From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 30 22:20:11 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31B6D106566C for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:20:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 027588FC0C for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:20:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q6UMKA9Y089948 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:20:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q6UMKAYJ089947; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:20:10 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:20:10 GMT Message-Id: <201207302220.q6UMKAYJ089947@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Benjamin Cc: Subject: Re: docs/170286: [handbook] [patch] Out of date information in the Virtualization section of Handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Benjamin List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:20:11 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/170286; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Benjamin To: Cc: Subject: Re: docs/170286: [handbook] [patch] Out of date information in the Virtualization section of Handbook Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:03:39 +1200 --------------010902090102050107010808 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please find attached unified diff --------------010902090102050107010808 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; name="handbook_virtualization_diff.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="handbook_virtualization_diff.txt" --- chapter_editied.sgml 2012-07-31 09:29:02.000000000 +1200 +++ chapter.sgml 2012-07-31 09:13:51.000000000 +1200 @@ -1114,7 +1114,8 @@ VMware (like emulators/vmware3), which utilized the &linux; binary compatibility layer. Shortly after - the release of &os; 7.2, Sun's + the release of &os; 7.2, the Open Source Edition + (OSE) of Sun's &virtualbox; appeared in the Ports Collection as a native &os; program. @@ -1122,13 +1123,14 @@ developed, complete virtualization package, that is available for most operating systems including &windows;, &macos;, &linux; and &os;. It is equally capable at running &windows; or &unix; - like guests. It is released as open source software, but with - closed-source components available in a separate extension pack. - These components include support for USB 2.0 devices, among others. - More information may be found on the Downloads page - of the &virtualbox; wiki, at - . - Currently, these extensions are not available for &os;. + like guests. It comes in two flavors, an open source and a + proprietary edition. From the user's point of view, perhaps the + most important limitation of the OSE is the + lack of USB support. Other differences may be found in the + Editions page of the + &virtualbox; wiki, at + . + Currently, only the OSE is available for &os;. Installing &virtualbox; --------------010902090102050107010808--