🟣 Violet Collar OS

A modular, secure, and aesthetic-first operating system interface — built by will, for those who build systems that outlast them.

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⚙️ About

Violet Collar OS is a custom Linux-based UI layer and logic system. It's designed as a lightweight, privacy-forward OS interface stack — powered by Rust, Cosmic components, and frontend-first design philosophy.

This repo aggregates the entire system scaffolding — including window managers, UI panels, shell wrappers, and custom component logic.

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📁 Repo Structure

Violet-Collar-OS/ ├── cosmic/ # Core Cosmic stack ├── shell/ # Shell components ├── ui__cosmic-panel/ # Violet-styled UI panel logic ├── tiling__cosmic-comp/ # Window tiling logic ├── libcosmic/ # Cosmic libraries ├── configs/ # System config layers (themes, extensions) ├── vcos-builder/ # Branding assets (icons, colors, fonts) ├── Cargo.toml # Top-level workspace ├── README.md # This file └── .gitignore # Project excludes

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🛠 Build Instructions

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/builtbywill-sp/Violet-Collar-OS.git
cd Violet-Collar-OS

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

# Build workspace (WIP — full instructions coming soon)
cargo build --workspace

🧠 Philosophy

    “Frontend is my artform. BEM is the brush. Systems are the canvas.”

Violet Collar OS isn't just a fork — it's a ground-up reimagination of interface logic, built for developers, designers, and digital tacticians who want control.
🔒 License

This repo may include components from external Cosmic/COSMIC/Vala-based systems. All original contributions by BuiltByWill fall under the custom Silent Prototype License — usage allowed for educational and personal projects only.
🌌 Status

Actively developed. Not yet intended for daily driver usage.