VMware VS VirtualBox

[Ignazio Palmisano]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Ignazio Palmisano wrote:
>> Irving Leonard wrote:
>>> I would like to add something
>>> VirtualBox OSE, in contrast to VirtualBox (the pay one) cames with
>>> NAT network out of the box.
>> The non OSE is free as in beer. The differences are in some
>> functionality, not in the price.
>> http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions
> 
> That is not necessarily true. While you can download the PUEL version 
> for free, you may not use it for regular commercial installation. 


Ops, my bad. I remember reading that back in version 1.6.0 but cannot 
find the license agreement as it was back then (it's still available for 
download but it's been edited when Sun bought the company), so I can 
only blame my faulty memory (or I may try saying it's a sunday...).
I.

 From
> the link you posted:
> 
> | The full VirtualBox package is available in binary (executable) form
> | free of charge from the Downloads page. This version is free for
> | personal use and evaluation under the terms of the VirtualBox Personal
> | Use and Evaluation License.    
> |
> | If, instead, you wish to purchase licenses for enterprise use and/or
> | enterprise support for VirtualBox, please do not hesitate to contact
> | your Sun representative.   
> 
> You can read the full lisence here:
> <http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox_PUEL>
> 
> 
> Nils
>