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Re: [News] Linux Foundation Releases Kernel Development Tracker/Forecast

____/ Mark Kent on Friday 24 August 2007 18:57 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ [H]omer on Friday 17 August 2007 14:35 : \____
>> 
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>> 
>>>> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Linux_Platform_Weather_Forecast
>>> 
>>> .----
>>> | Forecast: despite being at version 3.x, Xen has had a very slow
>>> | path into the mainline kernel. The Xen developers have not always
>>> | worked well with the kernel community, and have not always been
>>> | interested in keeping their code current with current kernels. That
>>> | notwithstanding, the core Xen support patches were merged for
>>> | 2.6.23. Note, though, that some observers feel that technologies
>>> | like KVM and Lguest (see below) will eventually displace Xen
>>> | altogether.
>>> `----
>>> 
>>> Are you listening, Sweaty?
>> 
>> 5,000 lines of code replace $500,000,000 of sellouts.
>> 
> 
> That would be favourite.
 
VMWare was not too happy, however, with the inclusing of a hypervisor in the
kernel. Ballmer said he would do the same, so you should expect antitrust
actions coming from VMWare in the future.

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