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CentOS founder builds Rust kernel prototype Ginux in 11 days with AI

Original: CW: technikai részletek Gregory Kurtzer (CentOS/Rocky alapító) 11 nap alatt AI (GPT‑5.6 Sol) segítségével hozott létre e

Gregory Kurtzer, founder of CentOS and Rocky Linux, has created Ginux, a Rust-based kernel prototype developed in just 11 days with heavy assistance from an AI model. The project reportedly includes around 139,000 lines of generated code and implements 375 of Linux's system calls, allowing unmodified Linux userlands to run on it as a standalone kernel. Discussion is focused on whether AI-assisted kernel development of this scale signals a real shift in systems programming or an impressive but limited demo.

Why now: The claim that an AI helped produce a working Rust kernel prototype in 11 days is striking to the open-source and Linux community.

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• CW: technikai részletek Gregory Kurtzer (CentOS/Rocky alapító) 11 nap alatt AI (GPT‑5.6 Sol) segítségével hozott létre egy Rust alapú kernel-prototípust, Ginuxot, amely önálló kernelként futtat módosítatlan Linux felhasználói tereket. 139k sor generált kód; 375 Linux syscallból… · linuxmint_hun

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