____/ The Ghost In The Machine on Thursday 27 March 2008 21:28 : \____
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Erik Funkenbusch
> <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:40:07 -0400
> <pqbfsr1z8n7u$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:23:30 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> No, Roy. Free Software is *NOT* dominant in Virtualization. VMWare is the
>> #1 virtualization product, by about 80%.
>>
>> Why do you keep lying like this?
>>
>> VMWare controls the market. It dominates it. All other players, including
>> Microsoft, are Niche players.
>
> Just out of curiosity: which OS is usually running VMWare?
VMware: Linux Is Ideal OS for Virtualization
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| Linux is a key part of the success mix for virtualization. That was the
| message of Mendel Rosenblum, chief scientist and cofounder of VMware.
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| [...]
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| "We secretly used them [Linux users] as our beta testers," Rosenblum
| said. "The Linux community helped us to build things up."
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| [...]
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| "Linux is the perfect fit for virtualization it is a highly customizable
| operating system," Rosenblum said. "I see this as the place where Linux can
| dominate and licensing is also more favorable."
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http://www.internetnews.com/article.php/3693656
Guess what VMWare's software is built on/from?
The VMware house of cards
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| Looking at an ESX server, you’ll find what looks like a Linux OS. This isn’t
| a secret -- VMware call this the ‘console OS’.
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http://www.venturecake.com/the-vmware-house-of-cards/
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~~ Best of wishes
"One person in Helsinki can quickly write the core of a sophisticated operating
system."
--John Warden, lead attorney Microsoft
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