Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2003 HVM Performance

[Goga <narezatel@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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