[Openmosix-devel] Dreams come true?

[Ian L. <Ian...@mq...>]

'ello,

  I was skimming over SlashDot when I found a reference to
"coLinux".  coLinux is "Cooperative Linux" ... its 


       "... an open source method for optimally running Linux on 
        Microsoft Windows natively.  More generally, Cooperative
        Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux Kernel
        that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another
        operating system on a single machine.  For instance, it 
        allows one to freely run Linux on Windows 2000/XP, 
        without using a commercial PC virtualization spftware such
        as VMware, in a way which is more optimal than using any
        general purpose PC virtualization software."

        http://www.colinux.org/?section=home


  Too awesome (much salivation).  They are currently running the 
"KNOPPIX Japanese Edition" on Windows ... with screen shots to
boot.

  Checking out the status page;  http://www.colinux.org/?section=status

     Version: 0.5.1 
     Released on date: January 18, 2004 (source only) 
     Supported architectures: 
          Intel-compatible 386 and above
               Supported operating systems: 
                    Windows 2000
                    Windows XP
     Supported Linux kernel versions: 
          2.4.24
     Virtual devices: 
          VGA console - partially working but usable (Windows 
                                   frontend only)
          Networking - works (interfaces with the free Win32 TAP
                                driver from OpenVPN)
          Block device - works (implemented using a regular file 
                                  in the host OS) 
          Keyboard - almost fully working (only supported under 
                             the Windows console frontend at the moment) 


  I have no idea if openMosix will patch cleanly with the coLinux
2.4.24 kernel ... but if there's any chance that I can build a CHAOS
version that runs as an application under Windows 2000 and/or
XP then I'll take it (this would give us access to a *lot* more 
processing power).


Maaaaan me wanty ...



--
Ian Latter
Internet and Networking Security Officer
Macquarie University

 Meet me at the Australian Unix and open systems
   User Group (AUUG) Security Symposium; 2004
  http://www.auug.org.au/events/2004/security/