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Virtualbox 4 released
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Clinically Insane
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Dec 22, 2010, 08:19 PM
 
Not too many features of particular use to Mac users, but the I/O limiting and expansion pack stuff looks pretty cool... I'll definitely be evaluating this for use on my servers.

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I'm not sure how performance compares to the earlier versions, I've only seen the betas compared...
     
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Dec 24, 2010, 12:10 PM
 
Funny, I just saw comments about it on IRC:
[09:58] <user1> well virtual box 4 isn't showing a create deal of promiose
[10:01] <user2> user1, crapped all over?
[10:01] <user1> crashing out

Sounds like it's the same old shit and expectations are set correctly.
     
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Dec 24, 2010, 12:21 PM
 
Hey, stop dissing Besson. He likes shit.

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Dec 24, 2010, 01:31 PM
 
It may be indeed be shit on certain platforms, but it is the official Oracle/Solaris virtualization solution, so some would obviously disagree with your assessment, mduell.

Me, I'm still evaluating it along with KVM and others for a possible VMWare Server replacement for the summer. It certainly holds its own in terms of performance and features.
     
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Dec 26, 2010, 09:49 PM
 
Virtual Box works awesomely well for all my uses:
OSX host, Linux guest, Windows guest
Linux host, Windows guest
Windows host, Linux guest
Needs some patience with USB connections, but it works. 99.9% of my VM time is using a productivity application, not plugging a thumb drive.
     
   
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