Wes Williams wrote: >>> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Bill Rushmore wrote: >>> >>> OK, not really a feature necessarily of Solaris but >>> more of an application. I really want VMware (or its >>> equivalent), especially since the SUNpci card is becoming >>> obsolete on Sparc and there really isn't an >>> alternative on x64 yet. BrandZ is a nice idea but >>> I need to run a popular non-Unix like OS. >> +1 >> >> Hmmm. A Windoze Branded Zone on a smokin' fast >> Opetron server seems to me >> like an ideal way to run the occassional Windoze app. >> My SUn PCi IIpro >> ard is starting to show its age: running it across >> the network is kinda >> slow. >> >> -- >> Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA, OpenSolaris CAB member > > Since VMware will allow for a Linux host and Brandz supports Linux, I plan to > try to install a VMware host in a Brandz environment. Although I haven't yet > attempted this, perhaps it's worth a try for the occasional 'doz app? > [iTunes!!] > > Another alternative I've considered is something like CodeWeavers CrossOver > Office in a Brandz Linux zone. I don't know for certain, but I'd imagine > this solution is basically WINE on Linux with Solaris x86 supports, so this > may be less beneficial. > This message posted from opensolaris.org what about porting wine to Solaris? might be harder to do than running it inside a branded zone but it's worth the shot
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