Editing Syllable Desktop (section)

{{short description|Operating system}}
{{Infobox OS
| name                   = Syllable
| screenshot             = [[File:Syllable-0.6.5-pl.png|250px|Syllable]]<!-- Do not change unless you have read "Wikipedia:Software_screenshots"! -->
| caption                = Syllable 0.6.5
| developer              = Kristian Van Der Vliet, Kaj de Vos, Rick Caudill, Arno Klenke, Henrik Isaksson
| family                 = [[Unix-like]]
| source_model           = [[Open-source software|Open source]]
| released               = 0.4.0 / {{Start date and age|2002|07}}<ref>[https://syllable.metaproject.frl/documentation/FAQ.html#1_2 Syllable Documentation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107003333/http://web.syllable.org/documentation/FAQ.html#1_2 |date=2011-01-07 }}</ref>
| latest_release_version = 0.6.7
| latest_release_date    = {{Start date and age|2012|04|12}}
| kernel_type            = [[Hybrid kernel|Hybrid]]
| license                = [[GNU General Public License]]
| working_state          = [[Software release life cycle#Alpha|Alpha]]
| website                = {{URL|syllable.metaproject.frl}}
| supported_platforms    = [[IA-32]]
}}

'''Syllable Desktop''' is a discontinued [[free and open-source software|free and open-source]] lightweight hobbyist [[operating system]] for [[Pentium (original)|Pentium]] and compatible processors. Its purpose was to create an easy-to-use desktop operating system for the home and small office user. Its development began in 2002 as a [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of AtheOS<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Rohan |date=2011-08-30 |title=Developer Q&A: Syllable OS |url=http://www.techworld.com.au/article/398892/developer_q_syllable_os/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123023529/http://www.techworld.com.au/article/398892/developer_q_syllable_os/ |archive-date=2011-11-23 |website=[[TechWorld]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Niemeyer |first=Jan |date=2011-11-09 |title=Das freie Desktop-Betriebssystem Syllable |url=https://www.pro-linux.de/artikel/2/377/das-freie-desktop-betriebssystem-syllable.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Pro-Linux |language=de}}</ref> Another version of Syllable OS is the Syllable Server, which is based on [[Linux]] core.<ref name=":0" />