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[Discuss] Are there any no-cost vm's still out there?



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From: Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces+joe=polcari.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of
Bill Horne
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 12:37 PM
To: BLU Discussion List
Subject: [Discuss] Are there any no-cost vm's still out there?

I'm starting a new thread instead of hijacking the os x = poop thread.

Eric Chadbourne wrote:
>  Hi Ed,

>  How do you like vmware?  I've been using virtualbox for years but I heard
>  recently there's only one dev really maintaining it.  Too big a project
for that.
>  I wonder if it will be discontinued soon?


My question: does VMWare or Virtualbox still offer no-cost software for 
home/personal use? I'd like to run both Linux and Windows 7 (for all the 
usual reasons), but I don't know if I can do it without paying for a VM. 
TIA.

Bill


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