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On 10:23 am 08/21/08 "Sabeeh Baig" <baigsabeeh@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think VMWare will provide a native version for FreeBSD.  I
> don't think they provide anything for other Unixes such as Solaris or
> AIX, which also have dominance in the server market. 

I think Xen and Virtualbox are our best bets. Specially since that would
give those two projects added leverage against the entrenched VMware market.