[Sheflug] Re: VMWare offer

[graham <josoap [at] xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Subject: RE: [Sheflug] VMware offer?
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 08:34:51 +0100
> From: "Morris, David (Allvac, UK)" <david [at] allvac.co.uk>
> To: <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
> Reply-To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
>
> > http://www.vmware.com/linuxuser/linuxuser_login.jsp
> >=20
> > Seems to offer a discount on VMWare.  I looked at this=20
> > product once, and it is an impressive solution to using=20
> > Windows within a Linux environment (without having to reboot=20
> > on a multi-OS machine).
> >=20
>
Hi - 

I've been lurking on the list for a while, and noticed the VMWare LUG discount 
link. 

The VMWare demo installed easily and ran (almost) faultlessly on Gentoo, SuSE, 
and an FC3-based LTSP, and it can access dongles through the parallel port, 
which I never managed with wine. This would let me run a 100% Linux setup, 
with only virtual Windoze machines for the specialist software.

If I've got it right, to qualify for the $100 discount I'm after, VMWare want 
the LUG itself to download a totally free copy to use and demonstrate.

Has anyone running this group done this; if not, would they be willing to?

Graham

 
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