The Distroless Rust-Native Ecosystem. One Identity. Variable Kernels.
Steelbore is a hardened, high-performance computing environment that abstracts the operating system. By viewing Linux, BSD, Microkernels, and the Redox kernel as variable runtimes, Steelbore provides a unified, memory-safe userland built mainly & mostly on the Rust programming language.
Steelbore operates as a Distroless Ecosystem. Regardless of the architecture—be it Monolithic, Hybrid, or Microkernel—the interface, security protocols, and visual HUD remain identical.
| Category | Flavors | Primary Logic |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship | S3cure, Velocity (Cheetah) | Fedora Atomic, CachyOS (x86-64-v3) |
| Experimental | Redox, Hurd, Minix | Pure-Rust, Multi-server, Self-healing |
| Production | Pop, Snap, Forge, Prime | Pop!_OS, Ubuntu, Gentoo, AerynOS |
| Functional | NIX, Guix | NixOS, GNU Guix (Functional Logic) |
| Light/Mobile | Alpine, ChromOS | Lightweight musl, ChromeOS Sentinel |
| Industrial | Free, Open, Net, Dragon | The BSD Tier (Security/Reliability) |
- DNS Filtering: Every edition offer a choice for DNS Malware protection and more with S3cure.us DNS, Cloudflare, and AdGuard.
- Memory Safety: Legacy C-based tools are replaced by a Rust-native stack (
nu,brush,eza,rg,bat,fd,dust,btm). - Architecture Agnostic: The Steelbore userland is designed to bridge the gap between legacy monolithic kernels and modern microkernel theory.
Inspired by the cold blue future of machine intelligence (The Matrix / Terminator), the Steelbore aesthetic is strictly enforced across all editions.
- Palette: Charcoal Navy (
#0E141D), Midnight Blue (#142E46), Vibrant Orange (#FE6B00). - Typography: x for branding; JetBrainsMono Nerd Font for the TUI.
- Editor Sync: Standardized Vim-mode across Helix, msedit, Zed, Lapce, Antigravity, VSCode OSS, and emacs-ng.
Cutting through complexity to reach a core of pure, memory-safe stability.