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From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org>
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Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Subject: Re: Easiest desktop BSD distro
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On 03/31/11 17:06, Arthur Chance wrote:
> On 03/30/11 23:00, Polytropon wrote:
>> There is a project called VirtualBSD that developed a
>> FreeBSD system image that can be used with VirtualBox.
>
> Nitpick: the web site says
>
>  > VirtualBSD is a virtual appliance for VMware
>

Following myself up, Polytropon was technically correct as the FAQ says

 > VirtualBSD is somewhat compatible with VirtualBox, but not right away
 > and not easily.

but I suspect the level of effort needed is going to put people off 
trying it. Isn't VMware more common than VBox on most systems anyway?