Syllable Desktop (operating system)

Infobox_OS
name = Syllable


caption = Syllable 0.5.3
developer = Kristian Van Der Vliet, Kaj de Vos, Rick Caudill, Arno Klenke, Henrik Isaksson
family = Amiga OS-like
source_model = Free software/open source
latest_release_version = 0.6.5
latest_release_date = release_date|2008|01|08
kernel_type = Hybrid kernel
license = GNU General Public License
working_state = alpha
website = http://www.syllable.org/
supported_platforms = 5x86

Syllable 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 (ABrowse 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 called "AFS", which is not the same as the Andrew File System)
* C++ oriented API
* Object-oriented graphical desktop environment on a native GUI architecture
* Mostly POSIX compliant
* Software ports, including Emacs, Vim, Perl, Python, Apache and others.
* GNU toolchain (GCC, Glibc, Binutils, Make)
* Pre-emptive 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

The latest version is 0.6.5, released on January 8, 2008.

See also

*Haiku (operating system) (free and open source)
*KolibriOS (free and open source)
*MenuetOS (the 32-bit version is free and open source, the 64-bit version is freeware)
*ReactOS (free and open source)
*SkyOS (proprietary and closed source)

External links

* [http://www.syllable.org/ Syllable OS homepage]
* [http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7900 Introduction to Syllable’s features, and the 0.5.3 release]
* [http://www.linux.com/articles/56315 Review] on Linux.com
* [http://www.moka5.com/node/58 Syllable LivePC] using moka5 LivePC.