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Microsoft's Shift: It Contributes Drivers to the Linux Community

In a move that marks a notable shift for Microsoft, the company has announced that it has released 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community. The code includes three Linux device drivers, and has been submitted to the Linux kernel community for inclusion in the Linux tree. The drivers will be available to the Linux community and customers alike, and will enhance the performance of the Linux operating system when virtualized on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, company officials said in a statement.

Sam Ramji, Microsoft's open source czar, commented on the move in an interview posted on Microsoft's site. Today?s release would have been unheard of from Microsoft a few years ago, he said but it?s a prime example that customer demand is a powerful catalyst for change. It's a smart, long overdue play from the company.



VMware's Proprietary Virtualization is Still Under Fire

Last year, I wrote a post on the precipitous share price drop, CEO ouster, and overall malaise that virtualization player VMware has seen as free, open source competition has threatened the company and its proprietary business model. VMware has released an open source virtualization client since then, as well as many other open source tools. Today, Matt Asay and David Cappuccio consider whether there are several analogs between Novell and VMware, and what lies ahead for VMware's proprietary model.


VMware Saw the Threat, Releases Open Source Virtualization Client

Last year, following a crash in its share price and the replacement of its CEO with a seasoned Microsoft executive, I wrote about the perils that virtualization titan VMware faces. The problems come from two trends: 1) open source virtualization offerings; and 2) free virtualization within operating systems. From the free virtualization project Xen to the virtualization that Microsoft, Sun, Red Hat and others offer in operating systems,VMware's proprietary strategy looked mighty shaky. Today, VMware made what I consider the shrewdest move it could: launching an open source client for virtual desktops.


Sun and Microsoft Deliver Virtualization Agreements

Sun Microsystems and Microsoft had news on the virtualization front today. We've written before about Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization offering. Now, the company has announced that it is removing the $28 price for the standalone version of Hyper-V Server 2008 and will make it available free within a month. Meanwhile, Sun is expanding its cross-platform virtualization collaboration with Microsoft with Windows Server Certification for its upcoming Sun xVM Server, and other moves. These represent more competition for troubled virtualization company VMware.