“Linux programmers are moving toward a change that would put
virtualization software from VMware on a more even footing with
open-source rival Xen.“Xen was expected to be built tightly into the Linux kernel at
the heart of the open-source operating system. But Andrew Morton, a
key deputy to Linux leader Linus Torvalds, is advocating an
interface in the Linux kernel that would let it work with any
virtualization foundation…”