Alpha

Mid-2027 is the target.

The alpha should be a real preview, not a hype file. It should boot, explain itself, show the desktop direction, and make its limits obvious.

Planned format

VM/QEMU-friendly image first. Real hardware comes later, only when the storage and driver story is safer.

mid-2027

Expected focus

Boot flow, shell, SkyFS, desktop preview, app runner demos, diagnostics, and documentation.

being built

Not promised

Daily-driver stability, full networking, Windows app execution, Minecraft, or safe installation on personal disks.

too early

Release philosophy

Alpha should answer one question: is this real?

People do not need a fake finished OS. They need a build that shows the foundation clearly: boot, kernel, memory, filesystem, input, graphics, shell, and desktop direction.

The first alpha should feel like opening a workshop door, not walking into a showroom with cardboard walls.

Important: the alpha target is a plan, not a guarantee. If the release checklist is not ready, the right move is to wait instead of shipping something misleading.