Re: Legality of using free VMware Workstation Player for alpha and beta testing of Ubuntu?

2022-05-16 Thread Thomas Ward
If you are in doubt for any reason, this is where you need to work with a lawyer in your own jurisdiction to determine the legality. None of us are lawyers, so any advice we give should be taken with a grain of salt.  I don't think VMware will come after you though for using it to test Ubuntu

Re: Legality of using free VMware Workstation Player for alpha and beta testing of Ubuntu?

2022-05-16 Thread Aaron Rainbolt
Thank you for taking the time to reply. This is sort of what I was thinking when I asked the question, but it's still close enough to a problem that I'm worried about it. In addition, I intend on using Ubuntu for commercial use in the not-too-distant future, so I'd rather not risk getting myself

Re: Legality of using free VMware Workstation Player for alpha and beta testing of Ubuntu?

2022-05-16 Thread John Chittum
Not a lawyer, so grain of salt. Ubuntu, the OS, is not a commercial product by itself. Ubuntu is offered as a free and open source OS. If you are testing non-commercial offerings of Ubuntu, as part of community work, then it should be fine to use VMWare Player, Virtualbox, or other items for

Re: Legality of using free VMware Workstation Player for alpha and beta testing of Ubuntu?

2022-05-14 Thread Aaron Rainbolt
Thanks, that's what I needed to know! Virt-manager is more than sufficient for my needs, and I can always cough up the $150-$200 if I really want to do VMware testing. Thank you for your time and help! On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 3:51 AM Shane O'Sullivan wrote: > It's a breach of the EULA. I would

Legality of using free VMware Workstation Player for alpha and beta testing of Ubuntu?

2022-05-13 Thread Aaron Rainbolt
I am digging deep into the world of Ubuntu development and am trying to make sure my alpha and beta testing is as effective as possible. I also don't want to cash out an arm and a leg for expensive software to do so. I've been using virt-manager (QEMU/KVM) for testing on virtual machines, and