让Xen Project回家

首先我们来回顾一下历史：

上周Citrix把经营和支持多年的开源项目Xen Project加入到了inux Foundation，可以说是Xen Project 的一个新家。可能您还不太了解“Linux Foundation”；访问 FAQ 可获得它的一些基本知识。到目前为止Linux Foundation总共支持了8个开源软件项目。

With ten years of experience managing open source projects and support services, The Linux Foundation can provide the back-office, technical infrastructure and legal framework to get your collaborative project off the ground quickly and efficiently.

想加入Linux fondation的项目还必须满足如下两个标准：

• The use of open source governance best practices including license and contribution agreement choices in keeping with the ideals of Linux

• The project must have the potential to fuel innovation in an industry through collaborative software development

我个人认为，这对于Xen Project和Citrix双方来说都是一个好事，Xen Project可以获得跟光明的发展前景，Citrix的商业产品XenServer也基本上可以直接从中受益。对Xen的处理，Citrix的做法和处理CloudStack是相同的，只是CloudStack交给了Apache组织。在国外这是一种成熟和成功的商业模式，开源软件项目周边发展出的是生机盎然的生态系统。

Citrix的官方新闻 ：Citrix and Industry Leaders Usher in New Era for Open Source Xen //Strong Industry Support Drives Need for Independent Xen Project Initiative Xen Project官网新闻：Xen is now a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project Linux Foundation 新闻： Xen to Become Linux Foundation Collaborative Project Jim Zemlin （Executive Director of Linux Foundation）欢迎Xen的加入： Welcome Xen as a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project 对Xen Project做持续贡献的厂商么是这么反馈的： 查看 Xen Project的旧家：  http://www.xen.org/ Xen Project 的新家：http://xenproject.org/ 请记住Xen的标志物，功夫熊猫：[gallery ids=“52363,52365,52366”]

ZDNet 的评论： Xen, Citrix’s popular open-source hypervisor, is becoming a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project with the backing of such major technology powers such as Amazon Web Services, Google, and Intel.

arstechnica.comd的评论：Linux Foundation takes over Xen, enlists Amazon in war to rule the cloud ///Xen virtualization gains support from Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, and more.