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

[Collins Richey]

On Nov 30, 2007 8:15 AM, Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
> > Just an FYI. This was specifically Vmplayer. Vmserver appears to be
> > more stable in our experience at work.
>
> I've never used VMplayer. But my experience with VMware server (free
> version) is exactly opposite yours, apparently. Not at all stable. And
> the Linux version is lacking some key features found in the Winders
> version. I've pretty much dumped it. Guess I was unlucky. Perhaps it's
> because I wasn't running it on "enterprise grade" hardware.
>

We have several servers on Vmware ESX, and it's rock solid.

I just setup a Virtualbox (1.5.2_ose) on my sidux system. sidux has
good support for installing it and keeping it updated, and it seems to
be OK on the latest kernels.  I put up an Archlinux and a Slackware
with no problems, but a Debian Etch install failed. I don't currently
have any Windows media, so I can't check that out. When I get a round
tuit, there's supposed to be a procedure to modify an installed
Windows (registry and drivers) to allow it to be copied to a virtual
instance. Not exactly the top of my priority list.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.