Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:10:01 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Easiest desktop BSD distro Message-ID: <20110331191001.3e0877e3.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <4D94ACC5.9000706@qeng-ho.org> References: <20110329144527.c009ba8b.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com> <C9B8E077.11B15%fsb@thefsb.org> <20110331000028.00eb96c1.freebsd@edvax.de> <4D94A67C.602@qeng-ho.org> <4D94ACC5.9000706@qeng-ho.org>
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:33:09 +0100, Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> wrote: > On 03/31/11 17:06, Arthur Chance wrote: > > On 03/30/11 23:00, Polytropon wrote: > >> There is a project called VirtualBSD that developed a > >> FreeBSD system image that can be used with VirtualBox. > > > > Nitpick: the web site says > > > > > VirtualBSD is a virtual appliance for VMware > > > > Following myself up, Polytropon was technically correct as the FAQ says > > > VirtualBSD is somewhat compatible with VirtualBox, but not right away > > and not easily. > > but I suspect the level of effort needed is going to put people off > trying it. Isn't VMware more common than VBox on most systems anyway? Thanks for stating that; in fact, I was confusing VMWare and VirtualBox while typing. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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