<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
microkernel	B-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
written	O
in	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
Rust	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
safety	O
,	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
aims	O
to	O
be	O
secure	O
,	O
usable	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
prior	O
kernels	O
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
SeL4	O
,	O
MINIX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Plan	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
a	O
memory-safe	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
distributed	O
under	O
an	O
MIT	B-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
gets	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
reduction-oxidation	B-Operating_System
reactions	I-Operating_System
in	O
chemistry	O
;	O
one	O
redox	B-Operating_System
reaction	O
is	O
the	O
corrosion	O
of	O
iron	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
rust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Redox	B-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
provides	O
packages	O
(	O
memory	B-General_Concept
allocator	I-General_Concept
,	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
display	B-Device
manager	I-Device
,	O
core	O
utilities	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
that	O
together	O
make	O
up	O
a	O
functional	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
relies	O
on	O
an	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
software	O
written	O
in	O
Rust	B-Application
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
supports	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
CLI	O
)	O
programs	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
supports	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
programs	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Redox	B-Operating_System
was	O
created	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Soller	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
on	O
20	O
April	O
2015	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Redox	B-Operating_System
repository	O
had	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
79	O
contributors	O
.	O
</s>
