[ale] VMPlayer 3 vs VirtualBox

[Robert Coggins]

On 1/16/2012 4:03 PM, JD wrote:
> On 01/16/2012 01:44 PM, Robert Coggins wrote:
>> On 12/31/2011 9:26 PM, Narahari 'n' Savitha wrote:
>>> My host is Windoze 7 64 bit.
>>>
>>> I am debating between VMPlayer 3 vs VirtualBox 4.
>>>
>>> Does it even matter ?  VMPlayer cannot be run headless while VirtualBox I
>>> guess can be.
>>>
>>> Which product is more OpenSource friendly VMP or VBX ?
>>>
>>> -Narahari
>>>
>> Will VMware server not accomplish what you need?
>
> VMware Server hasn't been updated and won't be updated anymore. EOL.
> http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/general/index.html#policy_server
>
> Nobody should be using "VMware Server" anymore.
>
>
> As to which tool, VMware Player or Oracle VirtualBox is more opensource
> friendly, just look at the license agreements.  I believe VirtualBox is more
> open, but they do close-source and charge businesses for many of the useful
> parts - USB drivers and remote desktop AND the client tools.  If you are a
> business deploying VirtualBox, it is possible you need to be paying for a license.
>
> With that said, neither is really opensource friendly in the same way that KVM
> is.  You are in the commercial software world running Windows. What else would
> you expect?
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LOL, wow! Now I really feel out of it.  Well I guess there is the ESX
option....