On Fri, 2009-08-07 at 15:25 -0600, Terry wrote: > Hello. VServer appears to be exactly what I need. It sounds really > cool. I have a couple of questions: > > 1. Is the VServer project still active and going forward? I certainly > hope so! > > I ask because so much of what I have googled concerning VServer > appears to be several years old, and > the stable patched kernels seem to be like 3 years behind the event > wave. And I would have expected a > tremendous proliferation of this brilliant idea and be seeing massive > growth! Meaning all the major > distributions should have acquired patched kernels ready to go. Am I > missing something? I am really > excited about this VServer project. > > 2. It sounds like to me that I can have an older version of a patched > kernel for my host, and yet, still run > newer versions of linux distributions in my virtual private severs > (and those can be any mix of linux distributions) as > long as both the host is 2.6 and my VPS's are of the same beginning > 2.6 version number? (Like I am presently > running Ubuntu 2.6.28-14-generic on my desktop.) Is this true? > > 3. I am a novice concerning this whole area and really don't have a > clue about what should be enabled in > compiling a kernel. And I have noticed that some distributions have > patched kernels that I could use if I > used their distribution for my host. Could you tell me which linux > distributions have the most modern > linux release which also have a patched kernel for that distribution > available to be downloaded and > ready to go using their package managers? (-And even allow me to > automatically get updates...?) > (i.e. I am willing to switch distributions to get my host setup the > easiest and simplest way possible, > and hopefully within my technical ability to get the job done...) > > -Or maybe there is a more modern stable patched kernel that can be > downloaded from some URL? > > I really need to implement this to continue with my project. I really > appreciate your expertise, your help, > and suggestions. > > Thanks, > > Terry > It has worked very well for us. The development team could certainly use more volunteers and funding. Regarding kernel versions, it seems sometimes experimental means experimental and sometimes it doesn't :-). Best to ask the list. We are using 2.6.28 and 2.6.29 with vserver. I do not believe 2.6.30 is ready yet. This did require a custom kernel compilation. Hope this helps - John -- John A. Sullivan III Open Source Development Corporation +1 207-985-7880 jsullivan@opensourcedevel.com http://www.spiritualoutreach.com Making Christianity intelligible to secular society