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Enterprise Open Source Magazine: Debian Linux Adopts OpenVZ Virtualization Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 15, 2007

“The OpenVZ project announced its operating system-level server
virtualization software technology is incorporated into Debian
GNU/Linux giving users full access to OpenVZ software, which helps
increase server utilization rates. At the same time, the OpenVZ
project revised licensing terms for its user-level utilities under
the GNU GPL license to comply with the Debian Free Software
Guidelines. Also, OpenVZ software now conforms with the LSB/FHS
(Linux Standard Base/File Hierarchy Standard).

“‘This is an important milestone in delivering our open source
virtualization software to the user community and the large base of
Debian users,’ said Kir Kolyshkin, manager of the OpenVZ
project…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

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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