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== Cloud Operating System List ==
 
== Cloud Operating System List ==
The following Cloud Operating Systems currently have some relationship (formal or not) to the Xen Project:
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The following Cloud Operating Systems are currently of interest to the Xen Project:
   
* [http://www.openmirage.org/ MirageOS]
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* [http://www.openmirage.org/ MirageOS] employs an OCaml-based kernel
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* [http://erlangonxen.org/ Erlang on Xen] creates an Erlang runtime environment
 
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* [https://github.com/GaloisInc/HaLVM#readme HalVM] uses Haskell
Base language: OCaml
 
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* [https://github.com/cloudius-systems/osv OSv] produces a Java environment
 
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* [http://labs.oracle.com/projects/guestvm/ GuestVM] is a Java-based effort
* [http://erlangonxen.org/ Erlang on Xen]
 
 
Base language: Erlang
 
 
* [https://github.com/GaloisInc/HaLVM#readme HalVM]
 
 
Base language: Haskell
 
 
* [https://github.com/cloudius-systems/osv OSv]
 
 
Base language: Java
 
 
* [http://labs.oracle.com/projects/guestvm/ GuestVM]
 
 
Base language: Java
 

Revision as of 19:57, 28 May 2014

Xen Project has been at the forefront of the birth of Cloud Operating Systems: specialized lightweight operating systems which are only intended to be used within a Virtual Machine. These Cloud Operating Systems may become the core of a new form of cloud, where a single hypervisor instance can support hundreds or even thousands of VMs.

Cloud Operating System List

The following Cloud Operating Systems are currently of interest to the Xen Project: