From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Felipe Alfaro Solana Subject: Re: Alternative to VMWare Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:22:23 +0100 Message-ID: <32be2ba28535868ea9d7fb1906f4202d@mac.com> References: <000001c5064d$de025370$6501a8c0@WorkMachine> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <000001c5064d$de025370$6501a8c0@WorkMachine> Sender: xen-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: xen-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: George Pace Cc: xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On 29 Jan 2005, at 22:59, George Pace wrote: > So, I could use VMWare =96 But I would prefer something cheaper, = largely=20 > due to my friends budget.=A0 I saw a recent article where thanks to=20 > Intel, XEN will support Windows in 2005, but that doesn=92t help me=20 > now.=A0 In the meantime, what other alternatives exist to running=20 > Windows / Linux on the same box, to give me a working configuration=20 > similar to what I describe above ? AFAIK, Xen will be able to support Windows only on Vanderpool-enabled=20 CPUs. Xen is currently unable to virtualize Windows without hardware support=20= from the CPU. Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD and Plan9 can be virtualized since=20= the source code is free, available and modifiable, and modifications to=20= the source code are currently required to support a OS to be run under=20= Xen.= ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl