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VMware, XenSource Join Forces For Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-brighter-tomorrow dept.

porjo writes "Peace has been established on at least one front: XenSource and VMware are working together to improve virtualization in the Linux kernel. Their original disagreement has been displaced by a commitment to work on a solution together, says Simon Crosby, CTO of XenSource, the company that builds products around Xen virtualization software. The two are trying to come up with a common approach to virtualization support in the Linux kernel. [snip] The work now under way would let hypervisors from Microsoft, VMware, and Xen work together in the same data center. Under such a scenario, it would be possible for a Xen virtual machine, trapped on a piece of failing hardware, to be automatically moved over to a VMware hypervisor on another piece of hardware."

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  1. This reminds me of Ghost in the Shell. by supasam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe some day we'll only power down our computers after uploading them-still running-to an off site server to continue their existence. An then some day those never ending processes can mate and have children.

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    Suck a lemon?
    1. Re:This reminds me of Ghost in the Shell. by einhverfr · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, fork you, CS nazi!

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  2. This is good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Run VMware to sandbox MS DRM crap and Xen to sandbox VMware!

  3. Weird by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Under such a scenario, it would be possible for a Xen virtual machine, trapped on a piece of failing hardware, to be automatically moved over to a VMware hypervisor on another piece of hardware.

    This is just like that episode of Star Trek where Professor Moriarty succeeds in escaping from the holodeck!

  4. Re:Which systems support Windows clients? by value_added · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd be interested in hearing about how well things work using Qemu with FreeBSD as a host OS.

    But would be even more interesting is hearing about anyone's experience using the various Qemu compatible OS Types listed on the Qemu support page link, including, but not limited to:

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    Maybe the folks at Qemu should check out that redirect?

  5. Re:What's virtualisation for? by McGiraf · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Can someone explain to ignorant old me what linux-on-linux virtualisation is for? What problem does it solve?"

    It's for running linux on linux, it solves linux not running on linux.

    Hape that helps.

  6. Re:Which systems support Windows clients? by OverflowingBitBucket · · Score: 2, Funny

    But would be even more interesting is hearing about anyone's experience using the various Qemu compatible OS Types listed on the Qemu support page link [claunia.com], including, but not limited to:

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    I admire their dedication to maintaining cross platform code, but this is ridiculous.

    Hand on... Teen Titan Porn? Okay, stop the internet, I want to get off.