Subj : Re: VMWare Fusion and Workstation now FREE
To   : nelgin
From : Accession
Date : Fri Nov 22 2024 18:02:07

Hello nelgin,

On Fri, Nov 22 2024 16:06:43 -0600, you wrote:

> Having never used or seen VM Fusion or Workstation, I assume they're
> similar to something like VirtualBox? If so, what is the advantage of
> using them over said product?

IMO, absolutely nothing. I originally got excited until I realized they aren't anything like VMWare ESXi was.

For now, the best (new install) virtualization platforms to run on bare metal are probably Proxmox, XCP-ng, and whatever that one is called that you can build on a base BSD install - and in that order.

If you still have VMWare ESXi installed like I do, it works perfectly fine still. :)

Regards,
Nick

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