Revise README for project updates and clarity#2
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Updated project descriptions and clarified the status of Zainium OS and zex. Signed-off-by: Ali Zain <alizain.arch@gmail.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates the project’s top-level documentation to reflect current status and improve clarity around supported distributions and related projects (Zainium OS and zex).
Changes:
- Simplifies the status badges at the top of the README.
- Adds a “Missing your distribution?” note under Distribution Support to encourage contributions.
- Updates the “Related Projects” section with revised descriptions for Zainium OS and zex.
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| **Zainium OS** is a custom Debian-based Linux distribution currently in its final stages of development, with an early public release arriving soon. It is driven by Rust-native system tooling at its core, featuring our custom-built Quantra architecture: Quantra-init (a memory-safe init system), Quantra-ramfs, and Quantra-net. Recoil will be shipped as a default-enabled system component in Zainium OS, making it the first Linux distribution to treat data loss as a preventable system failure rather than an expected user consequence. | ||
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| **zutils** (coreutils → Rust) and **oxideutiles** (binutils → Rust) are rewrites of foundational GNU userspace tools in memory-safe Rust. These projects share the same philosophy as Recoil: replace decades-old C infrastructure with modern, auditable Rust while maintaining full compatibility. | ||
| **zex (Zainium-eXecutor)** zex is a next-generation, monolithic system executor and universal package manager written in memory-safe Rust. Replacing fragmented legacy utilities, zex unifies system commands, package management (sudo zex install <pkg>), and independent tool execution into a single, high-performance architectural blueprint. Like Recoil, zex aims to replace decades-old C infrastructure with modern, auditable, and secure engineering. |
| **Zainium OS** is a custom Debian-based Linux distribution currently in its final stages of development, with an early public release arriving soon. It is driven by Rust-native system tooling at its core, featuring our custom-built Quantra architecture: Quantra-init (a memory-safe init system), Quantra-ramfs, and Quantra-net. Recoil will be shipped as a default-enabled system component in Zainium OS, making it the first Linux distribution to treat data loss as a preventable system failure rather than an expected user consequence. | ||
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| **zutils** (coreutils → Rust) and **oxideutiles** (binutils → Rust) are rewrites of foundational GNU userspace tools in memory-safe Rust. These projects share the same philosophy as Recoil: replace decades-old C infrastructure with modern, auditable Rust while maintaining full compatibility. | ||
| **zex (Zainium-eXecutor)** zex is a next-generation, monolithic system executor and universal package manager written in memory-safe Rust. Replacing fragmented legacy utilities, zex unifies system commands, package management (sudo zex install <pkg>), and independent tool execution into a single, high-performance architectural blueprint. Like Recoil, zex aims to replace decades-old C infrastructure with modern, auditable, and secure engineering. |
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Updated project descriptions and clarified the status of Zainium OS and zex.