OT: Coolest thing... SCO on 2003 server!

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting John Esak (Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:58:05 -0400):

> <previous message>
> Virtual machines are useful - but personally, I would never willingly
> nor happily run a production server in a standard virtual machine in the
> configuration you mention - in large part because of the concerns with
> making a more secure/stable *nix susceptable to the foibles and
> frailities of the windows host system.
[...]
> I can see that you are a Unix zealot. :-)  And, I can appreciate that
> stand entirely. I used to be of the same mind as you. Not any more.
> Windows 2003 Server is plenty stable enough for my home system.  This
> has always included and previously been based solidly on a Unix core.
> Things have changed over the past 5 years. I now rely strongly on
> various Windows platforms. As for a production server as a virtual
> system... I don't think I would ever do that either... with *nix
> guesting under Windows.
[...]

Just remember, there are always programs out there, such as VMware,
which would let you run Windows hosted on a Linux box, rather than
Linux on a Windows box, should you so desire.

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