Hi Jyri, On 12/21/2015 02:16 PM, Jyri Hovila [Turvamies.fi] wrote: > Dear everyone, > > perhaps someone has already brought this up on the list, but I'll dig it a > bit anyways. > > As I'm sure many of the people on the list are already aware, grsecurity has > gone closed source with their stable branch. > > While grsecurity is far from dead, the fact that the stable version is now > only available to paying customers does change the scene somewhat. It also > reminds us that open source does not guarantee endless availability. > > Despite all the great innovations the grsecurity team has come up with, the > "solution" of having to (individually) patch each and every new kernel > version was never a real solution anyways. > > What I would personally love to see is Linux kernel running on/in Genode. I > know it's very different from running a micro kernel, and I know it would > require lots of work - but then again, the past situation with grsecurity > (and other tweaks) required hell of a lot of work anyways. > > I'm actually working on a little thingy based on OpenBSD, and would be > interested in leading a task force with the goal of making both BSD and Linux > kernels run on Genode. If any similar minded individuals are listening in, > please give me a shout! >
I am not sure what you mean here. Genode can already execute Linux within a virtual machine (Seoul or VirtualBox) or as a paravirtualized version on top of the Fiasco.OC kernel. If this is not sufficient, what is your approach? Sebastian -- Sebastian Sumpf Genode Labs http://www.genode-labs.com · http://genode.org Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ genode-main mailing list genode-main@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/genode-main
