Glenn Kelley on 28 Jul 2008 20:29:07 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] IT: VMware ESXi Available For Free Starting Today


Good food for thought -
especially since we are looking @ virtualization big time for a new  
project.


On Jul 28, 2008, at 11:04 PM, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:

> At 2008-07-28 20:16 -0400, Glenn Kelley <glenn@typo3usa.com> wrote:
>> It seems that nothing really comes for free :-)
>
> Actually, Xen *does* do a majority of the things ESX does, and you
> don't need to go pay, but your conscience probably should indicate a
> donation if you're a business. And, for bonus points, Xen relies on
> neither Windows nor .NET for management, either of which is a
> pain in the ass, let alone both.[1]
>
> [1] This isn't religious derision. This is derision based on
> experience with managing each (of VI Infrastructure and Xen).
> Professionally. (I still manage ESX day to day. It pays better.)
>
> -- 
> gabriel rosenkoetter
> gr@eclipsed.net
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