Hi, On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 07:57:36PM +0100, Arne Babenhauserheide wrote: > Am Samstag 08 November 2008 17:34:08 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> > A virtual appliance is similar, only that the operating > > system+software is preinstalled in an image, and comes along with a > > virtualization solution to run it -- you can use it inside an > > existing host system, and don't have to install the actual software > > at all. Only the virtualization solution interacts with the host > > system, while the actual software is completely isolated. > > In easy words: It's a off-the-rack system I can rent from someone. For > example a webserver which just offers an online shop and looks like a > dedicated server, but in truth is just a virtual OS on a shared > server. No, that's a completely different story. I'm not talking about virtual servers -- while these should be doable with some Hurd-based solution as well of course, I don't see any obvious advantages over established container solutions like Linux-vserver or Virtuozzo here. Virtual appliances are about running software on your local machine -- only easing management by decoupling the software from the Host system, using some kind of virtualization solution. Hurdish subenvironments might allow for a more optimal approach here than the established full-blown virtualization solutions I believe... -antrik-
