… We want to keep the abstractions that have made operating systems successful, but we
want to make sure that the abstractions are implemented in ways that are appropriate for each …

… The design issues mentioned in the previous section have forced operating system designers
to … the various approaches, we introduce a taxonomy of customizable operating systems. …

… Our design for a customizable operating system structures the kernel as a set of object-…
in the embedded environment of an operating system kernel. We have no reason to believe at …

… Abstract A customizable operating system is one that can adapt to … need for customizable
and application-specific operating systems has been recognized for many years, but they have …

… between our systems and other customizable operating systems is our … , we will have to
have substantially more experience with a full operating system implementation before we have …

… Abstract—A growing demand for lightweight, flexible operating systems is being driven
by the exponential growth of smart gadgets. A framework for creating lightweight …

… configuration and depends on the application field of the resulting operating system. …
operating system. It defines many different aspects under which the system components may have …

… our approach, we have built an object-oriented, customizable operating system, Choices 3,
… -oriented programming to structure customizable operating systems. Choices is an interact…

… demand for applicationspecific embedded systems, embedded real-time operating systems
(RTOS) need to be highly customizable to adapt to the varied applications’ needs. The usual …

… Even though the demand for customizable operating systems… of the means needed to fulfill
this demand has been available for a … in the construction of customizable operating system, as …