Making use of Linux’s Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) opens up new possibilities while users can still enjoy the VirtualBox VMM itself. The KVM support is part of the mainline kernel so there is less worries with not having to use the VirtualBox kernel driver, KVM tends to support new features quite quickly, and tends to be more actively developed than VirtualBox and is embraced by a range of organizations. Early users of this backend by Cyberus customers are said to be experiencing better performance too.

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    9 months ago

    Dumb question: why would anyone improve VBox?

    I have heard of Oracle looking at IP addresses and if they notice a trend they try to collect a license off it. Same crap they do with Java. Do people use VBox and not concerned of Oracle looking over them?

    I loved VBox back then, it worked great.

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      9 months ago

      The performance of Virtual Box wasn’t even a contest vs KVM/QEMU. It’s easy to use, though VirtManager has gotten close to the ease of use that VB has.