Verified guest operating systems for VM Runtime on GDC
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This document lists the guest operating systems (OSes) that have been tested by
Google and verified to work with VM Runtime on GDC. Thorough tests
validate that these OSes behave as expected in key areas. This isn't an
exhaustive list and doesn't imply that operating systems that aren't listed
don't work properly with VM Runtime on GDC.
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