CloudABI is a framework that allows you to develop strongly + sandboxed applications a lot more easily. It is a programming + environment that exclusively uses &os;'s Capsicum facilities. Any + features incompatible with Capsicum have been removed entirely, + which means that it is easier to determine how code needs to be + adjusted to behave correctly while sandboxed. In essence, you only + need to patch up the code until it builds.
+ +Last year we've managed to port a lot of exciting libraries over + to CloudABI. Highlights include sandboxing aware versions of + Boost and + LevelDB. Now that these + libraries are readily available, we're at the point where we can + shift focus towards porting full applications.
+ +Late February one of the lead developers of + the Bitcoin reference + implementation got in touch, as he is very interested in + creating a copy of Bitcoin that is better protected against + security bugs. You do not want a security bug in the + networking/consensus code allowing an attacker to steal coins from + your local wallet.
+ +As I think that this is a use case that demonstrates the strength + of CloudABI well, I've made addressing any issues reported by the + Bitcoin developers a top priority. Once the Bitcoin port is + complete, we want to provide binary packages of it as well.
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