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KernelTrap: UML Merged Into 2.5

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 13, 2002

[ Thanks to Jeremy Andrews for this
link. ]

“With little fanfare, User Mode Linux (UML) has been merged into
Linus’ BitKeeper tree. The merge followed a patch by UML author
Jeff Dike, resynching UML with the 2.5.34 development kernel. The
BK changeset details are available here.

“From the UML homepage, User-Mode Linux provides you with a
virtual machine that offers ‘a safe, secure way of running Linux
versions and Linux processes. Run buggy software, experiment with
new Linux kernels or distributions, and poke around in the
internals of Linux, all without risking your main Linux
setup…’

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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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