Midori (operating system)
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Midori is the code name
for a managed code
operating system
being developed by Microsoft Research
. It has been reported 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 driver
s, and applications are all written in managed code
. It was designed for concurrency, and can run a program spread across multiple nodes at once. It also features an entirely new security model that sandboxes applications for increased security. Microsoft has mapped out several possible migration paths from Windows to Midori (referred to as "Windows.Next").
In a possible link to Microsoft’s Oslo composite application initiative, the programming model will have a dependence on metadata, with the aim of allowing the system to more reliably manage applications. There is also a possibility that Midori is Internet-based.
The code name Midori was first discovered through the PowerPoint presentation CHESS: A systematic testing tool for concurrent software.
Code name
A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage...
for a managed code
Managed code
Managed code is a term coined by Microsoft to identify computer program code that requires and will only execute under the "management" of a Common Language Runtime virtual machine ....
operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
being developed by Microsoft Research
Microsoft Research
Microsoft Research is the research division of Microsoft created in 1991 for developing various computer science ideas and integrating them into Microsoft products. It currently employs Turing Award winners C.A.R. Hoare, Butler Lampson, and Charles P...
. It has been reported to be a possible commercial implementation of the Singularity
Singularity (operating system)
Singularity is an experimental operating system being built by Microsoft Research since 2003. It is intended as a highly-dependable OS in which the kernel, device drivers, and applications are all written in managed code.- Workings :...
operating system, a research project started in 2003 to build a highly-dependable
Dependability
Dependability is a value showing the reliability of a person to others because of his/her integrity, truthfulness, and trustfulness, traits that can encourage someone to depend on him/her.The wider use of this noun is in Systems engineering....
operating system in which the kernel, device driver
Device driver
In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device....
s, and applications are all written in managed code
Managed code
Managed code is a term coined by Microsoft to identify computer program code that requires and will only execute under the "management" of a Common Language Runtime virtual machine ....
. It was designed for concurrency, and can run a program spread across multiple nodes at once. It also features an entirely new security model that sandboxes applications for increased security. Microsoft has mapped out several possible migration paths from Windows to Midori (referred to as "Windows.Next").
In a possible link to Microsoft’s Oslo composite application initiative, the programming model will have a dependence on metadata, with the aim of allowing the system to more reliably manage applications. There is also a possibility that Midori is Internet-based.
The code name Midori was first discovered through the PowerPoint presentation CHESS: A systematic testing tool for concurrent software.
External links
- Microsoft's plans for post-Windows OS revealed SD Times' David Worthington on Midori
- SD Times' David Worthington on the migration away from Windows
- SD Times' David Worthington on Midori security
- Technologizer report by David Worthington on Windows Mobile's life cycle
- Microsoft sees end of Windows era, BBC News