On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Lew Wolfgang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > I'm a bit worried about VirtualBox and how it will fit into Oracle's > business model. I think it's a given that Oracle will expect their > new Sun purchase to turn a profit sooner than later. If it doesn't, > what parts will they shed and abandon? That they have announced the > decommissioning of vbox-users is also worth worrying about. The actual > cost of hosting the mailing list is close to zero, so what are they > thinking? Was Sun paying employees to participate in the list and now > Oracle wants to cut back? > > What issues will the community face if VirtualBox is cast adrift?
Lew, wether you realize it or not, your "innocent question" is PURE FUD. FUD as in Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt I reply with the same answer I gave to someone else back in mid-January: Virtualbox is a DESKTOP virtualization product. All the Xen derivatives are enterprise-class virtualization products, more geared towards server use and command line management. http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-xen-server-vps-monitoring-commands.html Virtualbox on the other hand shares the same user base and target audience as vmware player and Virtual PC, two other "free" products that do not "make money" to their software makers. Yet, I don´t see people asking "what if" FUD questions about Microsoft dropping Virtual PC or Vmware dropping "Vmware player". FC _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
