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The new operating system from Google is available for download

Новая операционная система Google стала доступной для скачиванияFuchsia is a kind of hybrid, assembled from two different OSes.

Not so long ago we told you that Google without fanfare and pomp began developing a new operating system called Fuchsia. The main difference between this OS from Android is the fact that it is based not on the Linux kernel, and LittleKernel, and sharpened primarily for use on devices with very limited resources. The first fragments of the operating system code was discovered on GitHub, and now Fuchsia can entirely to download from that site or from Google Source absolutely for free.

According to the developers of the new operating system today, it feels great on compact platforms NUC (Next Unit of Computing), such as Broadwell, Skylake and Acer Switch 12 Alpha. Even despite the fact that yet was written not all the driver for comfortable operation of the OS on the listed platforms. In the near future it is planned to add support for the Raspberry Pi platform 3 or other similar solutions. The main programming language the new system is the Dart, created by programmers Google in 2011 as an alternative to “fundamental flaws” in javascript.

Network fierce debate about the scope of application of the new OSes. Some believe that it is the successor of Android and Chrome OS, while others insist that this decision is sharpened by working with the “Internet of things”. A few words about the name of the system. Fuchsia is a small evergreen shrub one of willowherb family with very beautiful flowers. Little Kernel, which is based Fuchsia is a tiny operating system (send-only 15-20 KB) for small devices. Also in the “Fuchsia” is used Magenta system for more efficient gadgets and personal computers. Fuchsia is a kind of hybrid, assembled from two different OSes. So it raises so many questions.

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