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.
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Podcast Summary:
Length: 16:39

  1. Introduction
  2. UML background
  3. Linux within Linux
  4. UML started in late 1998
  5. Hired by Intel to work on UML
  6. Use cases for UML
  7. Differences between Xen and UML
  8. KVM and VT extensions
  9. Linux adoption of KVM
  10. UML and SMP Support
  11. Containers
  12. Linode Background
  13. Why UML?
  14. VSM runs on Linode
  15. Linode Platform Manager
  16. Virtual Appliances
  17. Support for Xen
  18. Pitfalls of Xen
  19. New Data Center in Atlanta
  20. Closing


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Related Links:
User-Mode Linux Kernal Home Page
Linode.com Hosting

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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.




 
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