From owner-freebsd-xen@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 31 20:06:42 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 636721065670; Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:06:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vince@unsane.co.uk) Received: from unsane.co.uk (unsane-pt.tunnel.tserv5.lon1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f08:110::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4E7F8FC0C; Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:06:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.33] ([213.246.95.91]) (authenticated bits=0) by unsane.co.uk (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o9VK6cx6031970 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:06:39 GMT (envelope-from vince@unsane.co.uk) References: <88955623-5D2F-453A-B7EF-9E1058370B14@onapp.com> <4CCD8DF6.8050804@freebsd.org> <4CCDA48E.3050200@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4CCDA48E.3050200@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8B117) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8B117) From: Vince Hoffman Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:06:30 +0000 To: Colin Percival Cc: "freebsd-xen@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: FreeBSD on EC2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of the freebsd port to xen - implementation and usage List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:06:42 -0000 On 31 Oct 2010, at 17:17, Colin Percival wrote: > On 10/31/10 10:03, Zladivliba Voskuy wrote: >> I'm trying to shake whatever I can to make whatever possible happen. >> Good thing you replied. Do you have any idea of a schedule when we could >> be seeing FreeBSD on EC2 ? >=20 > I've been working on this from time to time over the past couple of years.= > I have some other work I need to do in the short term but some time in the= > next couple of weeks I hope to work on this some more. Did this thread http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-xen/2010-August/000550.html Ever bear any fruit? Seemed hopeful since it was initiated by amazon.=20 Vince >=20 >> Opensolaris is dead, so apart from Linux no other Unix run in EC2 ; so I >> think this would be a good thing for FreeBSD to be there as much a good >> thing for Amazon to open up to other OSes than Linux/Windows. How much >> work is needed to make this happen ? >=20 > Amazon is completely open to having other operating systems available on E= C2 > (at least, as far as I can tell -- I don't work for Amazon and this is jus= t > my opinion from talking to them). The problems have been technical, mostl= y > due to FreeBSD's Xen code being in generally poor condition. >=20 > --=20 > Colin Percival > Security Officer, FreeBSD | freebsd.org | The power to serve > Founder / author, Tarsnap | tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly par= anoid > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-xen@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-xen > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-xen-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Vincent Hoffman Sent from my phone so sorry for poor typing.=20