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 IncludeOS 
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-IncludeOS is an includable operating system for C++ services running in cloud. By "includable" we mean that `#include <os>` will literally include a whole little operating system ABI into your service. The build system will then link your service and the OS objects into a single binary, attach a boot loader and combine all that into a self-contained bootable disk image, ready to run on a modern hypervisor. 
+IncludeOS is an includable, minimal operating system for C++ services running in cloud. By "includeable" we mean that your service will start by saying `#include <os>`, which will literally include a whole little operating system ABI into your service. The build system will then link your service and the OS objects into a single binary, attach a boot loader and combine all that into a self-contained bootable disk image, ready to run on a modern hypervisor. 
 
 
 ## Prerequisites