[Tfug] Microsoft releases 20K LOC for Linux kernel

[Paul Scott]

Paul Scott wrote:
> Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
>> For those that haven't heard, Microsoft has released 20,000 lines of 
>> device driver code that they hope will be included in the Linux kernel.
>>
>> Quote from article:
>> "The code, which includes three Linux device drivers, has been 
>> submitted to the Linux kernel community for inclusion in the Linux 
>> tree. The drivers will be available to the Linux community and 
>> customers alike, and will enhance the performance of the Linux 
>> operating system when virtualized on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V or 
>> Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V."
>>
>> http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7439/1.html
>>
>>   
>
> Kennedy: Linux slips into Microsoft's warm, deadly embrace
> http://ifwnewsletters.newsletters.infoworld.com/t/5561710/121649614/205463/0/ 
>

OTOH, this implies that VMWare is the target:

Microsoft's Linux play: No harm, no foul
http://ifwnewsletters.newsletters.infoworld.com/t/5568780/121649614/206229/0/


Paul