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'''kOS''' ("chaos") or '''k/os''' is a light-weight operating system consisting of a kernel written in C and front end written in [[K]].<ref>[[Stephen Taylor]]. [https://vector.org.uk/impending-kos/ Impending kOS]. [[Vector journal]]. Volume 26, No. 2. Sep 1, 2014.</ref> It targets desktop computers, the cloud, tablets, and phones, e.g. as a replacement for [[wikipedia:WebKit|WebKit]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] for the purpose of running K applications without the overhead of traditional operating systems.<ref>Chris Pearson. [https://gist.github.com/chrispsn/da00835bb122c42f429a084df83fd746 A summary of everything we know about kOS]. GitHub.</ref> While | '''kOS''' ("chaos") or '''k/os''' is a light-weight operating system consisting of a kernel written in C and front end written in [[K]].<ref>[[Stephen Taylor]]. [https://vector.org.uk/impending-kos/ Impending kOS]. [[Vector journal]]. Volume 26, No. 2. Sep 1, 2014.</ref> It targets desktop computers, the cloud, tablets, and phones, e.g. as a replacement for [[wikipedia:WebKit|WebKit]] and [[wikipedia:Android (operating system)|Android]] for the purpose of running K applications without the overhead of traditional operating systems.<ref>Chris Pearson. [https://gist.github.com/chrispsn/da00835bb122c42f429a084df83fd746 A summary of everything we know about kOS]. GitHub.</ref> While under development by [[Arthur Whitney]] since 2012, the project is, as of 2021, on hiatus with the expectation that development will continue in the future.<ref>[[Arthur Whitney]]. [https://groups.google.com/g/shaktidb/c/6E2hEzvPxgs/m/K9opK6hNAwAJ "scrolling previous commands"]. ShaktiDB. Google Groups. Feb 18, 2021.</ref> | ||
Components of kOS are: | Components of kOS are: | ||
* k: the scripting language | * k: the scripting language | ||
* z: the graphics system (replacing [[wikipedia:X Window System|X]] and [[wikipedia:Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]]) "does 100 frames per second(1000 by 2000) with a slow cpu."<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/shaktidb/c/ | * z: the graphics system (replacing [[wikipedia:X Window System|X]] and [[wikipedia:Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]]) "does 100 frames per second(1000 by 2000) with a slow cpu."<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/shaktidb/c/A4H2sBXGXRI/m/j4UQBhVKAQAJ "M$M"]. ShaktiDB. Google Groups. Mar 28, 2021.</ref> | ||
* kfs: the file system | * kfs: the file system | ||
* kws: the windowing system | * kws: the windowing system | ||
Latest revision as of 14:40, 4 March 2024
kOS ("chaos") or k/os is a light-weight operating system consisting of a kernel written in C and front end written in K.[1] It targets desktop computers, the cloud, tablets, and phones, e.g. as a replacement for WebKit and Android for the purpose of running K applications without the overhead of traditional operating systems.[2] While under development by Arthur Whitney since 2012, the project is, as of 2021, on hiatus with the expectation that development will continue in the future.[3]
Components of kOS are:
- k: the scripting language
- z: the graphics system (replacing X and Cocoa) "does 100 frames per second(1000 by 2000) with a slow cpu."[4]
- kfs: the file system
- kws: the windowing system
- ktext: a basic text editor?
- kterm: the terminal
References
- ↑ Stephen Taylor. Impending kOS. Vector journal. Volume 26, No. 2. Sep 1, 2014.
- ↑ Chris Pearson. A summary of everything we know about kOS. GitHub.
- ↑ Arthur Whitney. "scrolling previous commands". ShaktiDB. Google Groups. Feb 18, 2021.
- ↑ "M$M". ShaktiDB. Google Groups. Mar 28, 2021.