On 2003.10.03 08:34 Nashid Hasan wrote: > "Xen is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports execution of multiple > guest operating systems with unprecedented levels of performance and resource > isolation. Xen is Open Source software, released under the terms of the GNU > General Public License. We have a fully functional port of Linux 2.4 running > over Xen, and regularly use it for running demanding applications like MySQL, > Apache and PostgreSQL. Any Linux distribution should run unmodified over the > ported OS." > > > Here is the link: > > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/ > > > Check out it's performance against native linux, VMware and UML-- pretty > impressive. > > > --Nash
Impressive indeed, but is this Microsoft funded effort how Microsoft will take over the BIOS? Is Xen small enough to be made into firmware? Virtual Machines are a great way to keep legacy M$ software running in a free world, but my paranoid mind has reversed the use. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/performance.html
