[PLUG] Boxes running different distros - was: We need more Linux

Keith Lofstrom keithl at kl-ic.com
Wed Dec 2 06:33:38 UTC 2009


On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 03:28:14PM -0800, Mike Connors wrote:
> 
> I once thought about building a bunch of Linux boxes running diff
> distros, networking them together, and then start tinkering with
> all the neat apps and tech. Maybe I should do this and create a
> web page documenting the stuff I've done. 

With decently fast hardware, you don't need a bunch of boxes - you
can do this with virtual machines, just like the Big Kids that 
develop distros.  I think it would be way cool to build a host
with virtualized guests for every major distro out there.  It
might need a terabit of RAM, but that would be cheaper and lower
power than all the separate boxes.  At very least, you could
load perhaps 16 virtuals at a time, and smoke test software
in a lot of different distros automagically.

Keith


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