Paul G. Allen([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 08:52:00AM -0700: > ....a good technology because it usually ends in them trying to > (or successfully) co-opt it. > > http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jul06/07-17MSXenSourcePR.mspx
My memory on this is somewhat shaky. I was under the impression, though, that Xensource had been working with MS from the beginning, and that MS subsequently pulled back. They apparently had a Xen enabled version of their kernel, but wouldn't let anyone have it. With the new chips coming out that can accommodate this type of virtualization, there is no more need to re-compile the kernel. I'm certain MS likes that. No added support for a fork of the code, and no need to distribute code suits them just fine. My paranoia tempts me to wonder if MS decided not to go forward with this because they didn't want to remove incentive for Intel and AMD to continue adding virtualization to their CPUs. Had MS actually continued with Xen the first time around, they would've obviated the need for the new hw functionality. Wade Curry (syntaxman) -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
