On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:38 PM, dann frazier <da...@debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 02, 2010 at 08:10:09PM -0400, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 21:35 +0100, Mario Kleinsasser wrote: > > > Hello Dann, > > > > > > > > > I've got your message from the list and would like to ask you what > > > this mean? We are massively using OpenVZ for our containers and this > > > is the base of our weberver farm. The lxc Linux Containers project > > > (http://lxc.sourceforge.net) sounds similar as OpenVZ. Are the kernel > > > patches based upon the work of OpenVZ from Kir Kolyshkin? My colleague > > > and I know Kir Kolyshkin (OpenVZ) since some years and we are in > > > contact from time to time with him. > > > > I believe that many of the OpenVZ developers have also been working on > > Linux Containers. > > Yes, my understanding is that they are working to redesign pieces to > get them excepted upstream, and then altering the OpenVZ patches to > make use of the upstreamed code. (This is based upon a talk by Kir at > the LF Collaboration Summit in April). > Yes I know, he talkes about it also at the LinuxTAG 2009 in Berlin. > > I hope to see a mature/upstream LXC implementation for wheezy to which > we can migrate OpenVZ/Linux Vserver users. > Thumbs up, I think this could be an good option for a larger circle of users. > > > > I gather that it isn't currently a problem for us because squeeze will > > > have an OpenVZ kernel image but its good to know whats coming next > > > because we then have to productive migrate a lot of instances. > > > Does anyone know whats the currently status of OpenVZ integration in > > > Debian 6.0 and later is? Whats the plan or vision? > > [...] > > > > It is still supported in Debian 6.0, and the OpenVZ developers are > > actively maintaining a branch based on Linux 2.6.32 which we are taking > > fixes from. > > I'd add that, in my experience, the OpenVZ developers have been very > good at working with Debian and our users - this isn't a rebuke of > their work, but is part of an effort to reduce the overhead of > maintaining several flavors, and to target upstreamed solutions. > Thats also my mind. Are there currently any binary debs for lxc available or in plan? Mario -- http://www.n0r1sk.com
