The Return of User-Mode Linux

The Return of User-Mode Linux By Brian Ducharme published: Tuesday, February 20 2007 VSM speaks with Jeff Dike, author and maintainer of User-Mode Linux and Christopher Aker, president of Linode, a hosting company that offers virtual machines running on UML. Listen to the Podcast: Subscribe to the VSM Podcast: ( rss | m3u | iTunes | xspf | channel ) Download: mp3 Podcast Summary: Length: 16:39 Introduction UML background Linux within Linux UML started in late 1998 Hired by Intel to work on UML Use cases for UML Differences between Xen and UML KVM and VT extensions Linux adoption of KVM UML and SMP Support Containers Linode Background Why UML? VSM runs on Linode Linode Platform Manager Virtual Appliances Support for Xen Pitfalls of Xen New Data Center in Atlanta Closing This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Related Links: User-Mode Linux Kernal Home Page Linode.com Hosting Recent News: UML maintainer Jeff Dike makes virtualization predictions Jeff Dike Jeff Dike, an engineer at Intel, is author and maintainer of User Mode Linux. Well known throughout the Linux technical community, he has been active in Linux kernel development for more than five years. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT. Christopher Aker President of Linode Linode.com provides a highly customizable Virtual Machine Management Platform using Linux, that lets you configure your own server complete with root access, without the burden of a dedicated server's upkeep, maintenance, and co-location fees. Comments Search RSS Please register as a member of Virtual Strategy Magazine to comment.Click here to register. 3.26 Copyright (C) 2008 Compojoom.com / Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved."