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CharlotteOS
Free experimental modern OS people call an attractive idea and not another POSIX clone, though changing drivers means recompiling the whole kernel.
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Free experimental modern OS people call an attractive idea and not another POSIX clone, though changing drivers means recompiling the whole kernel.
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Why people love it
Attractive experimental idea worth trying · 2
This is such an attractive idea, and I'm gonna give it a try
Nov 2025 · commentThis is such an attractive idea
Nov 2025 · comment
What people warn about
Driver changes require full kernel recompile · 2
having to recompile the kernel every time you change hardware sounds like it would be pretty tedious
Nov 2025 · commentRecompiling the whole kernel just to change drivers seems like a deal-breaker for wider adoption
Nov 2025 · commentLicense clarification is awkwardly placed · 1
their clarification is shoe-horned right there in a parenthetical next to the "License" heading
Nov 2025 · comment
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having to recompile the kernel every time you change hardware sounds like it would be pretty tedious
Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “CharlotteOS – An Experimental Modern Operating System”
Recompiling the whole kernel just to change drivers seems like a deal-breaker for wider adoption
Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “CharlotteOS – An Experimental Modern Operating System”
their clarification is shoe-horned right there in a parenthetical next to the "License" heading
Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “CharlotteOS – An Experimental Modern Operating System”
This is such an attractive idea, and I'm gonna give it a try
Mixed · Nov 2025 · in “CharlotteOS – An Experimental Modern Operating System”
This is such an attractive idea
Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “CharlotteOS – An Experimental Modern Operating System”
There is nothing unsafe about that any more so than any other use of shared memory regions between the kernel and userspace
Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “CharlotteOS – An Experimental Modern Operating System”
not being yet another POSIX clone
Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “CharlotteOS – An Experimental Modern Operating System”
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