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by microkerneldude 2005 days ago
In terms of security, the answer is a clear yes. Xen is kernel of 100+kSLOC of unverified code, while seL4 is verified. On top of that, Xen has Dom0 and thus a complete Linux system in its TCB. What Xen has over seL4 is the management/admin framework. But there is a project to port Qubes to seL4, waiting for the funding to be cleared.
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Oh, cool. Thanks!

Can't help thinking, though, that we will still need something for administration. NixOS would seem a better choice than Fedora 18 (or whatever Qubes is on) for that.

I am also watching Spectrum with interest.