Now the paranoia starts... I wonder if Linux will be designed to run slower in the VMs =) Look how slow linux is compared to windows, see we told you that you shouldn't run that stuff. Thanks but no thanks, VMWare server is free now so no reason to switch even for Windows hosts IMHO. Beta 2 is out today! --j dfellman at mn.rr.com wrote: > If true, I think this will be good news, as it will make it easier for > Windows users to try a number of different Linix distros without having > to risk clobbering their boot partitions. > > http://www.windowsitpro.com/circulation/win_v1_apr06.cfm > > According to a report on CNET News.com, Microsoft today will reveal that > its upcoming server virtualization software, Virtual Server 2005 R2, > will be made available to customers for free. The current version costs > either $99 or $199, depending on the number of supported processors. > Virtual Server 2005 R2 will allow corporations to run guest operating > systems in special software-based virtual machines under the host > server. It will compete with products such as VMWare Server, which will > also be made available for free. > > Also new from the Microsoft camp is a sudden resurgence in Linux > support. When Microsoft initially developed its Virtual PC and Virtual > Server products, both of which are based on technology acquired from > Connectix, the first thing the software giant did was remove any > official support for running Linux virtual machines. Now, however, after > a few years of customer complaints, Linux support is back, and Microsoft > says that it has even developed methods for more easily installing > popular Linux distributions in Virtual Server-based virtual machines. > The company will even support customers that wish to run Windows and > Linux virtual machines side-by-side on the same hardware. > > "We’ve made a long-term commitment to make sure that non-Windows > operating systems can be run in a supported manner, both on top of > Virtual Server and our future virtualization products," says Windows > Server director of product marketing Zane Adam. Additionally, Microsoft > is working to build virtualization services directly into the next > Windows Server version, currently codenamed Longhorn Server and due in 2007. > > Microsoft's Virtual Server moves are timed to coincide with the start of > LinuxWorld in Boston this week. Though Microsoft is a staunch opponent > of Linux, the company has been opening up to various Linux > interoperability and migration scenarios over the past few years. > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >