Re: Linux Sun's JVM needs improvements

[Jeff Vian <jvian10 charter net>]

On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 11:44 -0700, Robin Laing wrote:
> Edward Yang wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, I think there is some misunderstanding about virutal techonology.
> > 
> > In a virutal hardware box, the guest OS inside it does not know where it 
> > is. It may be a litter or much slower than in a real hardware box, but 
> > the memory footprint should never been any difference. That's why many 
> > developers use Microsoft Virutal PC or VMWare to test there programs. 
> > Think about it - you don't have to boot into another OS or go to another 
> > computer that may be 50 meters far just to test a small problem of your 
> > progarm!
> > 
> > So I think I I have FC3 installed in a real hardware box, the memory 
> > footprint of the JVM will be the same.
> > 
> > 
> 
> And we can all trust Microsoft to ensure that this is how it works. 
> Microsoft lost a very long court case after making Windows not work 
> with Dr Dos.  I wouldn't be surprised to find Microsoft doing 
> something similar.  Who really knows all the code in Windows.
> 
> 

Especially since Linux is the thorn in Microsoft's side right now.