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Re: VMWare 2.0 is out
> > Please note to everyone that VMWare is not free software. The free
> > software world is working on a replacement called FreeVM.
>
> Which is *very far* from getting close to VMware at this time.
And is called "FreeMWare" (not FreeVM). I believe that it is a few
years from reaching the current level of VMware. But meanwhile, I
guess that VMware 6.0 or 7.0 will be out, with zillion of other
features. Like Achiless and the purple (but contrary to the original
story, here Achiless is not only faster, but also started the race
before the purple).
It's also important to note that VMware contains many 3rd party
components (like BIOS, sound, video, etc.), which (I believe) VMware
pays a lot of money to their vendors. It not only forces VMware to
charge the customers for the VMware software, but also prevents
FreeMWare to support ever all of the features of VMware.
--
Eli Marmor
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