Microsoft to support Linux hosting in Virtual Server

[Jonathan Jesse]

On Monday 03 April 2006 12:33, Jonathan Jesse wrote:
> On Monday 03 April 2006 11:02, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> > http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+host+Linux+virtually/2100-7346_3-6056683
> >.h tml?tag=nefd.top
> >
> > "Microsoft said that it has developed software to simplify the
> > installation of Linux distributions from Red Hat and Novell SuSE to run
> > on Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows. In addition, Microsoft will
> > provide technical support customers running Windows and Linux side by
> > side."
> >
> > What, no Ubuntu?
>
> I noticed that there was now a sign up for beta testing this offering.
> Interesting on how it will support just SuSE and Red Hat.  I wonder what we
> have to do to get Ubuntu support.
Downloading this as we speak, and will install Ubuntu on this evening :)