Re: Linux 2.6 Preview
- Posted by gertie at visionsix.com
Jul 15, 2003
On 15 Jul 2003, at 15:04, Derek Parnell wrote:
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> For those interested in what's happening in the Linux world...
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> http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html
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> By the sounds of it, Linux is about to become a *serious* operating system 
Virtualizing Linux
One of the most interesting new features in Linux 2.6 is its inclusion of a
"user-
mode" architecture. This is essentially a port (like to a different hardware
family)
of Linux to itself, allowing for a completely virtualized Linux-on-Linux
environment
to be run. The new instance of Linux runs as if it was a normal application.
"Inside" the application, you can configure fake network interfaces,
filesystems,
and other devices through special drivers which communicate up to the host copy
of Linux in a secure way. This has proved quite useful, both for development
purposes (profiling, etc.) as well as for security analysis and honeypots. While
most users will never need this kind of support, it is an incredibly "cool"
feature to
have running on your box. (Impress your friends!)
Sorta like linux could execute itself as a string, yes?
Kat
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