Douglas Roberts wrote: > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/02/1957252 > The Linux kernel, whether in Redhat or Suse/Novell or whatever packaging, already supports Xen, so persuading Microsoft to do the same just makes it easier to have software tools of all kinds on a single server or desktop. The free version of vmware works ok, but Xen and hardware virtualization promise significant efficiency gains..
Novell is the main champion of the Mono project (http://www.mono-project.com a freely redistributable version of .NET) so having both systems running at once on the same computer makes it easier to do development and testing work. And if this agreement results in Microsoft releasing certain libraries as open source or even GPL, that would be fantastic. Now that Sun is opening up Java (was it Christmas?), perhaps there can be a proper fight between .NET and J2EE? ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
