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Microkernel operating system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computing, Wombat is an operating system, a high-performance virtualised Linux embedded operating system marketed by Open Kernel Labs, a spin-off of National ICT Australia's (now NICTA) Embedded, Real Time, Operating System Program.
Developer | National ICT Australia |
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OS family | L4 |
Initial release | 2004[1] |
Latest release | 2.6.9.1 |
Marketing target | Embedded systems |
Available in | English |
Platforms | x86, ARM, MIPS |
Kernel type | Microkernel paravirtualised Linux (running on L4Ka::Pistachio and IGUANA)[2] |
License | GPLv2[2] |
Wombat is a de-privileged (paravirtualised) Linux running on an L4 and IGUANA system. It is optimized for embedded systems.[1]
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