yum install vmware-server

Yiorgos Stamoulis yiorgos-lists at 272deg.homelinux.net
Mon Jul 23 02:36:20 UTC 2007


Paul Smith wrote:
> On 7/19/07, David Timms <dtimms at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> > Yes.. Vmware Server is free..
>> Correct, but not free as in open source, the license agreement is more
>> restrictive, hence fedora can't include it
>>
>>  > You still need to get a license key from
>> > Vmware but thats free too.. :)
>> This also is a blocker even if the license was an acceptable open source
>> license - if you install the package it refuses to run {until you
>> retrieve and enter a license key}.
>>
>> xen (and other vm technologies) virtual machine in f7 now have a nice
>> gui, that makes it heaps easier to set up.
>
> And can Xen run MS Windows virtual machines?
>
> Paul
>
You can have a look at VirtualBox:  http://www.virtualbox.org/

Their free edition is available with sources and is GPL'd

Yiorgos




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