[THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free XenServer

  • From: "Andrew Wood" <andrew.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:41:15 -0000

Because its only 'free' when you have an SPLA - and having an SPLA subjects
you to a monthly charge doesn't it?

 

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: 25 February 2009 14:35
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free
XenServer

 

Cool, I didn't realize that..

 

So now that Hyper-V is effectively free why would someone choose that versus
XEN?

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

(602) 432-8649

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Nick Smith
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:26 AM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free
XenServer

 

Microsoft's SPLA - effectively a requirement if you're hosting MS apps - has
the side effect of making Hyper-V free for all practical purposes.

 

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Also consider that everyone says that the Microsoft Hyper-V is free,
however, you still have to buy Windows server to get it!! In your cloud
example there are MANY commercial cases where a hypervisor that is actually
free will continue to make economic sense for a long time!!

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jeremy Saunders
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:01 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free
XenServer

 

If you follow groups like http://groups.google.com/group/cloud-computing/,
you will definitely get the idea that XenSource is the dominating hypervisor
within the "Cloud". Of course Cloud means different things to different
people. Not wanting to take Serguei's comments out of context, but when he
says "This will signal the eventual end of XEN", that will only happen when
marketing rebrand it J.

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:39 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free
XenServer

 

 

BTW, don't forget that according to the press releases Xen is "Cloud
Proven", that is my new requirement for all products! J

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Greg Reese
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:29 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free
XenServer

 

yeah, i agree.  some pretty strange stuff floating around out there.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Jeremy Saunders
<Jeremy.Saunders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Some bizarre comments indeed. Everyone that's blogged and commented on this
has had some strong opinions. Some border on what could be ignorance, as
hard as they try to put a positive spin on it for themselves.

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of gareese@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:38 PM
To: Thin
Subject: [THIN] Article: Parallels' Serguei Beloussov speaks out on free
XenServer

 

Interesting read regarding some reaction to the announcement of free
XenServer yesterday.

from Zdnet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=726

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