RE: Linux is moving too fast

 Arthur Corliss replied to me replying to him...
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, Leif Sawyer wrote:
>> So, basically, it's a Vmware replacement, with a slightly=20
>> more-community driven focus. Kind of the MySQL/AB model, where=20
>> there's an open source version and a commercial version with more=20
>> features.
>>
>> One of the "cool" features is a built-in RDP server, so you can drive

>> your VM's headless. VMware would force you to start in a separate=20
>> X-server, if you wanted to keep it away from the "desktop", but that
>> means more resources used. So, the RDP bit could come in handy.
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> Vmware Server does something similar, I believe.

True, but for workstation users, this is a definate bonus. bringing
the corporate strengths to the unwashed masses is a good thing, I think.
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>> I used it to run the original test build of the OLPC image,=20
>> and that seemed to work pretty well.
>> I haven't updated it or booted any other images recently. Just=20
>> downloaded the 1.5.2 build, so maybe that'll fix my weird issues.
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> Sounds like yet another option for virtualization, but=20
> nothing groundbreaking. Compared to Vmware, what's the=20
> difference in I/O performance? Any impressions as to how=20
> much overhead the virtualization takes up?

Haven't done anything benchmark-wise. Certainly would be interesting
to get some real-world numbers. There might be something on their
wiki, though.
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Received on Thu Oct 25 08:43:11 2007