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Date:      Wed, 4 Aug 1999 07:54:58 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>
To:        Niall Smart <niall@pobox.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990804075411.20420y-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <37A82839.C4FE9A32@pobox.com>

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On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Niall Smart wrote:

> Olivia Cheriton wrote:
> > 
> > Niall,
> > 
> > VMware will support FreeBSD as a guest operating system, but unfortunately
> > we currently do not have plans to support FreeBSD as a host operating
> > system.  I have noted your request of FreeBSD host support in case we review
> > this in the future.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Olivia Cheriton
> > VMware, Inc.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Niall Smart <niall@pobox.com>
> > To: <feature-request@vmware.com>
> > Cc: <sales@vmware.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 11:09 AM
> > Subject: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS
> > 
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > I'd like to see FreeBSD 3.x supported as a host OS, I'll
> > > certainly be buying a copy of VMware if this happens.
> > >

I heard they have released the source to the kernel modules needed
to run it.

why not port them over? :)

-Alfred




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