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Kernel Attached Operating System (KaOS) initial public release

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The initial public release of KaOS (Kernel Attached Operating System) is now available for download. KaOS is an innovative new Linux server platform that embeds the initial base operating system within the kernel image. KaOS can be installed via PXE or by simply upgrading the kernel on an existing Linux system. KaOS has integrated virtualization support with KVM.

The initial public release includes the KaOS Software Developer Kit (SDK), which enables users to custom build a KaOS-enabled Linux kernel for their hardware. The initial public release is a true 64-bit platform, supporting the Intel / AMD x86-64 hardware.

Visit http://www.carbonmountain.com for further information and downloads.

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Comments (17)

lcafiero ·
. . . or like BeOS (and its software, called BeWare), is this an uncommonly unfortunate choice of an acronym?

First and foremost, in the television show "Get Smart," KAOS was the organization that CONTROL was fighting.

To say nothing of the homonym for KaOS which, of course, is chaos.

hkwint ·
And after watching all those weird names, they amused themselves to death? Well, that makes sense!
caitlyn ·
Linux includes a distro named Debris and a library called Clutter. Names that are contrary to any sort of sane marketing seem to be popular with some Linux developers.
Sander_Marechal ·
Marketing suits have nothing on a geek sense of humor :-)
hkwint ·
caitlyn, you forgot to mention the OS called Inferno and its programming language called Limbo. And the text editor of Inferno is called ACME, just as the old DOS-virus.

And now they wonder why it didn't pick up...
tuxchick ·
Don't forget Con Kolivas' renamed scheduler BFS. sigh. http://ck.kolivas.org/patches/bfs/bfs-faq.txt
caitlyn ·
You couldn't give the full name, of course, since this is a family-friendly site. Con is a brilliant programmer but his choice of names is, well...
jezuch ·
Quoting:renamed


Actually, it's reimplemented.

Quoting:BFS


At least he had a reason to call it that way :)
hkwint ·
Well, you know what Con means in French I suppose?

And BFS, wonder what that looks like. I guess something like:

>[-]>[-]<<[->+>+<<]>>[-<<+>>]<<
montezuma ·
Must make for a fun time for French tourists in Greece.
gus3 ·
Uh, monty, did you get the wrong thread?
mortenalver ·
I assume this scheduler was not written in the language the name indicates.
hkwint ·
I surely hope it wasn't! But the idea is still fun.
mortenalver ·
I'm not sure it would really be open source any longer...
montezuma ·
gus3, Shrugs. Yet another attempt at humor fails. You do realise that Con is a Greek Australian?
gus3 ·
@monty:

Yes. I go to a Greek church.

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