Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance

["Ryan Burke" <burke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep, I second that!

Ryan

> Hello.
>
> It is possible to purchase Windows PV drivers only ?
> I dont really need whole XEN enterprise package ,  little cute
> Windows PV driver pack for 100-200$ would make me happy :)
>
> On 12/20/06, Petersson, Mats <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Joost van den Broek [mailto:joost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > Sent: 20 December 2006 10:03
>> > To: Petersson, Mats
>> > Cc: Gerhard Possler; Goga; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>> > John McMonagle; xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>> > lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance
>> >
>> > Petersson, Mats wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Paravirtual drivers exist for Linux 2.6 kernel - shouldn't
>> > be too difficult to back-port for 2.4.
>> > >
>> > > PV Windows drivers are available to customers of commercial
>> > products such as XenEnterprise and Virtual Iron.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Mats
>> >
>> > Any chance this will change in the (near) future? (the
>> > availability of
>> > PV Windows drivers for non-commercial users)
>>
>> I have no idea. There has been some discussion stating that "Windows
>> drivers can't be open-sourced", which I'm not sure if that's correct or
>> not. That would sort of put a plug to XenSource distributing them
>> together with Xen, as Xen is Open Source and requires that all
>> components distributed with it are also open source.
>>
>> --
>> Mats
>> >
>> > - Joost
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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