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Red Hat Wants Xen In Linux Kernel

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the ground-control-to-kernel-tom dept.

DIY News writes "Red Hat is aggressively pushing to get Xen virtualization technology included in the Linux kernel as quickly as possible. This move comes as Microsoft is pushing its own virtualization products and recently relaxed some of its licensing requirements around Windows Server 2003 to facilitate more pervasive adoption and use of those technologies."

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  1. Xen... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Xen isn't all that hard, you just need some jump boots and a particle weapon of some sort.

  2. My Bias by Vodak · · Score: 3, Funny

    The anti Redhat Linux part of me is saying Do not cave into the demands of Redhat because they are becoming as bad as Microsoft with pushing Linux to their own sinister goals. But then the sane part of me says " If the technology is awesome it should be in the standard kernel."

    And then the crazy part of me says. "Heh, I can compile modules for the Xbox controller and other weird hardware into the kernel. Maybe useful technology should be in the kernel =]

    but then again. I just might have to many voices in my head

    1. Re:My Bias by Vodak · · Score: 3, Funny

      No; The retarded part of me is saying "RED IS PRETTY!!!" while eating crayons.

  3. (c) me, 2005 by Library+Spoff · · Score: 5, Funny

    *hmmm*
    Must remember to patent the idea of trojan/virus that uses visualisation to run a spam/DOS server
    in a Windows environment...

    Rubs hands with glee as he tries to sell the idea on IRC.

    --
    Acid House saves Souls
  4. Re:Irony? by pecanNZ · · Score: 3, Funny

    BLACKADDER: Baldrick, do you know what irony is?
    BALDRICK: Yeah, it's like tinny or brassy, only it's made of iron.

  5. Imagine by mrjb · · Score: 1, Funny

    Imagine if you would the ability to use Xen for unlimited operating systems
    Are you asking us to imagine what I think you're asking us to imagine?

    --
    Visit http://ringbreak.dnd.utwente.nl/~mrjb/growingbettersoftware to download your free copy of the book
  6. Re:How does virtualization work? by peterpi · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's not a problem with linux; you take what X decides is good for you and thank your lucky stars if you don't have to edit your config file ;)

  7. Re:How does virtualization work? by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    But then what do you when two or more OS instances want to monkey around with hardware that has state?

    The Schrodinger Corp. makes special PC cases that can handle those requirements.