Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:08:35 -0500 From: Michael Scheidell <scheidell@freebsd.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD ports list <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: so, FreeBSD on VMware is dead, right? Message-ID: <4F213433.8090505@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4F21071D.3080805@FreeBSD.org> References: <4F1B1C45.60902@freebsd.org> <4F21071D.3080805@FreeBSD.org>
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On 1/26/12 2:56 AM, Doug Barton wrote: > On the plus side, we have dozens of production FreeBSD VM's running on a > mid-size vSphere 4 development. > > On the minus side this is down significantly from this time last year. > We are migrating to FreeBSD-on-KVM as fast as we can because VMware's > support for FreeBSD is as others have described (i.e. bad), and KVM is > coming along nicely. This is especially egregious when you take into > account their steadily increasing pricing models. > > OTOH it's worth taking a closer look athttp://callfortesting.org/bhyve/ > precisely the 'kick in the pants' we want to give them. if they want FreeBSD based business, they need to give us some love. -- Michael Scheidell, CTO o: 561-999-5000 d: 561-948-2259 >*| *SECNAP Network Security Corporation * Best Mobile Solutions Product of 2011 * Best Intrusion Prevention Product * Hot Company Finalist 2011 * Best Email Security Product * Certified SNORT Integrator
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