VMware host on stable?

[Scott Long]

dick hoogendijk wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:15:55 -0700
> Scott Long <scottl at samsco.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Michael Butler wrote:
>>
>>>What is the most recent version of VMware known to work on 6.x in
>>>host mode so as to be able to run windoze as a guest?
>>>
>>>Anyone tried 5.5 on 6.x yet? .. or the time-limited beta (expires
>>>~July) of VMware server (free! at
>>>http://www.vmware.com/products/server)?
>>>
>>>    Michael
>>>
>>
>>I have the same question.  I've been looking at porting the 5.5 vmmon
>>module, but haven't had time yet to start.  All I really need is the
>>ability to run an existing vmware image.  And no, qemu and xen and
>>all that is not an option.
> 
> 
> You're entitled to your POV, of course. But I dare say that *on FreeBSD*
> Qemu (w/ kqemu) is far better than any build of vmware I've ever seen.
> Any reason why qemu is "not an option"?
> 

Can qemu run the vmware image that I have?  If it can, great!  It's not
a matter of opinion or open source vs closed source, it's a simple
matter of using appropriate tools for my particular needs.

Scott