The vmware folks have taken the XFree86 server 3.3.1 and patched it
under the GNU license.
Their patches to that server should be showing up in the latest version
of XFree86, the 3.3.4 server which has just been released. The code they
put on their web site requires linux as the operating system. It is not
their X server, it is Xfree with a patch.
The patch takes care of possible losses of keyboard/mouse inputs when
switching display modes on guest operating systems.
bug
On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, NoOne wrote:
> Dear Bug Hunter!
>
> I don't talk about vmware itself, but the VMWare X Server (available on
> www.vmware.com).
> So vmware X server _IS_ an x server!
> And my question still isn't answered yet...
>
> Best Regards!
> NoOne
>
> >
> > Vmware is not an x server.
> >
> > vmware is a program that provides a virtual cpu under an operating
> > system. This lets you run another operating system inside that program.
> >
> > With vmware on Windows NT, for example, you can run linux, windows 2000,
> > windows 95 and windows 98 simultaneously, if you so desire.
> >
> > If you run vmware under windows NT and run linux in the virtual cpu it
> > gives you, then linux's X server can be used to provide a _very_ good x
> > server for NT. As a bonus, you also get the use of a real operating system
> > :). [An I used to be a micro$oft bigot! Their arrogance changed my
> > mind!]
> >
> > Windows NT under vmware under Linux also works, but not as well. NT
> > doesn't handle the virtual cpu as well as linux does. Or maybe vmware
> > handles linux better than it does NT. I can't tell. I just know some
> > programs don't work well under NT under vmware, but I've had _very_ few
> > problems running vmware under NT running linux.
> >
> > I've not had any problems running on any system, in terms of video card
> > destruction.
> >
> > bug
> >
> > On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, NoOne wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is it safe to install VMWare X Server? I've got S3Trio64V+. It's said
> that
> > > > it is accelerated and works better than the original, but I'd like to
> have
> > > > not only manufacturer's oppinion...
> > > >
> > > > Thanx
> > > > NoOne
> >
> >
> >
>
