[ale] vmware kernel

[Geoffrey]

Christopher Fowler wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
>> I've been doing some research on vmware in order to compare it to Xen, 
>> and can't seem to find a critical piece of info I'm looking for.  As I 
>> recall, vmware is based on a linux kernel, thus the following questions:
>>
>> 1. Is vmware still based on Linux?
>>   
> No.  It runs in either Windows or Linux.

My bad for not specifying the enterprise version that runs on bare metal.

>> 2. Why do they not publish their code?
>>   
> It is their code.  It is proprietary.  Some products they
> give for free some you pay for.  There is no obligation that
> you can have their code.

If my understanding of the enterprise version is correct, that is it's 
based on Linux, then they would have an obligation to publish their 
code, right?

> 
>> 3. Is it possible it's based on another OS, say, bsd?
>>   
> I doubt it.  This would require compiling under that system and
> again, you don't have the code.  There is VMWare fusion that
> will run under OSX.

Again, my bad for not specifying the enterprise version that runs on 
bare metal.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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