An operating system should not just execute programs. It should protect the person using it.
Most operating systems were built for a world where threats were predictable. That world no longer exists. Today, a device can be confiscated at a border, compromised by malware, or used to surveil the person carrying it.
IONA OS is an operating system written from scratch in Rust. It has its own kernel, its own GUI, its own blockchain protocol, and its own kernel-integrated AI. But beyond the technology, it's designed around a single principle: trust.
This week, I implemented five features that turn IONA OS from a kernel into a trust platform.
Here they are.
