scott.marlowe kirjutas K, 27.11.2002 kell 01:40: > On 27 Nov 2002, Hannu Krosing wrote: > > > You could try out VMWare and run a linux virtual machine under Windows, > > You could set it up once with all necessary servers and then copy the > > files to each new developers machine. > > > > VMWare is not free, but should be significantly cheaper than buying a > > whole computer. > > If you're gonna go that far, look at reversing that situation, i.e. run a > linux box for each person with windows in vmware. It's a much more stable > situation than the other way around.
That's how I use it. It's also nice way to try out new win software - install it, check it out and if you don't like it just say no to "save changes?" when closing the vmware session ;) > Either way, you can then run multiple Windows instances, of different > versions of windows if need be, which means you can test and develop for > multiple windows environments on one box, no rebooting, not even having to > turn your chair around. > > VMWare likes memory, so get plenty if you go that way. > > And don't worry about the problems getting familiar with most newer > flavors of linux, they're pretty easy to grok for most developers. > > P.S. a note on windows and vmware: It's not uncommon for companies now to > build a large linux box, put vmware gsx on it, and run dozens of windows > instances. That way the spare cycles for one server can be used by > another, you can consolidate your windows servers onto a couple of boxen, > and you get much more reliable operation from windows when the hardware is > abstracted away from underneath it. I guess this would be good for win _servers_, but how would you use this setup for developers - will they all sit around a single box ? --------------- Hannu ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
