vinc/moros

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1096 stars · 44 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MOROS is a text-based hobby operating system written in Rust for x86-64 BIOS computers, inspired by Unix, Plan 9, and DOS. It includes a custom filesystem, shell, Lisp interpreter, text editor, network stack, and games, and runs natively or in emulators like QEMU.

Use cases

• run a minimal rust-written operating system in qemu
• learn operating system development from a real hobby kernel
• explore a unix-like command line environment on old x86-64 hardware
• experiment with a custom filesystem and syscall interface
• play doom and other games inside a hobby os
• write scripts with a lisp interpreter in an os userspace
• test network protocols like dhcp and http in a toy kernel

When to choose

• you want a small, readable rust codebase for learning osdev
• you need a text-based os that runs on legacy x86-64 bios machines or emulators
• you want a self-contained system with shell, editor, lisp, and networking included

When to avoid

• you need a production-grade os with hardware drivers, usb support, or security hardening
• you require uefi boot or modern hardware support
• you want a general-purpose desktop or server operating system

Facets

application · maturity active

interpreter cli networking file-system game graphics operating-systems developer-tools networking cpp rust cross-platform operating-system osdev hobby-os x86-64 kernel shell lisp qemu bios text-based command-line

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