not sure if OT or nOT : Oracle < Linux < Vmware < XP

[Michael Hipp]

Collins Richey wrote:
> More to the point, I've observed this type of behavior from time to
> time with Vmware. In our case, we're running a Linux system with
> Vmplayer to serve up Windows. From time to time, the whole machine
> goes out to lunch for a while.

Me too. I used VMware quite extensively here for a while. But too many 
recurring problems (lockups, corrupted disks, glacial performance) and 
I've had to reconsider.

I'm planning to give VirtualBox a try.

Michael