To quote James Hollingshead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
# On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 09:18:53PM -0500, Kenneth C. Arnold wrote:
# >
# > Speaking of VMWare, has anyone realized that all the kernel-level code
# > for VMWare is (and has to be) open-source?
#
# I don't think it is you know. Their kernel code is all in a module,
# and Linux has stated he doesn't consider modules to be part of the
# kernel as far as the GPL goes (this being in order to allow binary
# modules). This also applies for the vmware modules. Their source code
# is availiable so they can compile on different kernels, but it has an
# "All Rights Reserved" copyright notice at the top of each file, and I
# assume is therefore under the same license as the rest of their
# product.
If that's the case, you might want to take a look at Win4Lin, http://www.trelos.com .
They're doing what plex86 is doing, and I'd suggest Win4Lin over VMWare for most
people any day. They need a kernel patch, and it's open.
Dave
