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VMware announces VMware Workstation 5.5
VMware, Inc. has
announced the availability of its VMware Workstation 5.5
desktop virtualization software.
"With VMware Workstation, enterprises are able to
create a library of virtual machines for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 operating
systems, including Linux, NetWare, Solaris x86 and Windows, that replicate
production environments. These virtual machines can then be rapidly
provisioned and used, making it possible for developers and testers to spend
more time developing and testing software and less time configuring and
managing their required environments."
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VMware announces VMware Workstation 5.5 Posted Dec 1, 2005 12:40 UTC (Thu) by zooko (subscriber, #2589) [Link] I'm a happy user. Workstation 5.0 was fine, and Workstation 5.5 seems fine as well. I didn't benchmark it to confirm whether it is actually faster.
Also, check out the gratis (not libre) VMWare Player!
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
Too bad it's not Free Software. More specifically, too bad the developers, salesmen, executives, and such-like couldn't afford to continue working on it if it were Free Software.
VMware announces VMware Workstation 5.5 Posted Dec 1, 2005 13:11 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989) [Link] I agree, but, consider:If we want VMWare to work, and work right, with a variety of systems, some of which are proprietary, then a piece of proprietary software seems a better vehicle to ensure that VMWare developers can pay for access to debug builds of those systems, sign NDAs, and such. I love the GPL and Gentoo, while falling short of 'revealed truth' view of things. Maybe I'm too tolerant of proprietary systems.
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