[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] VMWare vs. Xen, is the conflict by VMware deliberate?
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Nico Kadel-Garcia schreef: > Evan Lavelle wrote: >> Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: >> >>> So, I tried running VMWare Workstation on top of a Xen enabled Dom0. >>> And VMWare promptly started up with a "You're running a Xen >>> Hypervisor! Bad sys-geek, no biscuit! We're taking our start-up tool >>> and going home, p-b-b-b-b-b-b-t-h!" >>> >>> Is this a well-founded refusal to start on their part, perhaps due to >>> kernel behavior conflicts? Or is this an anti-competitive move, to >>> avoid being able to run VMware Workstation on Xen Dom0's and force >>> people to select VMWare only? >> >> No idea. But, I'm curious. What makes VMWare think that anyone's going >> to take them seriously after seeing error messages like that one? Do >> they actually review their code before selling it to anybody? >> >> Evan > > Well, the "bad sys-geek, no biscuit" and "p-b-b-b-b-t-h" were me > elaborating on it, I'll admit. I'm sorry, my colorful sense of humor > seems to hve confused you: I'll try to restrain myself on this list. > > The bit about refusing to run with a Xen hypervisor in place was very > clear, however. It might be justified, but the refusal to even try to > start up seemed excessively harsh. I'm happy to accept a warning that > what I'm about to attempt with my software is a bad idea, but I want a > reference to exactly what the problem is or at least the ability to try > it, anyway, after insisting on the warning. Are you able to run VMWare in Qemu and/or if your host runs under HVM? Stefan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHuakPYH1+F2Rqwn0RCvJFAJ0UlAS5ftwYPjmqFoJep2FqK+axFQCfZKnc A9+yS7/Uj9VRDTNjNiwCn6U= =uwZq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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