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axle OS

Open-source x86_64 operating system for developers and enthusiasts.

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The project began as a multitasking monolithic kernel with limited IPC, user-mode, and process loading support, and evolved into the current microkernel design. Notable milestones include porting DOOM in September 2021, porting axle to x86_64 with a UEFI bootloader in late 2021, and beginning to implement system services and applications in Rust instead of C.

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