[Info-vax] WHY IS VSI REQUIRING A HYPERVISOR FOR X86 OPENVMS?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-01-11, D W <ultradwc at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, January 8, 2021 at 3:02:53 PM UTC-5, Andrew Brehm wrote:
>> On 31/12/2020 19:50, D W wrote:
>> > 
>> > I understand VMs just fine. The linux kernal is inherently flawed as is windoze.
>> 
>> If you understand just fine, why are you talking about Linux and 
>> Windows? VMware vSphere uses neither. You can also use a BSD-based 
>> hypervisor or Xen using NetBSD for drivers. All these methods keep you 
>> away from Linux and Windows.
>> 
>
> what makes you think BSD is superior to the linux/windows security risks?

He didn't say that. He said that using one of the BSDs is an option if you
don't want to use Linux.

I would also remind you Bob that Linux has security and isolation features
built into it as standard that VMS is missing and really needs.

> So BSD is completely immune to hacks? No one can ever take over the machine?

You really shouldn't go there until VMS has had the same level of security
probing that other operating systems have as you might not like the results
of that probing.

Simon.

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