Microsoft: Released 20 thousand lines of Linux device driver code

Article Title: Microsoft: Released 20 thousand lines of Linux device driver code. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

Microsoft announced the release of July 21 lines of device driver code for the Linux kernel community in the early morning of January 1, 20000, Beijing time. This is the first time Microsoft has directly released the Linux device driver code for the Linux community. The license type for these codes is GPLV2 (GNU General Public authorization version 2), which is currently the most popular license method in the Linux community.

The 20 thousand-line device driver code released by Microsoft is available to the Linux community and customers, this enables any version of Linux to be virtualized based on Microsoft's virtualization technology Hyper-V Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. Previously, due to the cooperation between the two parties, Microsoft only provided a solution for Novell's Linux operating system to use its virtualization technology.

"It is an important milestone to release a Linux driver to the Linux kernel community," said Sam Ramji, senior director of platform strategy at Microsoft ."

　　To enhance the virtualization market, Microsoft

The first benefit of Microsoft's 20 thousand lines of Linux device driver code is companies that plan to use virtualization technology. Before that, if you want to use virtualization technology in a heterogeneous environment with both Linux and Windows, the solution provided by Microsoft is only for Novell, a Linux vendor, microsoft Hyper-V can be used for all Linux versions to virtualize Windows and various versions of Linux. Customers have more options.

Microsoft released 20 thousand lines of Linux driver code, which is also a continuation of its Interoperability Strategy. Microsoft established the open-source Technical Center (OSTC) three years ago. by publishing the Linux driver code, it enhanced the user operability between Windows and Linux.

For Microsoft, providing help to rival Linux is not a bad deal. Microsoft realized that the trend of virtualization was unstoppable, and Microsoft had high hopes for the revenue from Hyper-vbrought. With the release of the Linux driver, Hyper-V can be used for all versions of Linux. industry analysis shows that this measure can improve Microsoft's competitiveness in the virtualization market, increase the revenue of Hyper-vbelts.