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So oVirt is the same software as RHEV-M 3.0?

Right, it's derived from the Qumranet SolidICE product. That's one big credit to Red Hat, they've had a consistent record of acquiring closed source companies and turning the products into successful Open Source projects.

It's the Java / Linux version of it, yes.

Confusingly "oVirt" has in the past referred to some different software. That's what you get for recycling a convenient domain name that we happened to own ...

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