Microsoft may release Windows as Open Source

Microsoft may release Windows as Open Source

Microsoft could release Windows code. So says Mark Russinovich, one of the most important developers in the company. Russinovich made these statements in ChefConf, a Conference held in Silicon Valley which is mostly attended by Linux users. There, the developer said that we are now facing “a new Microsoft, where an Open Source Windows is possible”.

Russinovich explained this would be an important step for the company evolution, since nowadays most Microsoft’s users and customers rely on Open Source. Therefore, the Redmond giant “also should bet on it”, explained. In addition, he explained that the company already allows Linux in its Azure cloud service and that, in fact, today 20% computers using this service work with the Penguin-OS.

oVirt, Open Source tools & vSphere

oVirt, Open Source tools & vSphere

Open Source continues to be one of the most interesting topics according to our readers. In fact, during last two weeks, two of the most read articles in our blog talk about this topic. In particular, the most highlighted posts talk about the deployment of a VDI architecture with oVirt, Open Source tools for developers and the creation of a desktop virtualization platform with vSphere.

Below you can find the links to these articles:

Deploying an Open Source VDI solution with oVirt

Over 100 Open Source tools for developers

How to create a VDI infrastructure with VMware vSphere

Creating Linux virtual machines with KVM

Creating Linux virtual machines with KVM

In our post today we explain how to deploy and create KVM virtual machines under Red Hat based distros, such as RHEL, CentOS7 and Fedora 21.

First of all, you should make sure that the system has the necessary hardware virtualization extensions or that such extensions are enabled in the BIOS and that the KVM modules are loaded in the kernel.

Then, you should install packages qemu-kvm and qemu-img. These packages provide the disk image manager and the KVM user level.

Ericsson and Canonical partner to offer Ubuntu

Ericsson and Canonical partner to offer Ubuntu

Canonical announced a three year partnership with Ericsson to drive innovation around IT cloud and telecom cloud solutions, the latter in line with OPNFV. The move will help both organizations respond to increasing demand from telecoms companies and enterprises for more flexible, scalable options to meet the ever-growing appetite for new services.

Under the terms of the partnership, Ericsson will deploy Ubuntu as the host OS for Ericsson’s Cloud System platform. Ubuntu Server OS will underpin Ericsson’s offering for its telecommunications network, internal data center and cloud computing customers; giving customers flexibility and assisting the global adoption of OpenStack-based cloud technologies.

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