legal use of vmware on FreeBSD _not possible_ (informational)

[Doug Barton]

Ensel Sharon wrote:

> For reasons difficult to discern, FreeBSD has not put any priority at all
> on support for vmware, and for continuing the working, usable support for
> vmware3 running in linux binary compat mode. 

It's not difficult to discern at all. This is a volunteer project. No
one has volunteered to maintain this. Q.E.D.

> Your only other option is to break the law

Please don't give legal advice. You're obviously not a lawyer, and you
obviously don't understand the law.

> Again, the decision to completely dismiss and abandon vmware support

No such decision has been made. See above.

> and
> the needs of FreeBSD users everywhere that increasingly need to emulate
> linux, solaris, etc., is a baffling one. 

There are other emulators in the ports right now that work pretty
well. I'm far from an expert, but qemu looks promising, and there
actually is development work happening to get xen working for FreeBSD.
If someone steps up and does the work to get newer vmware working, it
will likely be welcomed with open arms.

Hope this helps,

Doug

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