The latest articles on DEV Community by v3nn7 (@v3nn7). https://dev.to/v3nn7 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4217603%2Fcc46257a-07c2-4217-8e37-49ce8a5905e4.png https://dev.to/v3nn7 en v3nn7 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:45:35 +0000 https://dev.to/v3nn7/meet-osyx-a-new-operating-system-1nd7 https://dev.to/v3nn7/meet-osyx-a-new-operating-system-1nd7 <h1> Introducing OSyx — An Independent Operating System Built From Scratch </h1> <p>Hey DEV Community! 👋</p> <p>I'd like to introduce <strong>OSyx</strong>, an open-source operating system being developed from scratch.</p> <p>OSyx has its own kernel, desktop environment, filesystem support, and a growing Windows application compatibility layer.</p> <h2> Running on Real Hardware </h2> <p>One of our latest milestones is getting <strong>Zen Browser running on OSyx on a real laptop</strong>, not just inside QEMU.</p> <p>This is a significant step toward running modern desktop applications on our own operating system.</p> <h2> What's Working? </h2> <ul> <li>Custom kernel with preemptive multitasking</li> <li>PRISM compositor and AXIS desktop shell</li> <li>Windows PE32+ compatibility layer</li> <li>Ext4 filesystem support</li> <li>Networking, USB and HID</li> <li>Process management and multithreading</li> <li>Native userspace applications</li> </ul> <h2> What's Next? </h2> <p>We're focusing on improving Windows application compatibility, hardware support, performance, and system stability.</p> <p>OSyx is still experimental, and there's a long road ahead.</p> <h2> Open Source &amp; Community </h2> <p>OSyx is being developed with the assistance of AI coding agents, with ongoing testing and verification.</p> <p>We're building an open-source project and welcome technical feedback, contributions, and discussions.</p> <p><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/OSyxSoftware" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/OSyxSoftware</a></p> <p>Thanks for checking out OSyx! 🚀<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fn9c65g2quzuf7hz7ra1m.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fn9c65g2quzuf7hz7ra1m.png" alt=" " width="800" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fb4bf7l3qtljc5fuu4ajo.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fb4bf7l3qtljc5fuu4ajo.png" alt=" " width="800" height="450"></a></p> programming opensource architecture osdev