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Date:      Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:33:09 +0100
From:      Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org>
To:        FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Subject:   Re: Easiest desktop BSD distro
Message-ID:  <4D94ACC5.9000706@qeng-ho.org>
In-Reply-To: <4D94A67C.602@qeng-ho.org>
References:  <20110329144527.c009ba8b.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com>	<C9B8E077.11B15%fsb@thefsb.org>	<20110331000028.00eb96c1.freebsd@edvax.de> <4D94A67C.602@qeng-ho.org>

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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?




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