Microsoft supports Linux

[Vin DSL]

Full story: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21...supports-linux

The Redmond giant shook the server virtualisation market with the revelation that it will now provide technical support for Linux running on Virtual Server, and would make Virtual Server 2005 R2 available free.

Zane Adam, director of product marketing in the Windows Server Division at Microsoft, explained that the company will support Linux running as a "guest" in Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 from a technology and support perspective.

"This will help customers safely consolidate their Linux-based applications on Virtual Server," he said.

"With this expanded support, we are providing software that they can install in the Linux guest operating systems to realise significant improvements and usability enhancements with those guests.

"Initially, we are supporting multiple Linux distributions from Red Hat and Novell, two of the most widely used commercial Linux distributions."

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...r/default.mspx

[Spathiphyllum]

Not really sure what this will mean.

I understand that virtual serving is an upcoming market, but who would trust Microsoft not to shaft them somewhere? I wonder what proprietary landmines lurk beneath just waiting to sabotage your virtual space. Call me paranoid, but trusting Microsoft in new endeavors is a risky marriage. I keep remembering DrDOS, Java, and Netscape and the prospect of MS moving in gives me the willies.

Win2K is a nice personal OS... finally. But for the server world, real or virtual, I prefer others.

[sadie31]

....to realise significant improvements and usablilty enhancements with those guests."

uh, that's funny!!! It's like putting fake breasts on a fat ugly girl.