>>> On 5/14/2009 at 1:44 PM, "Ward, Mike S" <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you saying that you can't use a mouse on linux under VM? Or you can > but the performance is bad?
You can use a mouse. If you're using one of the Linux desktop environments, you almost have to use one. Performance can range from very good to very bad, depending on what kind of hardware and network resources you have. At BrainShare 2008, IBM had their brand new z10 EC on the show floor. It was on the same physical network segment as some of our Intel/AMD demo systems. I could run a GNOME or KDE desktop on the z10 and the performance difference was hardly noticeable. But, that was a nearly idle z10 EC on the same physical network segment. It's not something I would necessarily recommend for a production environment, since it can be quite expensive in terms of hardware and network resources. Every situation is different. You might be able to build a business case for it, or you might not. Mark Post
