Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:55:22 +0000 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: [christiane@vmware.com: RE: VMWare on FreeBSD (Fwd: Re: Question about host OS)] Message-ID: <19990318085522.A74171@pavilion.net>
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I've received a prompt reply from VMWare. Perhaps more lobbying will convince them ! Joe ----- Forwarded message from Christiane Holtzman <christiane@vmware.com> ----- From: Christiane Holtzman <christiane@vmware.com> Reply-To: "christiane@vmware.com" <christiane@vmware.com> To: "'VJ Richey'" <vj@vmware.com> Cc: "'joe@pavilion.net'" <joe@pavilion.net> Subject: RE: VMWare on FreeBSD (Fwd: Re: Question about host OS) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:10:55 -0800 Organization: VMware X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 Joe, Thank you for your email and interest in VMware. Unfortunately we currently do not have plans to support FreeBSD as a host operating system. We will support FreeBSD as a guest operating system. We have noted you request of FreeBSD host support in case we review this in the future. BTW our current Linux beta should run FreeBSD 2.2.8 (and probably other2.2.x) as a *guest* OS with a Linux host. FreeBSD 3.0 or 3.1 will not run in this current beta release. We have 3.1 running here and need to release some changes to our software to support it, hopefully this will happen sometime soon as we refresh the beta release. I have however noted your inquiry as a request for that support. Sincerely, Christiane Holtzman VMware, Inc. On Wednesday, March 17, 1999 10:25 AM, VJ Richey [SMTP:vj@vmware.com] wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> > To: sales@vmware.com <sales@vmware.com> > Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 2:34 AM > Subject: Re: VMWare on FreeBSD (Fwd: Re: Question about host OS) > > > >Hello, > > > >We're very interested in your VMware platform and eagerly await > >it's full release. Unfortunately you don't appear to support our > >platform as a host operating system. We're a large FreeBSD house > >in the UK and are very interested in running your product in this > >host environment. > > > >Please can you provide us with a time scale for supporting this > >platform. If you require any technical help with this please let us > >know. > >As you're probably aware FreeBSD has a very strong development > >team, and though we've not got as much PR in the field as the Linux > >camps we do have a very strong user-ship among professionals. You > >may wish to check out http://www.uk.freebsd.org/commercial/ to > >verify this. > > > >I greatly look forward to your response, and your support of FreeBSD. > > > > > >Regards, > >Joe > >-- > >Josef Karthauser FreeBSD: How many times have you booted today? > >Technical Manager Viagra for your server (http://www.uk.freebsd.org) > >Pavilion Internet plc. [joe@pavilion.net, joe@uk.freebsd.org, > joe@tao.org.uk] ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Josef Karthauser FreeBSD: How many times have you booted today? Technical Manager Viagra for your server (http://www.uk.freebsd.org) Pavilion Internet plc. [joe@pavilion.net, joe@uk.freebsd.org, joe@tao.org.uk] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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