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@@ -13,3 +13,45 @@ enterprise operating systems with the flexibility and configurability found in many other embedded operating systems. [[ProteanOS_1.0|dev/releases/1]] is expected to be released in April, 2013. + +Key Features of ProteanOS +========================= + +Freedom +------- + +All of the software in ProteanOS is free/libre and open source – it can be used, +modified, and distributed without restriction. This allows the developers to +effectively support the software and ensures that vendors and users remain in +control of the technology they use. + +Flexibility +----------- + +ProteanOS can be made to run on just about any hardware that can support an +operating system and made to work with a variety of UNIX®-like kernels +(currently supported is Linux®) and system libraries. + +ProteanOS ans its programs and libraries can also be configured to serve +virtually any use case. + +Size +---- + +ProteanOS is designed to be as small as possible. Only essential programs and +libraries are installed by default. And each software package is stripped down +as much as possible. + +Additionally, many of the programs that ProteanOS provides are small yet +fully-functional and designed with the resource constraints of embedded systems +in mind. + +Speed +----- + +Many of the software packages provided by ProteanOS are built with performance +optimizations, and ProteanOS as a whole is built to take advantage of all the +best performance features available for the hardware on which it runs. + +And ProteanOS starts running in just a few seconds, thanks to its simple and +lightweight boot process. |