Mezzano OS: A Common Lisp marvel makes strides

2025-08-03
Mezzano OS: A Common Lisp marvel makes strides

Mezzano, an operating system written in Common Lisp, has released its latest demo, showcasing significant advancements. From its initial release, Mezzano has seen dramatic improvements in stability, performance, and features, including support for EXT2/3/4 filesystems, a USB stack, hardware-accelerated 3D via Virgl, and multicore support. While running on arbitrary hardware still requires user intervention, the project demonstrates impressive innovation within the Common Lisp community.

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