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Bringing Open Source Communities closer together

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 6, 2013

Stefano writes, “Linux is a key component of the Xen architecture, so it’s only natural that we are looking to improve our relationship with the Linux community first. To begin with, we will be pursuing the merger of the Linux and Xen trees. The Linux kernel will move in its entirety into the Xen tree, and doing further development work through it. Keir Fraser, the lead developer for the Xen project, would pull from Linus himself and would have to approve all changes.”

Web Webster

Web Webster

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