From 06861cff742e9ffdd9cd903ea12432160c4f72a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:08:00 +0000 Subject: none --- Distrib/VmWare.mdwn | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn b/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn index 43a8ee24..35ae9cd1 100644 --- a/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn +++ b/Distrib/VmWare.mdwn @@ -1,15 +1,14 @@ -GNU won't work in VMware, it hangs when reaching the Hurd bootstrap. +## Why not vmware? -Note that Vmware is not supported software to run the Hurd on it. Reasons include: +**_Q:_** GNU won't work in [[VmWare]], it hangs when reaching the Hurd bootstrap. -a) Vmware is not [free software](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), which is against our philosophy. +**_A:_** Note that Vmware is not supported software to run the Hurd on it. Reasons include: -b) Obtaining a licensed copy to debug it costs (at least) $300. +1. Vmware is not [free software](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), which is against our philosophy. +2. Obtaining a licensed copy to debug it costs (at least) $300. +3. Vmware's sources and specification are not publicly available, which makes debugging tasks really painful. +4. GNU is not in [Vmware's official supported operating systems page](http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/ws32_guestos2.html#1034043). -c) Vmware's sources and specification are not publicly available, which makes debugging tasks really painful. - -d) GNU is not in [Vmware's official supported operating systems page](http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/ws32_guestos2.html#1034043). - -We recommend to use [free](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) alternatives, like [[Bochs]]. +We recommend to use [free](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) alternatives, like the [[BochsEmulator]]. -- [[Main/RobertMillan]] - 23 Jul 2002 -- cgit v1.2.3