On 2/7/2009 4:56 AM, Lars NoodC)n wrote:
I have a lot of third hand reports about VMware being useful. However, IIRC VMware is basically a broken linux kernel gone closed source. A quick scan of the VMware web site (albeit a very quick and sloppy scan) shows nothing to the contrary.
Oh, do they have unbroken Linux kernels now?</haha> They do provide the source, although to build it you need a closed-source SDK.
VMware ESX/VI are based on a Linux kernel. VMware Server and Workstation don't include a kernel and run on Windows and Linux. (On-topic: OpenBSD runs well in recent versions of VI, Workstation and Server.)
Come on, if you're going to attack someone, at least have some facts. For example, you probably wouldn't appreciate:
> I have a lot of third hand reports about Open Office being useful. > However, IIRC Open Office is basically a broken StarOffice gone > open source. A quick scan of the Open Office web site (albeit a > very quick and sloppy scan) shows nothing to the contrary.
