Like any organization the Xen.org project has a mission statement. For those of you who have never seen it, I thought I would share it today. I am planning to add it to the Xen.org website and thought a little extra promotion via the blog would be useful.
- Build the industry standard open source hypervisor
- Core “engine” that is incorporated into multiple vendors’ products
- Maintain Xen’s industry-leading performance
- Be first to exploit new hardware acceleration features
- Help OS vendors paravirtualize their OSes
- Maintain Xen’s reputation for stability and quality
- Security must now be paramount
- Support multiple CPU types; big and small systems
- From server to client to mobile phone
- Foster innovation
- Drive interoperability