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maestro: Lightweight, Linux-compatible kernel, written in Rust

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Lightweight, Linux-compatible kernel, written in Rust to leverage the safety of the typesystem. Aiming to remove as much legacy as possible while supporting most usecases - maestro-os/maestro
Summary

Maestro is a lightweight Unix-like kernel written in Rust, targeting x86_64 and x86 architectures with AArch64 planned. It implements roughly 30% of Linux system calls, a preemptible scheduler inspired by FreeBSD's ULE, and features like SMP, POSIX signals, ext2 filesystem, and NVMe support. The project is in early development and not production-ready, with documentation available via mdbook.

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