Between Rust, new file systems, clashes between developers, systemd absorbing its functionality, and more, rumors of possible Linux forks are being muttered again. But there is another, better way.

The Reg FOSS desk is quite a fan of niche, experimental and alternative OSes. We've been writing about them on The Register since over a decade ago . Whenever such things appear, someone asks what they do better than existing OSes. That isn't the point; some recent projects highlight this in interesting ways. At present, that seems increasingly topical.

Times are turbulent and troubled in many parts of the world, and that includes in Linux kernel development. Developers can now use Rust, but that's causing friction. Kernel Rust maintainer Wedson Almeida Filho resigned . And it's not just him.

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