[vox-tech] Apple & Linux

[Stuart Turner]

Matin Hashemi wrote:
> There is just one little problem here: I have to reboot the machine 
> every time I need to use an application from the other OS :(   
> Fortunately, I just learned that there is some Free BSD already 
> installed in Apple OS X Tiger. Am I right?

Matin:

There are several options for virtualization under Mac OS X to run Linux and/or Windows 
concurrently. I'm running VirtualPC on my Powerbook (not available for Intel-based Macs, but 
rather moot anyway - it's a dog) and the following two applications on an Intel machine 
(MacBook Pro) running Fedora Core 6 and Ubuntu.

1) Parallels
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/

2) VMWare Fusion
http://www.vmware.com/whatsnew/macsignupform.html

A Beta program that is free for download and use...for now. 

Link to VMWare Appliances that include many Linux distributions, including Fedora, Ubuntu, 
OpenBSD and others:
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/

FreeBSD is not installed on Tiger, but Mac OS X runs on an a variant of BSD called Darwin. Darwin 
is essentially open source (BSD is an academic license, not a reciprocal license like the GPL, and 
allows Apple Inc to choose which components to remain open and which to keep proprietary).

~ Stuart

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