nightingale is a modern hobby operating system developed in Rust, focusing on safety, simplicity, and minimalism. It aims to be a clean platform for experimentation and learning, implementing a small kernel with core features like multitasking, memory protection, and a minimal filesystem. Its use of Rust provides strong guarantees around memory safety and eliminates common bugs found in low-level C-based systems. nightingale is ideal for those seeking to study OS development using a modern language with a strong safety model.
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- Written entirely in Rust for memory safety and clarity
- Targeting x86_64 architecture with QEMU compatibility
- Physical and virtual memory management system
- Basic multitasking with task switching support
- Interrupt handling and hardware timer integration
- ELF loader for running user programs
- VGA text-mode output for console display
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GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)Follow Nightingale OS
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