Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 20th Oct 2005 02:17 UTC
VMWare released today the VMWare Player, a freely downloadable tool that 'plays' virtual machines (it just doesn't let you create any). This can prove a very important tool for OS makers who would like to demo their OS to new users, users who don't want to burn live CDs and also keep the OS makers safe from any hardware incompatibilities in the user's machine (as the OS would run inside VMWare Player, the compatibility is always guaranteed). VMWare already posted a demo for their VMWare Player, a 200 MB 'Browser Appliance' based on Ubuntu.
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. One could even create a generic machine with an empty HD image using the evaluation version, store that away, and then make copies and install any system from CDs under the free player. Unless the player is crippled so you can't access CDs, that is.
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So I use the trial create my VM's and run forever using this software.
Sounds good to me.
Or buy one license and create the VM's on that machine and then copy the VM's to other machines in the house or a external USB HDD. Never leave home without your OS!