From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 4 02:55:20 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A719F16A401; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 02:55:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Received: from kozubik.com (kozubik.com [69.43.165.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85C6213C459; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 02:55:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Received: from kozubik.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kozubik.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l342tKB2089743; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:55:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Received: from localhost (john@localhost) by kozubik.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id l342tJEH089740; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:55:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from john@kozubik.com) Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:55:19 -0700 (PDT) From: John Kozubik To: Eric Anderson In-Reply-To: <4612FD06.80500@freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20070403195416.C35599@kozubik.com> References: <20070401121154.O35599@kozubik.com> <20070402095502.ejpfl6sk4sokwo4c@webmail.leidinger.net> <20070402145854.F35599@kozubik.com> <20070403120543.awgarosussowkwsc@webmail.leidinger.net> <20070403145422.GA71212@freebsd.org> <20070403123659.C35599@kozubik.com> <20070403203019.GA79914@freebsd.org> <4612FD06.80500@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: orlando@break.net, Alexander Leidinger , freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bounty and timeline on vmware 5.x on FreeBSD 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:55:20 -0000 On Tue, 3 Apr 2007, Eric Anderson wrote: > On 04/03/07 15:30, Roman Divacky wrote: > >> However, FWIW, I will consider the requirements met if vmware 5.5 can be > >> made to run on either FreeBSD 6.x-R or 7.x-R. > > > > well.. the first point is to actually TRY the vmware on 7.x, when we know > > why it doesn't work we can decide further... > > > > anyone volunteering? :) > > > I've already begun tinkering with it. :) > > I'm not ready to say I'll commit to anything, due to lack of time. > However, I want this as badly as John, so I'm starting with the basics. It would be very nice if we could receive some input from Orlando, who seems to have been behind the previous vmware-on-freebsd efforts. If only for advice - I would hate to see you reinventing any wheels, Eric.