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+The [*L4* microkernel](http://l4ka.org/) is an attempt to create a very small
+high performace core which provides basic memory management, task and context
+switching, and little else.
+
+[L4Ka Pistachio Home](http://l4ka.org/projects/pistachio/).
+
+See [l4.verified](http://nicta.com.au/research/projects/l4.verified) for work
+on formally verifying an L4 microkernel.
+
+There was a GNU/Hurd [[history/port_to_L4]], which is now stalled.