see too[0][1] for projects of a similar* vein, incl historical account.
*yes, FreeBSD is specifically developed against Firecracker which is specifically avoided w "Smol machines", but interesting nonetheless
[0] https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD
[1] https://www.usenix.org/publications/loginonline/freebsd-fire...
that was one of my inspirations but I don't think they went far enough in innovation.
microvm space is still underserved.