[ale] vmware kernel

[Christopher Fowler]

Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> VMWare ESX is NOT...repeat NOT...Linux. Never has been. The best way I
> can think of to explain it is as follows:
>
> Once upon a time, Linux was used to load the VMWare kernel, much as
> MS-DOS was used to load Novell Netware back in the day. That is no
> longer even the case. VMWare ESX is a distinct operating system. The
> confusion is a result of their choice of a Linux virtual machine to
> act as the built in console, through which administrative tasks are
> performed. Even that is no longer necessarily the case, depending on
> which version you are using.
>   
What confuses me are drivers.

Does ESX implement drivers for all possible hardware?  Or is
there a small number of supported mother boards in which they've
written drivers for?


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