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title: Frequently asked questions
description: This page intents to give answers to common questions around Phyllome OS
published: true
date: 2021-07-09T19:47:52.496Z
date: 2021-08-12T07:57:49.598Z
tags: info
editor: markdown
dateCreated: 2021-06-19T13:20:00.698Z
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## Why use Fedora as a base for Phyllome OS ?
### Can you explain the whole project and its expected outcome(s) ?
Traditionally, operating systems (OS) installed directly on physical hardware have unfiltered access to the underling system hardware, which they trust by default. In contrast, when deployed inside virtual machines, this access can be mediated at the hypervisor/host level, enhancing the security of the overall system by allowing the user to distrust parts of the hardware stack, a vision that is implemented thorougly by the [QubesOS](https://www.qubes-os.org/), which Phyllome OS draws inspiration from.
Despite these advantages, most individuals don't use a virtual machine as their main desktop OS. One of the reasons is that granting a virtual machine 3D capabilities — a must-have to achieve optimal performance on any desktop environment — is still difficult, prone to errors, and risky from a security standpoint as it increases the attack surface of the overall system.
The goal of Phyllome — which is in its very early stages — is to develop and distribute a KVM/QEMU-powered Linux distribution built on a small set of software and that will allow the virtualization of 3D accelerated guest operating systems out-of-the-box, including non-UNIX ones, while offering better security and privacy than OS installed directly on physical hardware.
### What does Phyllome mean ?
According to the [Wiktionnary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phyllome), phyllome means
> a foliar part of a plant; any organ homologous with a leaf, or produced by metamorphosis of a leaf.
### When will it be released ?
September 2021
### Who is behind it ?
Phyllome OS is currently a [one-man effort](https://refre.ch/home/), but couldn't exist without the work of thousands of open-source contributors.
### Why use Fedora as a base for Phyllome OS ?
For a couple reasons :
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* **Sane security by default**
* Fedora uses SELinux by default.
## Can you explain the whole project and its expected outcome(s) ?
Traditionally, operating systems (OS) installed directly on physical hardware have unfiltered access to the underling system hardware, which they trust by default. In contrast, when deployed inside virtual machines, this access can be mediated at the hypervisor/host level, enhancing the security of the overall system by allowing the user to distrust parts of the hardware stack, a vision that is implemented thorougly by the [QubesOS](https://www.qubes-os.org/), which Phyllome OS draws inspiration from.
Despite these advantages, most individuals don't use a virtual machine as their main desktop OS. One of the reasons is that granting a virtual machine 3D capabilities — a must-have to achieve optimal performance on any desktop environment — is still difficult, prone to errors, and risky from a security standpoint as it increases the attack surface of the overall system.
The goal of Phyllome — which is in its very early stages — is to develop and distribute a KVM/QEMU-powered Linux distribution built on a small set of software and that will allow the virtualization of 3D accelerated guest operating systems out-of-the-box, including non-UNIX ones, while offering better security and privacy than OS installed directly on physical hardware.
## When will it be released ?
September 2021
## Who is behind it ?
Phyllome OS is currently a [one-man effort](https://refre.ch/home/), but couldn't exist without the work of thousands of open-source contributors.
## What does Phyllome mean ?
According to the [Wiktionnary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phyllome), phyllome means
> a foliar part of a plant; any organ homologous with a leaf, or produced by metamorphosis of a leaf.