| Wombat | |
| Developer: | National ICT Australia |
| Family: | L4 |
| Latest Release Version: | 2.6.9.1 |
| License: | GPLv2 |
| Marketing Target: | Embedded systems |
| Language: | English |
| Supported Platforms: | x86, ARM, MIPS |
| Kernel Type: | Microkernel paravirtualised Linux (running on L4Ka::Pistachio and IGUANA) |
In computing, Wombat is an operating system, a high-performance virtualised Linux embedded operating system marketed by Open Kernel Labs, a spin-off of National ICT Australia's (now NICTA) Embedded, Real Time, Operating System Program.
Wombat is a de-privileged (paravirtualised) Linux running on an L4 and IGUANA system. It is optimized for embedded systems.