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# Synit is a Reactive Operating System
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## Welcome!
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Synit is an experiment in applying **pervasive reactivity** and **object capabilities** to the
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[System Layer](./glossary.md#system-layer) of an operating system for personal computers,
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including laptops, desktops, and mobile phones. Its [architecture](./architecture.md) follows
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the principles of the [Syndicated Actor Model](./glossary.md#syndicated-actor-model).
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Synit builds upon the Linux kernel, but replaces many pieces of
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familiar Linux software, including `systemd`, `NetworkManager`,
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`D-Bus`, and so on. It makes use of many concepts that will be
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familiar to Linux users, but also incorporates many ideas drawn from
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programming languages and operating systems not closely connected with
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Linux's Unix heritage.
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- Project homepage: <https://synit.org/>
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- Source code: <https://git.syndicate-lang.org/synit/>
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## Quickstart
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If you have a mobile phone or computer capable of running
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[PostmarketOS](https://postmarketos.org/), then you can
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[install](./install.md) the software to try it out. You can also run
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Synit inside a virtual machine.
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See the [installation instructions](./install.md) for a list of
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supported devices.
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## Acknowledgements
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Much initial work on Synit was made possible by a generous grant from
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the [NLnet Foundation](https://nlnet.nl/) as part of the [NGI
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Zero](https://nlnet.nl/NGI0/) [PET](https://nlnet.nl/PET/) programme.
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Please see "[Structuring the System Layer with Dataspaces
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(2021)](https://syndicate-lang.org/projects/2021/system-layer/)" for
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details of the funded project.
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## Copyright and License
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<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img
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alt="Creative Commons License"
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style="border-width:0; margin-right:0.33em; float:left;"
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src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
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This manual is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Copyright © 2021–2022 Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@leastfixedpoint.com>.
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The Synit programs and source code are separately licensed. Please see the source code for
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details.
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