Linux 0.11 rewritten in idiomatic Rust, boots in QEMU
A developer has rewritten the classic Linux 0.11 kernel in modern Rust while maintaining the original system's functionality and semantics. The rewritten kernel successfully boots on emulated i386 hardware in QEMU and runs a complete Unix-style userland with over 80 coreutils, a functional shell, and a Rust-based standard library for user programs. The project is fully functional and can be built and executed with simple commands, even within a containerized development environment.
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