Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 04:09:56 -0800 From: Nocturne <dpilgrim@uswest.net> To: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> Cc: Dru <genisis@istar.ca>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd supported Message-ID: <36DE7814.3EECFF61@uswest.net> References: <3.0.6.32.19990303215810.007c73d0@istar.ca> <36DE3EF1.6A7C1E3B@newsguy.com>
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[redirected to -chat from -advocacy as my reply has nothing to do with BSDevangelism.] "Daniel C. Sobral" wrote: >Dru wrote: >> http://www.windowstechedge.com/wte-1999-03/wte-03-vmware.html?0301 >> >> Interesting concept. Even more interesting that FreeBSd is one of the >> supported operating systems. Think of the ramifications: users can compare >> FreeBSD to 7 other operating systems and decide for themselves. If a person actually wanted to run five different versions of Windows I'd personally buy them the disks and a nice quiet room at the local assylum... What I found particularly interesting what the host OS idea. Where you could have an OS running underneath the virtual platform providing services, devices, etc. What the performance degradation of using a Microsoft OS as the host would be I have no idea. The host OS could provide a serial interface for a winmodem. PCI sound cards that can emulated legacy boards could provide audio in FreeBSD and Linux without sacrificing advanced features in OSes that support them. Virtual hardware could drastically lower the cost of developing support for new tech. Switching hardware configs would be a simple matter of loading a new driver in the host OS. Imagine: Two monitors, each with their own keyboard and mouse, all plugging into one case, one console running FreeBSD, one running the alternate of choice (like an older version of FreeBSD--now there's an idea for CAMing 2.x SCSI drivers...) IT Nightmare or Economical Dream Come True? (that's assuming clashing software licenses don't trigger nuclear fission) My only concern is what happens when multiple OSes want to access the same hardware to do different things? Like one OS sending a fax when another wants to setup a PPP connection? BTW, for those who read it, who noticed that it was a WOMAN who founded VMware? In the words of my sarcastic ultra-feminist alter ego: GO CHICKS!!! :-) -- dpilgrim@uswest.net ICQ: 29880099 gryph@mindless.com PGP DH/DSS key available If you're gonna build a house of cards, use the plastic coated kind Cuz I'll bet the homeowner's insurance won't cover flood damage To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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