[clue-talk] Vmware ESX / VI, WTF?

[David L. Willson]

> So who is your second (or third) source for VMware? Or is it okay to be locked 
> into them, but not Mircosoft?

I'm not sure, but I think my VMs will run in VirtualBox.  If not, there are plenty of
conversion tools to help me move my them.  I'm not quite ready to move yet, though. 
First, I'll stop right here and scream a bit, to see if the Vmware folks have anything
to say about this.  If I find out that the end of their road will always be a Windows
mandate, I'll start ripping out all the Vmware I've installed over the last few years,
and replace it with something else.

> Does the interface piece that you're missing work under Wine? ReactOS?

Don't know about ReactOS, but the WINE db results for VI Client are not encouraging.

> If the other responder is right (and I'm assuming so), and it is .Net, does it 
> work with Mono?
> 
> I agree that if you want a native linux control panel (or whatever it was) to 
> let the company know, but if it is possible to use their tools in an emulated 
> environment to keep your political position pure, then perhaps you don't want 
> to throw away the tool you consider superior.  And if they weren't the best 
> choice, wouldn't the MS requirement simply dropped them off your vendors list 
> and you would've quickly chosen #1 anyway?

The biggest reason that I used and recommended Vmware's line was their high degree of
platform neutrality.  That's what made them the best.