Neutrino is a general-purpose, independently developed operating system written in C++. Neutrino features its own custom kernel, userspace, and software ecosystem.
Neutrino doesn't follow the traditional Unix approach of "everything is a file." Instead, the kernel exposes resources separately from files through typed descriptors,
handles representing different kinds of system objects, each with semantics appropriate to the resource that they represent. Descriptors provide a way for userspace to
interact with kernel managed objects, primarily hardware, which expose distinct operations and capabilities.
Neutrino is centrally written by humans. While (predominantly local-model) AI has been used to assist with prose such as READMEs and comments, as well as some code, all AI-generated content is thoroughly reviewed before commit. Code comments and READMEs are checked for correctness, and code is tested against emulation and, when possible, real hardware. AI in Neutrino's development should be used as a tool, not a programmer.