From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 24 15:12:49 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99EC9106564A for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:12:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f175.google.com (mail-qy0-f175.google.com [209.85.221.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BDD18FC13 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:12:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk5 with SMTP id 5so262175qyk.3 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:12:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:cc:subject :message-id:references:mime-version:content-type:content-disposition :in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=fH+wM311a7tdoGvHKIgjiW2IKvvkF5++HoEOi6/v/+M=; b=RGUts+hAmV8qlJS+To1PtdctKobkUvSVL0EmLqx/gxhdaYYij3Oa6hUKfP14A5XF2c 9AvjC1QPMe+P+bKMQH8O7R+x2tC2xs2XexRyZNRGHZJAc0rmnO8kOToIxJ/Nv2a8yM1k 2CzvoYPsY/5MRjh6a19vV80NY/nnXvnwYJb3Y= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=KJPFdPvtJClzHFeRgeIrX2V8vFoAIfSmYlzYx9NNgqzfmnQG1jfqZz9JAYNQT0F8kG LEo6R/dvAg5ttQn3H3iI15fn7UI98ProQEDD/VyM46X9lI4JtT4HCyOxDprjg62E5eex Dpeb6xmVmijk4J51pMnSoCmCJKs8Vju0d7KXU= Received: by 10.229.225.7 with SMTP id iq7mr1759407qcb.26.1272121965182; Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:12:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orion.hsd1.pa.comcast.net (c-71-230-240-241.hsd1.pa.comcast.net [71.230.240.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f5sm1049712qcg.20.2010.04.24.08.12.43 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:12:43 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:09:10 -0400 From: Glen Barber To: Jorge Biquez Message-ID: <20100424150910.GA45074@orion.hsd1.pa.comcast.net> References: <4BD2D562.1000201@maydias.com> <20100424115327.GA17040@orion.hsd1.pa.comcast.net> <201004241032.14258.mike.jeays@rogers.com> <3354964932-1661095567@intranet.com.mx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3354964932-1661095567@intranet.com.mx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation queries X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:12:49 -0000 Hi, Jorge Biquez wrote: > I would like to hear if possible your comments and advice on this > taht's related .. > > What if you have a to have several OS and distros to study or give > consulting and developing services. I have this scenario now and I > guess I have this optios. > > - Extra disk(s) and install there the differnet os I need (FreeBSD > and some Linux distros). > - As mentioned have different small disk with real installations and > change according to needs. IMHO, this is a clumsy way to avoid writing over an existing installed operating system. But, you know what they say about opinions. > - Change my slow machine and have a big one with > a) have the windows needed (for some clients that have that, I am > sorry) and under it run VMWARE or similar and have all the > installations that I need. > b) Have a big mac and do the same with virtualpc or similar (not > sure of the name). > VirtualBox? > Thinking that you are looking to continue learning and you are > offering consulting services where clients have different > instllations. What would you choose of the above, if any? Or what would you do? > FWIW, I run VirtualBox on all of my FreeBSD machines and my Mac for similar purposes. It is much more convenient than carrying around extra disks or obscure disk partitioning. Regards, -- Glen Barber