techcrunch :Google’s mysterious new Fuchsia operating system could run on almost anything

Google's mysterious new Fuchsia operating system could run on almost anything

Google has a new operating system called Fuchsia in development, with the early results publicly available on Github (and you can even compile and run it yourself, should you feel daring.The new OS differs from both Android and Chrome OS since it doesn't run on a Linux kernel, and instead uses as its core code something called Magenta, which might make it better suited to running on embedded systems like fixed purpose Internet of Things connected devices.The new project is actually going to be available on Raspberry Pi 3, according to project member Travis Geislebrecht, a Google team member who previously worked on Palm, Apple, Danger (makers of the Sidekick) OS projects, as well as embedded system OS development for Jawbone.

Google grows a new Fuchsia operating system – TechEye

Google appears to be working on another operating system which is different from its Android flavour.The code, which can be found in the Git repository, is dubbed Fuchsia OS, and it may be meant for mobile phones, computers, and other devices and is completely new.The description in the repository says "Pick + Purple == Fuchsia (a new Operating System), and those colours do not represent either Android or Chrome OS.

Google is working on a new operating system named Fuchsia

Here's a puzzle: Google appears to have started work on a completely new operating system, but no one knows quite what it's for.The project's name is Fuchsia, and it currently exists as a growing pile of code on the search giant's code depository and on GitHub too.The fledgling OS has a number of interesting features, but so far Google has yet to comment on its intended function.