[GSoC] Virtualization Using Hurd Mechanisms

2012-04-12 Thread Pierre Thierry
Hi all, this year I applied for a slot in Google's Summer of Code on the Hurd[1], to tackle virtualization à la Hurd. As I currently have no other commitments during the summer, I will be able work on this project between half-time and full-time, during the whole summer. 1. http://google-melan

Re: [GSoC] Virtualization Using Hurd Mechanisms

2012-04-12 Thread Samuel Thibault
Pierre Thierry, le Thu 12 Apr 2012 11:47:23 +0200, a écrit : > Funny thing is, I almost started writing Hurd0 for parent Hurd, and I > immediately realized one of the huge advantages of Hurd against > paravirtualization: a virtualized Hurd can be the parent Hurd for > another virtualized Hurd. It's

Re: [GSoC] Virtualization Using Hurd Mechanisms

2012-04-12 Thread Thomas Schwinge
Hi! Only a quick comment for the moment. On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:39:57 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Pierre Thierry, le Thu 12 Apr 2012 11:47:23 +0200, a écrit : > > Funny thing is, I almost started writing Hurd0 for parent Hurd, and I > > immediately realized one of the huge advantages of Hur

Re: [GSoC] Virtualization Using Hurd Mechanisms

2012-04-12 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi, Pierre Thierry skribis: > 3. I create a minimalist virtualized Hurd, with the bare minimum > needed to run a program (option: with the ability to add features > to the virtualized Hurd on demand) [...] > Story #3 is basically a POLA launcher and the option is a powerbox. What

Re: [GSoC] Virtualization Using Hurd Mechanisms

2012-04-12 Thread Pierre Thierry
Scribit Ludovic Courtès dies 12/04/2012 hora 14:56: > > Story #3 is basically a POLA launcher and the option is a powerbox. > What about adding an option to make Bash work like Plash [0] on GNU? That is actually one of my goals in doing this project. That's one of the next steps… I think it would

Re: [GSoC] Virtualization Using Hurd Mechanisms

2012-04-12 Thread Justus Winter
Quoting Pierre Thierry (2012-04-12 11:47:23) >Hi all, > >this year I applied for a slot in Google's Summer of Code on the >Hurd[1], to tackle virtualization à la Hurd. As I currently have no >other commitments during the summer, I will be able work on this >project between half-time and full-time,