On 2008-01-18, John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > John Thompson wrote: >> On 2008-01-18, John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> I like to run xen-capable CPUs and this adds to the problems. First, >>> with xen: >>> I like to use a framebuffer console. It's a while since I tried on the >>> Dell so we'll ignore that for the moment. >> >> Out of curiousity, what is the advantage of the xen kernel? I notice it >> was installed when I installed FC8, and it seems to run fine, but why >> exactly would I want to use it? > xen is a tool that enables one to run several virtual computers on one > real computer. For example, I can boot the Xenified kernel for F8 and > the run Windows on that (with newer CPUs). What advantage does xen have over, say, VMware? I bought a "hobbyist" license for VMware many years back when they still offered that option, and found it worked pretty well. -- John (john@xxxxxxxxxxx)
