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



I've been using VirtualBox, but need to check out Xen because VirtualBox
locks up hard due to a 3-yr old networking bug that isn't getting any
attention. https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/10624
https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/12264

Greg Rundlett
http://eQuality-Tech.com
http://freephile.org

On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Jack Coats <jack at coats.org> wrote:

> Like Xen (xenproject.org)?
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Bill Horne <bill at horne.net> wrote:
>
> > 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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