The foundation of the cloud are Linux, KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine), QEMU (a fast processor emulator using a portable dynamic translator), SPICE (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments), OpenLDAP and PHP.
The development is sponsored by the following companies:
- FOSS-Group from Basel (Switzerland) and Freiburg i.Br. (Germany)
- stepping stone GmbH from Bern (Switzerland)
- Limbas GmbH from Munich (Germany)
The participating companies use the European software license EUPL for their own developments.
Information about the project and an installable DVD-ISO-Image can be found on the Sourceforge project page.
The company FOSS-Group will present the FOSS-Cloud solution an the CeBIT 2011 in hall 2 at booth number D44.