From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 4 13:49:03 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 9707116A406; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:49:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from thebighonker.lerctr.org (thebighonker.lerctr.org [192.147.25.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 732CE13C44C; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:49:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from thebighonker.lerctr.org ([192.147.25.65]:56634) by thebighonker.lerctr.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.66 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1HZ5r7-000Pa3-D8; Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:49:02 -0500 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 08:48:55 -0500 (CDT) From: Larry Rosenman To: Eric Anderson In-Reply-To: <4612FD06.80500@freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20070404084735.L98263@thebighonker.lerctr.org> 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; format=flowed X-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-LERCTR-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamScore (-4.4/5.0) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8,BAYES_00=-2.599 X-LERCTR-Spam-Report: SpamScore (-4.4/5.0) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8,BAYES_00=-2.599 DomainKey-Status: no signature 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 13:49:03 -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. > > I have VMWare workstation 5.5 (latest) and 6 beta to play with. > I'd love to see VMWARE-Server support as well. I'm getting a brand new box and would love to have FreeBSD as the base OS on it, but need vmware-server to support some of what I want to do, and the amd64 version of FreeBSD would be the target host. I can't contribute a lot of cash, but would be willing to help test. Thanks! -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893