[Cialug] VM Server

[Scott Yates]

That is not precisely true.

The product itself is free.

They sell *support* subscriptions.

"Proxmox Virtual Environment's source code is free to download, use and
share because it's published under the GNU AGPL, v3
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html>. A
Proxmox VE subscription is a service program designed to help IT
Professionals and businesses to keep their Proxmox VE deployments
up-to-date and to provide access to professional support services. You get
access to the Proxmox VE Enterprise repository with stable software updates
and security enhancements, as well as to technical support and other
services. "



On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 2:02 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Jan 2014, Scott Yates wrote:
>
> > Going to go ahead and put my 2c in for ProxMox.  It is VERY easy to set
> up
> > and run.  The web gui is clean and speedy, and you can still do the more
> > advanced operations like moving a live/running image from one machine to
> > another without even losing a ping.
> >
> > It's very nice stuff, free, and seems to be very solid.
> >
> Ahh, .. this is NOT a free project; the minimum cost is #4.16/month:
>
>         http://www.proxmox.com/proxmox-ve/pricing
>
> The have an OS codebase, .. but the system itself asks for a subscription
> (a la sharewaer).
>
> If you want a commercial product, go for it; if you want Open Source,
> stick with Xen or KVM with your favorite distro.
>
>         Lee
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