Xen 3.4.3 Release Candidate 4 Available for Test
Apr
09
2010
Tag ‘3.4.3-rc4’ has been added to http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-3.4-testing.hg Would be nice to get this out by the end of the month. Please test!
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Xen Summit NA at AMD Maps
Apr
08
2010
For those of you looking for a map or directions to Xen Summit, here you go…. Location: Commons Building at AMD HQ Commons Building Map I will also be posting directions from AMD HQ to the Dave and Buster’s where the traditional Day 1 party is being held shortly.
FOSS Mentor Program and Xen.org
Apr
08
2010
I have been looking over the Teaching Open Source organizations web site (http://teachingopensource.org) and think that Xen.org needs to take part in this initiative. Based on the number of projects within Xen.org that are listed for the Google Summer of Code (see http://wiki.xensource.com/
Xen Summit North America at AMD - Are You Attending?
Apr
08
2010
Have you signed up at https://www.regonline.com/xen_summit_amd for Xen Summit yet? Yes, well then ignore the rest of this post and I look forward to seeing you in a few weeks. If not, please read on… This year’s Xen Summit at AMD looks to
Xen Cloud Control System Beta Announced
Apr
07
2010
From Vern Burke: I’m officially releasing the first beta of my Xen Cloud Control System package! This is a web server based control and operations system for Xen Cloud Platform that will work with any device with a browser (I run my cloud from my BlackBerry 🙂 ). The package can
Invisible Things Lab Announces Qubes OS Project
Apr
07
2010
Today Invisible Things Lab has announced the Qubes OS project. Qubes is an open source operating system designed to provide strong security for desktop computing. Qubes is based on Xen, X Window System, and Linux, and can run most Linux applications and utilize most of the Linux drivers. Currently the
Xen.org makes SouthEast LinuxFest Speaker List
Apr
06
2010
The SouthEast LinuxFest team has released a partial speakers list (http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org/node/88) for their upcoming event June 11-13, 2010 in Spartanburg, SC. If you review the list, you will see that Xen.org will be speaking at the event as well as hosting a booth as
Xen Summit NA at AMD Topic Abstracts
Apr
05
2010
I am compiling all the current submitted topics for Xen Summit into a single Abstract document for those interested in learning more about the sessions at the event. The current document is available here. Please remember that this is not the complete list of topics but a good collection of
Q1 Project Golden Ratio Statistics for Xen.org
Apr
02
2010
Xen folks… I have completed the statistic gathering and analysis for Xen.org in Q1. The pdf of the data with January, February, and March results is here. Here are some data highlights for Q1: * Web Hits on Xen.org over 75,000 for each month with a spike in
Xen.org Weekly Newsletter Vol 10 No 13
Apr
02
2010
Welcome to the new Xen.org weekly newsletter with a variety of information to keep you updated on all things Xen. This newsletter is an upgrade from my previous weekly communications and is meant to offer a broader scope of Xen.org activities. Please feel free to contact me with
Xen - Marketing - Xen Summit - Open Source
Mar
30
2010
As the community manager for the open source Xen.org community, home of the Xen Hypervisor, I am often asked about competition from proprietary and open source hypervisors as well as questions about Xen’s viability as an open source community. Many people are seeing the rapid emergence of KVM
Simon Crosby on Open Source, Interoperability, and Compatibility
Mar
29
2010
From Simon’s blog post at http://community.citrix.com/display/ocb/2010/03/29/Open+Source+does+not+mean+Interoperable+or+Compatible Derrick Harris at GigaOm has written an interesting, and unfortunately confusing piece which illustrates the frequent confusion between openness, interoperability and compatibility. His thesis is that the