Linux Heavies Weigh in on Grid / Virtualization Directions

   
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  "Linux Heavies Weigh in on Grid / Virtualization Directions"
  What is it about the Linux operating system that makes it so well-suited for
  Grid computing, virtualization and clustering? In today's new release of
  the Globus Consortium Journal (www.globusconsortium.org/journal), Linux and
  Grid professionals answer that question.
  Highlights include:
  * A year ago, the headlines suggested that Xen had won the Linux
  virtualization battle. But has the delay in the Xen patch for Linux kernel
  support left the door open for VMWare? The Globus Consortium asks Andrew
  Morton, chief maintainer of the Linux kernel at Open Source Development
  Labs.
  
  * Ian Foster catches up with Irving Wladawsky-Berger, VP of Technical
  Strategy at IBM, for his latest thoughts on the progress of Grid, and other
  emerging technologies that IBM is actively contributing to.
  * Carl Drisko -- Service Line Principal at Novell -- explains why Linux is
  the most widely used OS for Grids, and discusses the need for more
  communication between the Grid and Linux communities.
  * Pioneer Donald Becker (now CTO of Penguin Computing) provides some context
  on the evolution of Linux clustering technology.
  * Adam Fineberg -- Vice President of Engineering at Linux management vendor
  Levanta -- describes some of the key technical characteristics that make
  Linux so well-suited for clustering, Grids and virtualization.
  The Globus Consortium Journal (www.globusconsortium.org/journal) is a
  discussion forum dedicated to open source Grid computing issues for
  enterprise developers and business decision makers. Globus Consortium
  members include IBM, Intel, Cisco, HP, Nortel, Sun and Univa.

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