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Redox OS
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Reader supplied reviews for Redox OS
Average rating
6.6 from 5 review(s)
Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 4
Date: 2025-05-17
Votes: 3
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Mostly this is just a big demo of Rust and how it supposedly can be used for systems programming instead of true upcoming legit new OS. As pointed out in another forum ultimately the the computer doesn't care what language an OS is written in as its all just binary. I can flat out tell you Rust doesn't prevent the user land from constantly crashing as this OS clearly shows including even in Rust only projects like uutils. If they really wanted this OS to be a legit contender they would have focused on getting it to work with common command line utilities until it was rock stable first so it could be used in embedded (where micro kernels really excel) and server roles where its advantages could be put into production much faster. They fact they threw together a handful of half baked GUI apps instead and even named it demo reeks of a demonstrator more than a legit new production OS. I really do love micro kernels like with Minix and Xen so that is some of my disappointment. I will give some points on the effort so far but this thing is far from ready for prime time.
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Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-05-16
Votes: 0
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On paper looks very promising and I will say wow does it boot and shutdown fast. That said I am not optimistic it will ever be anything but a tinker toy for hobbyist. The code is horrendously laughably unstable which is a bad sign this early in a project. Missing functionality sure to be expected but stack traces when you try to install or run most packages yeah not so much. Minix is basically the opposite. It might not be written in Rust but its a micro kernel whose userland doesn't crash when you try to do the incredibly taxing thing of running a console text editor.
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Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-16
Votes: 1
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Although my tests on emulators are limited, their performance and capabilities promise significant improvements.
Redox's innovative approaches, including the URL-type file system, offer the best of network operating systems.
The fact that it was created with a security and performance-oriented programming language like Rust gives it a special power.
Rust programming language is one of the original self-hosted languages whose own compiler is written on its own.
Although the operating system is written in the Rust language and is based on the Rust language, the C compiler has of course been ported.
Redox has huge potential. It has a modular microkernel where drivers can be added or removed depending on the hardware, unlike the overgrown kernel of Linux distributions.
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Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-10-07
Votes: 13
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No doubt! Redox will be the future great operating system. Good design, smart tools, and a very good programming language as Rust. Microkernel is a security thing, and of course it will be better for maintenance because it has a little line code number. Redox have a great team working on it. Go ahead, team; of course, good job. A very well done job. I will install it on one of my laptops. I need to re read the manuals again to understand it better. Really, its a pleasure to work with this piece of art. All open-source communities must support it.
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Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2024-09-10
Votes: 14
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Pretty good operating system, especially for being a non-Linux based one. I used the live disk, because the actual install doesn't support all systems. It's what it says it is: a simple desktop operating system. Does what you need it to.
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Latest Reviews
Project: Redox OS
Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 4
Date: 2025-05-17
Votes: 3
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Mostly this is just a big demo of Rust and how it supposedly can be used for systems programming instead of true upcoming legit new OS. As pointed out in another forum ultimately the the computer doesn't care what language an OS is written in as its all just binary. I can flat out tell you Rust doesn't prevent the user land from constantly crashing as this OS clearly shows including even in Rust only projects like uutils. If they really wanted this OS to be a legit contender they would have focused on getting it to work with common command line utilities until it was rock stable first so it could be used in embedded (where micro kernels really excel) and server roles where its advantages could be put into production much faster. They fact they threw together a handful of half baked GUI apps instead and even named it demo reeks of a demonstrator more than a legit new production OS. I really do love micro kernels like with Minix and Xen so that is some of my disappointment. I will give some points on the effort so far but this thing is far from ready for prime time.
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Project: Redox OS
Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 2
Date: 2025-05-16
Votes: 0
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On paper looks very promising and I will say wow does it boot and shutdown fast. That said I am not optimistic it will ever be anything but a tinker toy for hobbyist. The code is horrendously laughably unstable which is a bad sign this early in a project. Missing functionality sure to be expected but stack traces when you try to install or run most packages yeah not so much. Minix is basically the opposite. It might not be written in Rust but its a micro kernel whose userland doesn't crash when you try to do the incredibly taxing thing of running a console text editor.
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Project: Redox OS
Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-02-16
Votes: 1
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Although my tests on emulators are limited, their performance and capabilities promise significant improvements.
Redox's innovative approaches, including the URL-type file system, offer the best of network operating systems.
The fact that it was created with a security and performance-oriented programming language like Rust gives it a special power.
Rust programming language is one of the original self-hosted languages whose own compiler is written on its own.
Although the operating system is written in the Rust language and is based on the Rust language, the C compiler has of course been ported.
Redox has huge potential. It has a modular microkernel where drivers can be added or removed depending on the hardware, unlike the overgrown kernel of Linux distributions.
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Project: Redox OS
Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-10-07
Votes: 13
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No doubt! Redox will be the future great operating system. Good design, smart tools, and a very good programming language as Rust. Microkernel is a security thing, and of course it will be better for maintenance because it has a little line code number. Redox have a great team working on it. Go ahead, team; of course, good job. A very well done job. I will install it on one of my laptops. I need to re read the manuals again to understand it better. Really, its a pleasure to work with this piece of art. All open-source communities must support it.
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Project: Redox OS
Version: 0.9.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2024-09-10
Votes: 14
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Pretty good operating system, especially for being a non-Linux based one. I used the live disk, because the actual install doesn't support all systems. It's what it says it is: a simple desktop operating system. Does what you need it to.
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