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VMware 5.0 Licensing Changes: Your voices have been heard
Do you think big companies don’t listen to your insignificant voice? Ordinarily, I might agree that they don’t. I would join the chorus in saying that big corporations bow to their boards and investors. And, we’d be right. However, VMware is different. They don’t have to be different but they are. VMware is the Microsoft of the virtualization space and they don’t have to pander to anyone’s murmuring, complaining or whining. They could hold you for ransom. Some of you thought that’s exactly what was happening with the new VMware 5.0 licensing model announced in mid-July. Today, VMware shows that its focus is on you, the customer. |
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Comments (4)
If they mean by customer "large server virtualisation farms" who have heaps of money to throw about then yes the article is probably correct in its assumption that Vmware are listening.
Or do they mean the "average punter trying to run the linux version of Workstation on a slightly newer stable kernel" then I beg to differ.
If it weren't for some nice non Vmware folk who go out of their way to make installation patches available then the average linux punter would be pi**ing in the wind for the next six months waiting for Vmware to play catch up dont ya just love selectional hearing.
Been there, done that. Numerous times, in fact. The VARguy's article plugging KVM for desktop use has motivated me to take a quick look at it and see how it does.
To be fair, I've run VMware Server, not Workstation, but that's essentially a difference which makes no difference.
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I've done my share of Ken Hess bashing over the years, so when he does write something worth reading, I feel it my duty to note it. It's still slightly more rah-rah than I'd like, but that's about the only thing negative I can say about it.