Roadmap

Completed

• OS README
• Roadmap README
• Evolution repository

WIP

• Determine project and OS name
• Determine default File System
• Determine default Kernel
• Adopt Swift 6 language mode
• Application/System Permission library
  • See permissions
• Single dependency build path
  • See proposal
• SwiftPM patch to enable dynamic linking on Linux
  • See pitch
  • Probably need to implement custom solution
    • Relates to single dependency build path
• Better tooling for easier IoT, robotics, embedded workflows
  • See Swift Consolidate Plugin
  • VS Code extensions?

TODO

Compatibility

• Patch Kernel to support more architectures
• Patch Kernel to support native Swift code
• Build and test for multiple architectures, and in parallel (similar to Xcode Cloud)
• Allow/enable multi-versioning of installed programs (custom package manager, similar to pacman)

Optimizations

• Utilize Protocol Buffers
  • Patch sourcekit-lsp (and support a rolling release?)
• Optimize Swift toolchain(s)
• Production-only dependencies (super minified, and stripped, binary size only suitable for production use)
• Improve compilation performance
  • Swift Package Manager optimizations
  • Directly influenced by single dependency build directory proposal
• Use stack-based array value types from Swift 6.1+ when available

Features

• Install script
• Advanced System Search (similar to Spotlight on macOS)
• Widgets
• Keyboard shortcuts
• User-friendly UI
• Continuity with other systems (sync user calendars, contacts, messages, etc)
• Decentralized services
• Machine Learning security protections
• Machine Learning features ("AI" / LLM)

Integrations

• Custom IDE?
• SwiftCrossUI Backend
• App Store
• Secure payment system