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The open-source, Rust-based Redox OS platform had a very eventful June with many new features implemented and more software ported over to run on this from-scratch operating system.
Redox OS today published their monthly status report around new changes and updates to find with this innovative open-source OS. Some of the June highlights include:
– Redox is receiving a grant from the NGI Zero Commons fund and NLNet to work on virtualized Redox support. The effort is focused on allowing Redox OS to work as a web server and microservices runtime running within a Rust-VMM / QEMU container.
– Redox OS has initial support for USB gamepad support with generic and Xbox layout handling. There is also broader compatiblity now for more USB devices on Redox.
– A GTK3 back-end for Redox’s Orbital desktop has been developed to improve performance, reduce bugs, and eliminate X11 overhead.
– Orbital also now has fractional scaling support for better viewing with HiDPI displays.
– The Tcl programming language is now ported to Redox OS.
– The Flycast emulator is now running on Redox OS for allowing various games to run on the platform.
– The beginnings of optimizing Redox’s EEVDF scheduler.
– Improved path handling performance.
– Various other system enhancements as well as to Relibc.
More details on these changes and other June improvements to Redox OS can be found via the Redos-OS.org blog.