-Mike
On 8/20/05, Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I agree with John. It is better to have a robust system (Gentoo) and
run the bad one (Windows) on user space (via VMWare) so it can't do
much damage.
As for comments on VMWare, it isn't free software and you need a
licence key. Some purists don't like the fact that it isn't free. I
never tested it, but I hear it is a great emulator. Plex86, the free
software counter-part, is still under development. So it is really
young and probably has less funcionalities. I don't know any other
options.
If he really wants a Unix-like enviroment running on Windows, I think
it will be easier to install CygWin..
2005/8/21, John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> that's backwards! install vmware under gentoo, then win xp under vmware.
>
> On Saturday 20 August 2005 22:01, Ian K wrote:
> > Hey all,
> > I have a friend who is getting a desktop, (high end)
> > and was wondering if he should VMware under WinXp and
> > install Gentoo on VMWare. How slow would this be if
> > any, under an Athlon 64 3000+, and what are general
> > pros and cons with VMware? He is also thinking of
> > dualbooting, would that be smarter?
> > Thanks!
> > Ian
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