KVM Versus Xen

In addition to KDE vs. Gnome, or VI vs. Emacs, we can now add KVM vs. XEN. Ready? Set. Nerd Fight!

Linux kernel developer and Linux Foundation Fellow Ted Ts’o claimed it’s inevitable that Red Hat and Novell will standardize on KVM because of its inclusion in the kernel. He said the Xen project was working to integrate with the kernel but enever finished the effort.

What seems silly is the whole idea that Novell or Red Hat need to pick sides in this. Both companies are trying to sell solutions in this space, and perhaps there is a need to monetize the technology. But since neither is essential to the success of the companies, and both are open source products, it could be better just to stay neutral and optimize the distributions for both, since that is the core business.

I’ve seen demos of both KVM and XEN technology. To be honest, the KVM stuff (Qumranet and Spice) looks far cooler to me. But I know absolutely nothing about this.