From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1G6e1T-0004Tb-6o for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:53:47 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1G6e1R-0004TO-LA for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:53:45 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G6e1R-0004TK-Fx for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:53:45 -0400 Received: from [209.86.89.66] (helo=elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1G6e3Y-0001lu-6u for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:55:56 -0400 Received: from [69.169.139.137] (helo=DELL3G) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1G6e1Q-0004aV-0Z for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:53:44 -0400 Message-ID: <00a601c6b2b1$d2c13230$7145fea9@DELL3G> From: "Roger Lathrop" Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] What can qemu do that vmware/virtual pc Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:53:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C6B290.4B3F9250" Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C6B290.4B3F9250 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Soo, do you have any more ideas what qemu can what the (free) = alternatives > from M$/VMWare can't? I use both QEMU and VMWare (commercial version), but for very different = reasons. Both are excellent tools that make my job easier. I'm primarily a Windows developer, but I do have some Linux tools I = support. VMWare works well when I need to switch to Linux to write code. = It virtualizes a generic PC, which is all I need. It's time tested, = reliable and predictable. But I work for a company that sells HW/SW. Our HW is your basic PC, but = with some additional non-standard devices. Our SW won't run without = these devices (no way, no matter how clever you are with the = preprocessor, you won't make it run). So it won't run under VMWare, or = VPC. They aren't extensible. QEMU is. Just grab the source code. Fabrice et.el. did an amazing thing with QEMU. Adding emulation for our = hardware wasn't tough to do. Moving from the = edit...compile...download...reboot...debug...repeat cycle to = edit...compile...debug...repeat cycle is a BIG advantage for us. You = just can't do that with the commercial products. And QEMU is so light weight...I can throw the whole thing on a pen = drive, plug into any managers/sales/marketing/tech writers/etc. machine, = and just run it. Installing VMWare player is a bit more heavy handed. = Not sure, but I suspect you need admin priv. to do it? I live in corp. = America. Our tech writers don't HAVE admin privileges. ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C6B290.4B3F9250 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> Soo, do you have any more ideas what qemu can what the (free)=20 alternatives
> from M$/VMWare can't?
 
I use both QEMU and VMWare (commercial = version),=20 but for very different reasons. Both are excellent tools that make my = job=20 easier.
I'm primarily a Windows developer, but = I do have=20 some Linux tools I support. VMWare works well when I need to switch to = Linux to=20 write code. It virtualizes a generic PC, which is all I need. It's time = tested,=20 reliable and predictable.
 
But I work for  a company that = sells HW/SW.=20 Our HW is your basic PC, but with some additional non-standard devices. = Our SW=20 won't run without these devices (no way, no matter how clever you are = with the=20 preprocessor, you won't make it run). So it won't run under VMWare, or = VPC. They=20 aren't extensible. QEMU is. Just grab the source code.
 
Fabrice et.el. did an amazing thing = with QEMU.=20 Adding emulation for our hardware wasn't tough to do. Moving from the=20 edit...compile...download...reboot...debug...repeat cycle to=20 edit...compile...debug...repeat cycle is a BIG advantage for us. You = just can't=20 do that with the commercial products.
 
And QEMU is so light weight...I can = throw the whole=20 thing on a pen drive, plug into any managers/sales/marketing/tech = writers/etc.=20 machine, and just run it. Installing VMWare player is a bit more heavy = handed.=20 Not sure, but I suspect you need admin priv. to do it? I live in corp. = America.=20 Our tech writers don't HAVE admin privileges.
 
 
 
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