Fedora Core 4 embraces Virtualization

I'm not a big Linux user but as someone of you already know, Fedora distribution is on my heart.

The last Release 4 (out today) has lots of nice features (Power PC support, OpenOffice 2.0, Integrated Clustering Technology etc.) but what is really wonderful is that this new Core 4 will include (for the first time) a virtualization software (called Xen) integrated into the system.  This is a virtual machine that can securely run multiple operating systems in their own sandboxed domains.

This is really cool... Virtualization now is not only a toy for playing with different operating systems but it's a big needs for the every day life of a developer. Good to see that Fedora has open a road on this field...

I hope that Longhorn developers are listening... we've a great virtualization tool now (Virtual Server and its "little brother" Virtual PC), why not having one of this tool totally integrated with the OS core a day?

Print | posted on Monday, June 13, 2005 11:26 PM

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http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/mgmtsummit/keynotes.mspx. Listen to Steve's keynote around 50 mins in. :-)
Left by John Howard [MSFT] on Jun 15, 2005 11:22 AM

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Thanks John, I'll listen it when I've 50 minutes free Thanks for your reply here, it's an honour...
Left by Stefano Demiliani on Jun 16, 2005 6:05 AM

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