ubuntu virtualization options when no HW virt support?

[Liam Proven]

2010/6/27 Markus Schönhaber <ubuntu-users at list-post.mks-mail.de>:
> 27.06.2010 13:42, Liam Proven:
>
>> Good for you. You are correct, technically, but trying to explain to
>> the average user that /certain/ OSs /can/ run under this program on
>> one type of CPU but on another type of CPU it can run any OS is asking
>> for trouble.
>
> I have no idea why being technically correct wrt a topic which, by
> itself, requires some technical understanding above average, should ask
> for trouble.
>
>> Bear in mind we are replying to a thread started by an OP who does not
>> know the difference between QEMU and KVM. I think that in your efforts
>> to make the answer more technically correct you are muddying the
>> waters and making said answer less clear, less helpful and less
>> informative.
>
> OK, you think so.
> I think it's just the other way round: by omitting information / making
> a statement which is simply not true, you generate confusion.
> Bear in mind, we are not discussing a "how to open a text editor"-level
> topic here.
>
> All in all, you seem to think that you know exactly how much information
> the OP and other readers of this thread can handle, and when they have
> to be "protected" from technically correct information.
> I doubt that you do know that - I surely don't. Therefore I think it's
> better to let them decide for themselves and let them ask for
> clarification if they really do get confused by information.
>
> BTW: Calling KVM a purely server virtualization as you did in your first
> post to this thread is another over-generalization. I, for one, use KVM
> daily as a desktop virtualization and - in combination with libvirt - I
> find creating, running and managing KVM guest to be equally easy as
> with, say, VirtualBox.

[Shrug] OK, fine. Good for you. Have it your own way.

I am happy; I feel I have contributed more, and more useful,
information to this thread than you, but if you want to nit-pick, go
right ahead. I am done.


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