Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-08 Thread Peter Mutsaers
>> "D" == Doug writes: D> On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 john_wilson...@excite.com wrote: >> This is kinda different from what the original poster received. >> Keep badgering! D> But ONLY if you ARE willing to pay for it if they make one. We D> don't need a repeat of the CDE debacle.

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-08 Thread Peter Mutsaers
>> "D" == Doug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: D> On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> This is kinda different from what the original poster received. >> Keep badgering! D> But ONLY if you ARE willing to pay for it if they make one. We D> don't need a repeat of the CD

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Nate Williams
[ VMWare ] > what's needed is customer presence. If people could send me an email address where I could send and state my interest in a VMWare port for FreeBSD (I would of course pay for a copy of VMWare if it existed), I'll do it. The stuff on the WWW page is too 'generic', and I'd rather get i

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Mike Smith
> [ Moving this to -advocacy, since this is more an appropriate topic for > them. Please direct your replies to -advocacy. ] > > I wonder if VMware will have a booth at LinuxWorld Expo? Perhaps it would > behoove anyone who happens to be in the area to drop by and have a talk > with the folks at

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Nate Williams
[ VMWare ] > what's needed is customer presence. If people could send me an email address where I could send and state my interest in a VMWare port for FreeBSD (I would of course pay for a copy of VMWare if it existed), I'll do it. The stuff on the WWW page is too 'generic', and I'd rather get

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Donald Burr
[ Moving this to -advocacy, since this is more an appropriate topic for them. Please direct your replies to -advocacy. ] I wonder if VMware will have a booth at LinuxWorld Expo? Perhaps it would behoove anyone who happens to be in the area to drop by and have a talk with the folks at the VMware

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Doug
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Donald Burr wrote: > I don't know about you, but I for one am ready and willing to plunk down > my hard-earned $$$ for VMware if it came to FreeBSD. Sorry I wasn't more clear. I am too, and I'd *really* like to see it happen. There is stuff both at work and at home tha

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Mike Smith
> [ Moving this to -advocacy, since this is more an appropriate topic for > them. Please direct your replies to -advocacy. ] > > I wonder if VMware will have a booth at LinuxWorld Expo? Perhaps it would > behoove anyone who happens to be in the area to drop by and have a talk > with the folks a

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Donald Burr
[ Moving this to -advocacy, since this is more an appropriate topic for them. Please direct your replies to -advocacy. ] I wonder if VMware will have a booth at LinuxWorld Expo? Perhaps it would behoove anyone who happens to be in the area to drop by and have a talk with the folks at the VMware

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Doug
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Donald Burr wrote: > I don't know about you, but I for one am ready and willing to plunk down > my hard-earned $$$ for VMware if it came to FreeBSD. Sorry I wasn't more clear. I am too, and I'd *really* like to see it happen. There is stuff both at work and at home th

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Donald Burr
I don't know about you, but I for one am ready and willing to plunk down my hard-earned $$$ for VMware if it came to FreeBSD. Hell, I am even considering buying it for Linux right now. If they offer some sort of super fabulous deal at LinuxWorld Expo, I might just do that. But even if I do end u

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Donald Burr
I don't know about you, but I for one am ready and willing to plunk down my hard-earned $$$ for VMware if it came to FreeBSD. Hell, I am even considering buying it for Linux right now. If they offer some sort of super fabulous deal at LinuxWorld Expo, I might just do that. But even if I do end

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Doug
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 john_wilson...@excite.com wrote: > This is kinda different from what the original poster received. > Keep badgering! But ONLY if you ARE willing to pay for it if they make one. We don't need a repeat of the CDE debacle. Doug > > Hi John, > > > > Thank you for the in

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread Doug
On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is kinda different from what the original poster received. > Keep badgering! But ONLY if you ARE willing to pay for it if they make one. We don't need a repeat of the CDE debacle. Doug > > Hi John, > > > > Thank you for the interest

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread john_wilson100
This is kinda different from what the original poster received. Keep badgering! John > From: Mehrdad Amir > To: john_wilson...@excite.com > Cc: tech_i...@vmware.com > Subject: Re: vmware on freebsd > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:23:31 -0700 > Message-ID: <37a1c373.49578...@vmware.com> > > Hi John

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-06 Thread john_wilson100
This is kinda different from what the original poster received. Keep badgering! John > From: Mehrdad Amir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: vmware on freebsd > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 08:23:31 -0700 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi John,

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Assar Westerlund
Soren Schmidt writes: > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > > must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux > > kernel module does, which makes it somewhat harder to implement the > > same functionality on FreeBSD :-) > > If you provide an

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Assar Westerlund
Soren Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > > must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux > > kernel module does, which makes it somewhat harder to implement the > > same functionality on FreeBSD :-) >

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Milan Kopacka
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > so one must purchase the program to get the kernel mods, is there > an evaluation that can be downloaded? They have all described on website. The program is key-protected, you can buy a key, or ask for evaluation key, which will work one month. You n

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Milan Kopacka wrote: > On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > > > must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux > > > kernel module does, which makes it somewhat harder to i

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Milan Kopacka
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > > must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux > > kernel module does, which makes it somewhat harder to implement the > > same functionality on FreeBSD :-) >

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Milan Kopacka
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > so one must purchase the program to get the kernel mods, is there > an evaluation that can be downloaded? They have all described on website. The program is key-protected, you can buy a key, or ask for evaluation key, which will work one month. You

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
On 4 Aug 1999, Assar Westerlund wrote: > Alfred Perlstein writes: > > I heard they have released the source to the kernel modules needed > > to run it. > > > > why not port them over? :) > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > must confess that I don't fully u

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Milan Kopacka wrote: > On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > > > must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux > > > kernel module does, which makes it somewhat harder to

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Soren Schmidt
It seems Assar Westerlund wrote: > Alfred Perlstein writes: > > I heard they have released the source to the kernel modules needed > > to run it. > > > > why not port them over? :) > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > must confess that I don't fully understa

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Milan Kopacka
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > > must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux > > kernel module does, which makes it somewhat harder to implement the > > same functionality on FreeBSD :-)

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Assar Westerlund
Alfred Perlstein writes: > I heard they have released the source to the kernel modules needed > to run it. > > why not port them over? :) I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux kernel module does, whi

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
On 4 Aug 1999, Assar Westerlund wrote: > Alfred Perlstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I heard they have released the source to the kernel modules needed > > to run it. > > > > why not port them over? :) > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > must confess

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Soren Schmidt
It seems Assar Westerlund wrote: > Alfred Perlstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I heard they have released the source to the kernel modules needed > > to run it. > > > > why not port them over? :) > > I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I > must confess that I

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Assar Westerlund
Alfred Perlstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I heard they have released the source to the kernel modules needed > to run it. > > why not port them over? :) I started looking at the kernel modules and porting them, however, I must confess that I don't fully understand exactly what the linux ker

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Niall Smart wrote: > Olivia Cheriton wrote: > > > > Niall, > > > > VMware will support FreeBSD as a guest operating system, but unfortunately > > we currently do not have plans to support FreeBSD as a host operating > > system. I have noted your request of FreeBSD host suppo

Re: [Fwd: Please support FreeBSD 3.x as host OS]

1999-08-04 Thread Alfred Perlstein
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Niall Smart wrote: > Olivia Cheriton wrote: > > > > Niall, > > > > VMware will support FreeBSD as a guest operating system, but unfortunately > > we currently do not have plans to support FreeBSD as a host operating > > system. I have noted your request of FreeBSD host supp