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Hi all LTSP users and developpers, First off, this thread is not intended to troll ;-) but this place might be one of the right ones for such a post (hope so) >From first versions of kernel 2.6, i oriented my home network towards NFSroot diskless stations as it provides workstation performance and terminal administration easyness. I'm really very satisfied with this solution. Few weeks ago i decided to have a look at Xen. Outstanding performances, open source, all the good things i think all of you appreciate ;-) >From reading their doc and after a few googleing, this is what i get: 1) Xen developpers can boot Windows (XenoXP) and have it running concurrently to Linux. 2) Intel's Vanderpool technology (now called Intel Virtualization Technology) will be due in the next four monthes with first Pentium D processors and Intel supports Xen projects. IVT will/should allow Xen to run Win XP without paravirtalization, in other words we could all have both OSes run simultaneously on our boxes! So if i'm correct in a few monthes, it'll be possible to have Linux running as domain0 Xen guest OS, establish a NFS connection to some server with a Windows XP image, and boot Windoxs XP via NFS thanks to Xen. Some more googleing led me to bootix and qualystem websites: they proprietary do some "NFSroot" flavored Windows distribution. So, if i'm still correct, in a few monthes it'll be possible to have both OSes running simultaneously on a cheap diskless station, both NFSrooted! However, this wouldn't be a full open source exploit, as bootix and qualystem product are proprietary and not so cheap. This leads me to my question (sorry for this whacking): Have you ever heard about a bootix/qualystem like open source project? google tells me no, so i was wondering if it was due to some licence issues (modifying Windows behavior, whatever ...) If it's legal, why not such a project? cheers, CH COLLIN |
