Alpha
Source model	Free and open source software
Initial release	0.4.0 / July 2002
Latest release	0.6.7 / April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)
Platforms	IA-32
Kernel type	Hybrid
License	GNU General Public License
Official website	www.syllable.org

Syllable Desktop is a free and open source operating system for 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 (Webster which is WebKit-based), email client (Whisper), media player, IDE, and many more applications.

Features according to the official website include:

• Native 64-bit journaled file system, the AtheOS File System (usually abbreviated to AFS in this context; not to be confused with the Andrew File System which shares the same acronym)
• C++ oriented API
• Object-oriented graphical desktop environment on a native GUI architecture
• Mostly POSIX compliant
• Software ports, including Vim, Perl, Python, Apache, others.
• GNU toolchain (GCC, Glibc, Binutils, Make)
• Preemptive multitasking with multithreading
• Symmetric multiprocessing (multiple processor) support
• Device drivers for most common hardware (video, sound, network chips)
• File system drivers for FAT (read/write), NTFS (read) and ext2 (read)
• Rebol as system scripting language

Another version of Syllable OS is the Syllable Server, which is based on Linux core.

See also

• Comparison of operating systems
• Haiku (operating system)

Further reading

• Michael Saunders (2 August 2004) Syllable - The Little OS with a Big Future, OSNews
• Jeff Park (23 August 2006) Syllable: A different open source OS, Linux.com
• Rohan Pearce (30 August 2011) Developer Q&A: Syllable OS, Techworld

External links

• Official website