FOSD – Framework of Operating System Development

In plain words

FOSD is a framework for operating system development that provides tools and resources to help developers design and deploy operating systems across multiple architectures. It includes pre-built build systems that automatically detect and compile source code into complete operating systems with appropriate bootloaders, and offers a hardware abstraction layer to reduce the burden of writing device drivers. The framework is currently in early development stages with initial support for x86 architecture.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Framework of Operating System Development. Contribute to fosd-project/FOSD development by creating an account on GitHub.

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