looks like you can go give the free vmware server *beta* a try right now

On 2/6/06, j m g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yep, though if you're going to dedicate a machine to vmware, gsx is
> the way to go, if you need to fire up an os once in a while to try
> something out, wkstn might be easier, though with gsx free I wonder if
> they'll stop updating it or do something to wkstn to make it
> attractive enough  to buy over a free gsx
>
> On 2/6/06, Bobby Heid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > So, I could use this instead of MS VPC or VMWorkstation?
> >
> > Bobby
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset
> > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:26 PM
> > To: The Hardware List
> > Subject: Re: [H] VMware Server...
> >
> >
> > Blah. It's just as full featured as Workstation. And no, it's not as
> > full featured as ESX, but unless you're running a datacenter, need
> > virtual VLANs, need failover and HA, ESX is overkill.
> >
> > Plus, GSX supports more OS's than ESX right now. You can't install RHEL4
> > under ESX yet, for example.
> >
> > j m g wrote:
> > > cnet i think it was reported that VMWare was going to free up GSX
> > > server only - sometime this week and they didn't have any details of
> > > the licensing
> > >
> > > gsx ends up being their middle fo the road product, not as
> > > flexible/full featured/robust as either their workstation product for
> > > flex or esx for stability or 1 to many ratio
> > >
> > > On 2/6/06, Bobby Heid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >> VMWare is going to be giving away VMware Server.  I can't really find out
> > >> much about it (use wise).  Is this something that a developer could use?
> > >> And what about VMWare Workstation (which is not free, I AFAIK)?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Bobby
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > -jmg
> > > -sapere aude
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> -jmg
> -sapere aude
>


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