I missed this when it was first released, but apparently Xensource has licensed the Microsoft VHD virtual disk specifications for Xen 3.0. Why does this bother me? Why should I care that an open source project is embracing Microsoft “standards”?

I care because the open source community has had great success in developing their own standards. Multiple people develop ideas, work on them, and then the best wins out. Not because Microsoft wants them to, but because it’s the best. Sure there are politics in the open source community, but it’s not the same.

This just helps Xen get in bed deeper with Microsoft. No wonder Linus chose to include KVM instead of Xen.

Read the article here:

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=31396&src=site-marq

Tags: Microsoft, Open Sourse, Xen