Filed under: Utilities, Linux, Open Source
Virtualbox Open Source Edition available in Ubuntu repos
by Ian Dumych Dec 29th 2007 at 4:00PM
For some time now, Innotech's VirtualBox virtualization suite has been open source. However, the binaries they offered on the site were proprietary, despite the fact that the core technology was not.Now, Ubuntu Gutsy users have the option to install a completely open version of VirtualBox, known as VirtualBox OSE. It is almost identical to the older proprietary version, and is readily available in the Synaptic Package Manager. Users looking for a free and open alternative to VMWare need look no further. Just fire up Synaptic and get ready for some hot VM action.
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rothgar said 6:51PM on 12-29-2007
It is also good to know that the Windows Version was updated to 1.5.4 today :)
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cacarr said 3:27AM on 1-02-2008
"However, the binaries they offered on the site were proprietary, despite the fact that the core technology was not..."
Big so what; How many Ubuntu users are *that* religious about it?
This is to some degree illustrative of a fundamental problem within the Linux world (Linux Mint, et al., excluded).
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