diff --git a/components/misc/fileops.cpp b/components/misc/fileops.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb859836bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/misc/fileops.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "fileops.hpp"
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
+bool isFile(const char *name)
+{
+  boost::filesystem::path cfg_file_path(name);
+  return boost::filesystem::exists(cfg_file_path);
+}
diff --git a/components/misc/fileops.hpp b/components/misc/fileops.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a5ad7c611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/misc/fileops.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef __FILEOPS_H_
+#define __FILEOPS_H_
+
+/// Check if a given path is an existing file (not a directory)
+bool isFile(const char *name);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libs/platform/slice_array.hpp b/components/misc/slice_array.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/platform/slice_array.hpp
rename to components/misc/slice_array.hpp
diff --git a/components/misc/stringops.cpp b/components/misc/stringops.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6b63372c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/misc/stringops.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "stringops.hpp"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <libs/platform/strings.h>
+
+bool begins(const char* str1, const char* str2)
+{
+  while(*str2)
+    {
+      if(*str1 == 0 || *str1 != *str2) return false;
+
+      str1++;
+      str2++;
+    }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool ends(const char* str1, const char* str2)
+{
+  int len1 = strlen(str1);
+  int len2 = strlen(str2);
+
+  if(len1 < len2) return false;
+
+  return strcmp(str2, str1+len1-len2) == 0;
+}
+
+// True if the given chars match, case insensitive
+static bool icmp(char a, char b)
+{
+  if(a >= 'A' && a <= 'Z')
+    a += 'a' - 'A';
+  if(b >= 'A' && b <= 'Z')
+    b += 'a' - 'A';
+
+  return a == b;
+}
+
+bool ibegins(const char* str1, const char* str2)
+{
+  while(*str2)
+    {
+      if(*str1 == 0 || !icmp(*str1,*str2)) return false;
+
+      str1++;
+      str2++;
+    }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool iends(const char* str1, const char* str2)
+{
+  int len1 = strlen(str1);
+  int len2 = strlen(str2);
+
+  if(len1 < len2) return false;
+
+  return strcasecmp(str2, str1+len1-len2) == 0;
+}
diff --git a/components/misc/stringops.hpp b/components/misc/stringops.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e76b8a87a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/misc/stringops.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef __STRINGOPS_H
+#define __STRINGOPS_H
+
+/// Returns true if str1 begins with substring str2
+bool begins(const char* str1, const char* str2);
+
+/// Returns true if str1 ends with substring str2
+bool ends(const char* str1, const char* str2);
+
+/// Case insensitive, returns true if str1 begins with substring str2
+bool ibegins(const char* str1, const char* str2);
+
+/// Case insensitive, returns true if str1 ends with substring str2
+bool iends(const char* str1, const char* str2);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libs/platform/tests/.gitignore b/components/misc/tests/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/platform/tests/.gitignore
rename to components/misc/tests/.gitignore
diff --git a/components/misc/tests/Makefile b/components/misc/tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc1ded5ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/misc/tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+GCC=g++
+
+all: strops_test slice_test
+
+slice_test: slice_test.cpp ../slice_array.hpp
+	$(GCC) $< -o $@
+
+strops_test: strops_test.cpp ../stringops.hpp ../stringops.cpp
+	$(GCC) $< -o $@ ../stringops.cpp
+
+clean:
+	rm *_test
diff --git a/libs/platform/tests/output/slice_test.out b/components/misc/tests/output/slice_test.out
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/platform/tests/output/slice_test.out
rename to components/misc/tests/output/slice_test.out
diff --git a/libs/platform/tests/output/strops_test.out b/components/misc/tests/output/strops_test.out
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/platform/tests/output/strops_test.out
rename to components/misc/tests/output/strops_test.out
diff --git a/libs/platform/tests/slice_test.cpp b/components/misc/tests/slice_test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/platform/tests/slice_test.cpp
rename to components/misc/tests/slice_test.cpp
diff --git a/libs/platform/tests/strops_test.cpp b/components/misc/tests/strops_test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/platform/tests/strops_test.cpp
rename to components/misc/tests/strops_test.cpp
diff --git a/libs/platform/tests/test.sh b/components/misc/tests/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/platform/tests/test.sh
rename to components/misc/tests/test.sh
diff --git a/libs/platform/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/platform/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100755
index 672f815b07..0000000000
--- a/libs/platform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-project(Platform)
-
-set(SOURCES 
-    fileops.cpp
-    fileops.hpp
-    slice_array.hpp
-    stdint.h
-    stringops.cpp
-    stringops.hpp
-    strings.h)    
-add_library(platform STATIC ${SOURCES})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/platform/fileops.cpp b/libs/platform/fileops.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 52609488ba..0000000000
--- a/libs/platform/fileops.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#include "fileops.hpp"
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-
-namespace OMW { namespace Platform {
-
-    bool isFile(const char *name)
-    {
-      boost::filesystem::path cfg_file_path(name);
-      return boost::filesystem::exists(cfg_file_path);
-    }
-}}
diff --git a/libs/platform/fileops.hpp b/libs/platform/fileops.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 65f4b2ac72..0000000000
--- a/libs/platform/fileops.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __FILEOPS_H_
-#define __FILEOPS_H_
-
-namespace OMW { namespace Platform {
-
-    /// Check if a given path is an existing file (not a directory)
-    bool isFile(const char *name);
-}}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libs/platform/stringops.cpp b/libs/platform/stringops.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 16010aef7d..0000000000
--- a/libs/platform/stringops.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-#include "stringops.hpp"
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include "strings.h"
-
-namespace OMW { namespace Platform {
-
-    bool begins(const char* str1, const char* str2)
-    {
-      while(*str2)
-        {
-          if(*str1 == 0 || *str1 != *str2) return false;
-
-          str1++;
-          str2++;
-        }
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    bool ends(const char* str1, const char* str2)
-    {
-      int len1 = strlen(str1);
-      int len2 = strlen(str2);
-
-      if(len1 < len2) return false;
-
-      return strcmp(str2, str1+len1-len2) == 0;
-    }
-
-    // True if the given chars match, case insensitive
-    static bool icmp(char a, char b)
-    {
-      if(a >= 'A' && a <= 'Z')
-        a += 'a' - 'A';
-      if(b >= 'A' && b <= 'Z')
-        b += 'a' - 'A';
-
-      return a == b;
-    }
-
-    bool ibegins(const char* str1, const char* str2)
-    {
-      while(*str2)
-        {
-          if(*str1 == 0 || !icmp(*str1,*str2)) return false;
-
-          str1++;
-          str2++;
-        }
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    bool iends(const char* str1, const char* str2)
-    {
-      int len1 = strlen(str1);
-      int len2 = strlen(str2);
-
-      if(len1 < len2) return false;
-
-      return strcasecmp(str2, str1+len1-len2) == 0;
-    }
-
-}}
diff --git a/libs/platform/stringops.hpp b/libs/platform/stringops.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b53bd7e94..0000000000
--- a/libs/platform/stringops.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __STRINGOPS_H
-#define __STRINGOPS_H
-
-namespace OMW { namespace Platform {
-
-    /// Returns true if str1 begins with substring str2
-    bool begins(const char* str1, const char* str2);
-
-    /// Returns true if str1 ends with substring str2
-    bool ends(const char* str1, const char* str2);
-
-    /// Case insensitive, returns true if str1 begins with substring str2
-    bool ibegins(const char* str1, const char* str2);
-
-    /// Case insensitive, returns true if str1 ends with substring str2
-    bool iends(const char* str1, const char* str2);
-}}
-
-#endif