Every few months we hear about the Fuchsia operating system which is no longer a secret of Google. The project is open source and was first published in GitHub in August of 2016.
Google did not bother to officially announce Fuchsia, but has talked about it project μερικές φορές. Εξάλλου, αναπτύσσεται σε μια ανοιχτή platform, so nothing is hidden.
We recently started seeing headlines about Fuchsia, when Bloomberg reported the day before yesterday that the team development of the operating system, (which currently has more than 100 developers), has one main goal: to create a single operating system that could replace Android and Chrome os, but also to power all of Google's smart home devices.
The Bloomberg Reported and a timetable: Fuchsia-powered home appliances will be featured in three years, and replacing today's operating systems (Android and ChromeOS) with laptops and phones will take place in five years.
Hmmm, let's clear something according to what we know to date: Fuchsia is not going to replace Android or Chrome OS in five years, just like Google does not want to merge Android with Chrome OS. These time frames are merely goals, large goals that give a direction, and do not necessarily lead to achievement.
The company has stated or probably has not stated:
"Fuchsia is one of Google's many experimental open source projects" and "We do not provide additional details about the project at this time."
If we look at it like another Google experiment instead of creating a new operating system that will replace all of today's functional ones, it is very likely that the company will use Fuchsia pieces. That is, parts of the code for the design, and user interfaces. But the most important thing is learning the construction of an operating system from scratch.
I'm not saying that Fuchsia OS is not going to have a future, just do not expect to see it soon.
One Bloomberg source describes the Fuchsia project as “one program employment of senior programmers". Makes sense, as 100 developers on a project to build an operating system is probably a joke. Still, the project places 100 developers working, learning and developing an operating system at Google, rather than Apple, Microsoft or Amazon.
Functional Fuchsia is an experiment until Google declares it is not.
Meanwhile, you can read it documentation of Fuchsia or try it yourself from here.
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