[NTLUG:Discuss] Seeking builder -- thanks for replies -- more on VM Ware

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 09:08, John Thomas wrote:
> Thanks to all that responded to my question.  I am intrigued by the idea 
> of running a pure Linux system and hosting Windows with VM Ware.  Is it 
> possible to efficiently run XP this way, with a network connection?  I'm 
> willing to make the hardware investment anyway; scsi drive, 1+ GB RAM, etc.

Efficient, yes.  But the more important detail is the ability to backup
the instance and "re-plop it down" if necessary.  That's the power of
virtualization -- massively reduced TCO.

> I also appreciate the comment about Freedomware and the migration to 
> apps, not OS's.  I am however, only one user in this firm and I can't 
> take the time to mount the crusade.

If you have the ability to install software, you have the ability to
show people not with a "crusade" per se, but with work.

E.g., a lot of companies don't like to buy MS Visio or Adobe
Illustrator.  So I use Draw in OpenOffice.org.  It's pretty powerful --
far more powerful than the drawing component in MS Office, that's for
sure.


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Bryan J. Smith                                 b.j.smith at ieee.org 
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