Vinix is a modern operating system written in V that boots to a desktop in seconds using only 100 MB of RAM and 1 GB of disk space. It runs Linux binaries natively through a compatible syscall interface, features optional application sandboxing, and includes custom GPU drivers for Apple Silicon Macs with M1, M3, M4, and M5 support planned.
Coost v4.0.0 is a major release that raises the minimum C++ standard to C++17, removes high-maintenance modules (dynamic libraries, hooks, HTTP/SSL components, fastring, fastream, and coroutine channels), and adds support for Windows ARM64 and FreeBSD platforms. Core components have been optimized and consolidated into the co namespace with improved APIs and performance improvements across logging, closures, synchronization primitives, and other utilities.
A developer replaced postmarketOS with Ubuntu on a Lenovo IdeaPad Duet Chromebook after a failed system update, attempting a weekend firmware hacking project to get Ubuntu running on the ARM64 tablet by swapping the rootfs partition.