On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Yoganandam Goteti <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The proper terminology is virtual machine more commonly addressed as >> vitualization. Generally the OS running in the VM does not know >> whether it is running on bare metal hardware or a VM. IMO, you can >> run majority of the applications in a VM, for instance ERP like >> openbravo. >>
> I find VM to be proprietary tool ? is there a foss/free version > available I think you are mistaking VM to be VMWare - VM stands for Virtual Machine. There are quite a few FOSS VM solutions - VitualBox, Linux KVM, openVZ, XEN (FOSS parts), qemu, bochs to name a few. I would suggest that you first get a good understanding of the various virtualization techniques. Search the 'Net, learn the fundamental concepts, then lay down your requirements and the look for a solution that best fits your needs. -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
