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[Xen-devel] About the Windows port

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Subject: [Xen-devel] About the Windows port
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Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:20:09 +0100
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Hi!

I read the windows port is mostly done on your README file. But that you
seem to have troubles about licenses etc.

Okay giving out the source code requires an agreement => takes time to check
if you can send the source code to a third party and so.

Giving the kernel binary => ensure that the third party has a valid license
of the Windows OS.

So why not just give the compiled Xen modifications, indeed, you take the
source, compile it. Then you use a program that will compare the compiled
form of both the original kernel, and the ported one. Then the program will
make a path. Therefore, you may just freely release the patch.

The use will just have to make a copy of his ntoskrnl.exe as xenkrnel.exe.
Patch xenkrnl.exe. Edit his boot.ini file as follow:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional (Xen Edition)" /fastdetect /KERNEL=xenkrnl.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

Regards,
Laurent Debacker.




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