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Synit: a Reactive Operating System

Welcome!

Synit is an experiment in applying pervasive reactivity and object capabilities to the System Layer of an operating system for personal computers, including laptops, desktops, and mobile phones. Its architecture follows the principles of the Syndicated Actor Model.

Synit builds upon the Linux kernel, but replaces many pieces of familiar Linux software, including systemd, NetworkManager, D-Bus, and so on. It makes use of many concepts that will be familiar to Linux users, but also incorporates many ideas drawn from programming languages and operating systems not closely connected with Linux's Unix heritage.

It is currently experimental software.

Project homepage: https://synit.org/
Source code: https://git.syndicate-lang.org/synit/

Organisation of this manual

This manual is organised into sections:

Preliminaries. Architecture, installation instructions, and project glossary.
User and Administration Guide. The system handbook for Synit.
Programming Guide and Reference. How to write programs for Synit.
Specifications and Theory. Deeper investigation of some of the concepts underpinning Synit's architecture.

Quickstart

If you have a mobile phone or computer capable of running PostmarketOS, then you can install the software to try it out. You can also run Synit inside a virtual machine.

See the installation instructions for a list of supported devices.

Acknowledgements

Much initial work on Synit was made possible by a generous grant from the NLnet Foundation as part of the NGI Zero PET programme. Please see "Structuring the System Layer with Dataspaces (2021)" for details of the funded project.

Copyright and License

The Synit programs and source code are separately licensed. Please see the source code for details.

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