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Re: [Xen-devel] Réf. : Re: [Xen-devel] "Bounties" on XEN to Windows2000

To: "Antoine NIVARD" <anivard@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Réf. : Re: [Xen-devel] "Bounties" on XEN to Windows2000 support
From: Tim Freeman <tfreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:10:53 -0600
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On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:14:44 +0100
"Antoine NIVARD" <anivard@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> >> We are ready to spend more than 10.000 euros to help Xen to support
> Windows
> >> 2000
> 
> >I asked a Microsoft sales guy about ports of Windows and got this quote
> >forwarded from the Microsoft Research guys in Cambridge
> 
> >"The XenoXP work is not currently under active development.  Whilst
> >there is no *technical* reason that it can't be done (and it would
> Ok great
> 
> >actually be much easier with the new Xen hypervisor interface), there
> >are many tricky political/legal issues.
> I don't understand than VMWARE (ESX)[1] can do it, and XenoXP can not.

VMware products do not need to port the OS kernel to run Windows; this
is different than just providing special I/O drivers. 

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/architecture.html

> 
> For example (under a guest Virtual Vmware) the networking card is an  AMD
> PCNET, video card, etc.
> 
> We need to create specials drivers for Xen?
> why Xen can't do that?
> Legal issue? developpement under NDA?
> 
> 
> 
> regards,
>       Antoine N.
> 
> 
> [1] http://www.vmware.com/products/server/esx_specs.html
> NDA: Non "Disclosur" Agrement
> 
> 
> 
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