Gregory Maxwell:
On 10/7/07, The Fearow fearow00@hotmail.com wrote:
Ideally we should allow total VM control - something that runs a total new OS. That way if for instance someone wants to run something important that is restricted to only one operating system, we can easily run it.
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We already have some 5 operating systems used in various parts of Wikimedia infrastructure adding more is just not desirable even if it's for an ancillary server.
yes, if this did happen i don't think allowing people to run any OS they want is the way to go. the most likely way would be to choose a single OS (e.g., Debian).
- river.