Midori (operating system)

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Midori
Company / developer Microsoft Corporation
Working state Currently under development
Supported platforms IA-32, x86-64, ARM
Kernel type Microkernel (Language-based)

Midori is the code name for a managed code operating system being developed by Microsoft Research. It has been reported[1][2] to be a possible commercial implementation of the Singularity operating system, a research project started in 2003 to build a highly-dependable operating system in which the kernel, device drivers, and applications are all written in managed code. It was designed for concurrency, and can run a program spread across multiple nodes at once.[3] It also features an entirely new security model that sandboxes applications for increased security.[4] Microsoft has mapped out several possible migration paths from Windows to Midori.[5]

In a possible connection with Microsoft's Oslo composite application initiative, the programming model will rely on metadata, with the goal of allowing the system to more reliably manage applications.[6] There is also a possibility that Midori is Internet-based.[7]

The code name Midori was first discovered through the PowerPoint presentation CHESS: A systematic testing tool for concurrent software.[8]

A new reference to Midori was found in a presentation shown during the OOPSLA 2012 conference in October 2012.[9]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Mary-Jo Foley (2008-06-30). "Goodbye, XP. Hello, Midori". ZDNet. Retrieved 2008-07-22. 
  2. ^ Marius Oiaga (2008-06-30). "Life After Windows - Microsoft Midori Operating System". Softpedia. Retrieved 2008-07-22. 
  3. ^ David Worthington (2008-07-29). "Microsoft's plans for post-Windows OS revealed". SD Times. 
  4. ^ David Worthington (2008-08-05). "Microsoft's Midori to sandbox apps for increased security". SD Times. 
  5. ^ David Worthington (2008-07-31). "Microsoft maps out migration from Windows". SD Times. 
  6. ^ David Worthington (2008-10-08). "Microsoft details Oslo's modeling language, tools". SD Times. 
  7. ^ Elizabeth Montalbano (2008-07-29). "Microsoft prepares for end of Windows with Midori". Retrieved 2009-11-28. 
  8. ^ Madanlal Musuvathi; Shaz Qadeer; Thomas Ball (November 2007). "CHESS: A systematic testing tool for concurrent software". Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-07-22. 
  9. ^ Mary Jo Foley. "Microsoft's Midori operating-system skunkworks project soldiers on". ZDnet's All About Microsoft. Retrieved 2012-11-08. 

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