VirtualBox is an x86 virtualization software package, originally created by German software company innotek, now developed by Sun Microsystems as part of its Sun xVM virtualization platform. It is installed on an existing host operating system; within this application, additional operating systems, each known as a Guest OS, can be loaded and run, each with its own virtual environment.
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blogs.sun.com/tpm/entry/virtualboxVirtualBox is an x86 virtualization software package, originally created by German software company innotek, now developed by Sun Microsystems as part of its Sun xVM virtualization platform. It is installed on an existing host operating system; within this application, additional operating systems, each known as a Guest OS, can be loaded and run, each with its own virtual environment.
Supported host operating systems include Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp, Windows XP or Vista, and Solaris, while supported guest operating systems include DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, OS/2 Warp, Windows and Solaris. The latest version also supports Windows 7 beta and release candidate 1.
According to a 2007 survey by DesktopLinux.com, VirtualBox was the third most popular software package for running Windows programs on Linux desktops.
History
The application was initially offered under a proprietary software license. One version of the product was available at no cost for personal or evaluation use, subject to the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL). In January 2007, VirtualBox OSE (Open Source Edition) was released as free software, subject to the requirements of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2.
The original developer, innotek, also contributed to the development of OS/2 and Linux support in virtualization and OS/2 ports of products from Connectix which were later acquired by Microsoft. Specifically, innotek developed the “additions” code in both Microsoft Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server, which greatly improves host-guest OS interactions. OS/2 has been notoriously difficult to run virtualized in the past due to extensive ring 2 execution.Fact: date=January 2009
Sun Microsystems acquired Innotek in February 2008.
Licensing
There are two versions of the VirtualBox software.
The full VirtualBox package comes under a proprietary Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL), which allows using the software free of charge for personal and educational use and evaluation of the product. Licenses for commercial deployment of the full VirtualBox package can be purchased from Sun, although commercial use by individuals within a company is covered by the free PUEL.
A second version called the VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE) is free software released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), from which the following closed-source features are missing:
- The built-in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server
- USB support (see above) and the combination of running the RDP server with support of remote USB devices
- iSCSI support for virtual hard disks (see above)
- Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Serial ATA Controller
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