Linux VMs For Everyone

Over at Newsforge, Grant Gross has written an interesting overview of the options available for hosting multiple Linux installations on virtual machines; interestingly, it's not just for those with the big bucks for high-end IBM hardware, though that's surely nice.

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Re:Did anybody notice...

[RLiegh]

I believe it's in the same spirit as some fortunes which put out fortunes such as:

**** IMPORTANT **** ALL USERS PLEASE NOTE **** Due to a recent systems overload error your recent disk files have been erased. Therefore, in accordance with the UNIX Basic Manual, University of Washington Geophysics Manual, and Bylaw 9(c), Section XII of the Revised Federal Communications Act, you are being granted Temporary Disk Space, valid for three months from this date, subject to the restrictions set forth in Appendix II of the Federal Communications Handbook (18th edition) as well as the references mentioned herein. You may apply for more disk space at any time. Disk usage in or above the eighth percentile will secure the removal of all restrictions and you will immediately receive your permanent disk space. Disk usage in the sixth or seventh percentile will not effect the validity of your temporary disk space, though its expiration date may be extended for a period of up to three months. A score in the fifth percentile or below will result in the withdrawal of your Temporary Disk space.

Of course, I could be wrong, and their system is hosed.

So how is this new ?!

[brrrrrr]

This is not really new info is it ?! There are multiple companiesd out there how have done this and who are making money out of this in the web-hosting market.

This is not even limited to Linux, there are also Sun VMs arround (I've got a SUN VM hosted by NTT/Verio - which works great).

The thing is that this does not always get what you need, if you need direct root access, you won't get it (if it is hosted). I've not really run into these issues, even though I do development on these systems.

cheers.
brrrrrr.