Google's new OS "Fuchsia (Fuchsia)" is not Linux based Embedded OS for IoT

ByMaja Dumat

New OS following Google's Android and Chrome OS "Fuchsia (Fuchsia / Fuchsia)It has become clear that it is developing.FuchsiaAnd is the name of flower, it is not yet official name, but this OS is not Linux based,IoT (Mono's Internet)It is known that it is intended for.

Fuchsia Git repositories - Git at Google
https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/

Fuchsia · GitHub
https://github.com/fuchsia-mirror


Google is developing an OS called "Fuchsia," runs on All the Things
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/08/12/google-developing-new-fuchsia-os-also-likes-making-new-words/


The information of Fuchsia is not a release of Google, but it became obvious from the fact that the page was created in GitHub. In the explanation column is "Pink + Purple == Fuchsia (a new Operating System)" and it is the same state that nothing is explained, but according to the document etc,A kernel called Magenta which extended functions based on LK used as embedded OSIt seems that it is based on.

So far, Google has developed two operating systems based on the Linux kernel, Android and Chrome OS, but Linux has a huge kernel size, so it is more suitable for use as an embedded OS for IoT such as car navigation system and smartwatch It is necessary to reduce the weight, it seems that Fuchsia was developed as a new OS.

However, the core is said to work with Raspberry Pi 3, not solely for IoT, it seems to be available on smartphones, tablets, even PCs.

As for Google, this FuchsiaFreeRTOSYaThreadXWe are planning to raise it to a new "standard OS for embedded" that replaces OS like OS.