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  1. Re:Wine + VMWare = ... by barracg8 · · Score: 2 · on Review of VMWare Competitor
    • Don't we need a lot of people stomping around and fuming about VMWare being patented software? Shouldn't there be a boycott of it?
    No.

    yerricde is a troll. On VMware's website, they talk about 'patent-pending technologies', but they are not acually stupid enough to try to patent VMs. Unfortunately, Flash VOS Inc. are that damn stupid. VOS have patented IBM's VM technology from, uh, like the 60s. (great stuff, and still in great use; plus, this is what was used to run 40,000 copies of Linux on a [recursively VM'd :-) ] partition of a IBM S/390)

    Flash VOS: can you guys not spell prior art?
    Or are you just so atracted to your patent lawyers, you like giving them money for the fun of it?

    Nothing to worry about here.

    cheers,
    G

  2. Upgrades by mini+me · · Score: 1 · on VOS Patents on Virtualizing OSs?
    From the VOS web site (http://www.flashvos.com/page_1.htm): "Stop the unnecessary upgrades of your operating system"
    I thought upgrades were sometimes necesary to fix bugs, etc. How can VOS magically fix bugs and add features to your current operating system?

    What if I'm not using VOS? If I see no reason to upgrade my operating system then I wont! If I want to upgrade for a bug fix, or I want a new feature in the new system then I'll upgrade, but what does VOS have to do with any of this?

    I'm confused at what they are getting at here, my guess is that they mean you don't have to re-install your operating system to change it, but I think they should be more clear on this, especially if they are trying to sell this! I can just see someone thinking that if they have this they no longer have to upgrade from say Windows 98 to Windows ME because VOS will do it for them.
  3. Cracker Jack should have tried this! by bk1e · · Score: 1 · on VOS Patents on Virtualizing OSs?
    From their resellers' page:


    The Small, Medium, and Large Reseller Packet includes:
    ...
    **License agreements with coupon and stock options for each copy of Flash Vos Super O/S ordered.


    How does this work, considering that they're not a publicly traded company? Apparently, like Travelzoo.com, this shows that they will probably never be publicly traded. I also like how they explicitly allow the reseller to pass the stock option on to the consumer. Isn't there a limit on the number of shareholders of a privately-held company in Texas? I thought it was something like 100 or so.

    This, however, is a major problem if they are incorporated in Texas, because they are required to set the number of stock shares at time of incorporation. That means, if for some reason their product becomes spectularly popular, they will have to stop honoring the stock option coupons, or start buying back shares that were previously "sold."

    Also, IANAL.
  4. Re:VOS Link by mu_cow · · Score: 1 · on VOS Patents on Virtualizing OSs?

    The opening page is at http://www.flashvos.com/page_1.htm. Their site is fairly amateurish and incomplete, however, you can get a feel for what they are doing. They should really get some design consultants if they are actually serious.

    Incidentally www.vos.com links to an adult resource, which can't chuff the company for its professional looking prospects.

  5. Save 85% (!) by DanstarIII · · Score: 1 · on VOS Patents on Virtualizing OSs?

    Buy FlashVos Super O/S Pro (RRP $199.95) now and pay only $29.95! That's a saving of 85%!
    Purchase now using the state of the art non-encrypted credit card form here!

    I haven't laughed so hard in ages :)

  6. Did you look at the whitepapers? by Ralph · · Score: 5 · on VOS Patents on Virtualizing OSs?
    Their product won't be anything like VMware or plex86, they are building a BIOS-Enhancement.

    From their Homepage:

    Version 1: Flash Vos? virtualizes the disk device only. Thus, a single disk device can be partitioned into multiple virtual disks, with a separate OS installed in each virtual disk. Each installed OS is oblivious to the others, and Flash Vos? Super O/S resides in the BIOS, above the OS level. Only one OS at a time can actually run on the computer. To switch OS's, the user must exit the currently running OS, change the active partition of the disk using Flash Vos? Super O/S, and reboot the new OS. This method of switching OS's may be termed a "cold swap".

    This looks like a BIOS-Bootmanager, it just activates the partition the OS you're interested in resides on, then let's you boot from that partition. Magic indeed.

    Version 2: Flash Vos? Super O/S can checkpoint the active state of the current OS, allowing a rapid changeover ("hot swap") to another OS without halting and rebooting. The active state of the current OS is saved on disk, and the new OS is resumed in the exact state in which it was last saved.

    Aah, a BIOS based bootmanager with APM - The state of your work is saved to disk, then you reboot.

    Version 3: Flash Vos? Super O/S virtualizes the main memory and I/O resources, allowing multiple OS images and applications to reside in separate portions of the main memory. This means that the user can instantly switch to another active OS, via Flash Vos? Super O/S.

    Okay, that looks like a VMware done in hardware. Each OS is given a slice of the available RAM in which it can reside and run. You can switch between different Virtual-Machines. Okay, ther is no emulation layer in here, as all OSes are running on the actual hardware. When switching OSes, the OS you're switching from has to release all Hardware - that seems to be interesting. But that is "Phase III", so I wouldn't hold my breath.

    Version 4: Flash Vos? Super O/S fully virtualizes, multiplexes, and schedules all physical resources, allowing concurrent execution of multiple OS's and their applications, including communication and shared storage between OS's.

    Can't wait for that one - does anyone need a nice bridge? I own one I could sell :)

    Ralph