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Subject:    docs/170286: Out of date information in the Virtualization section of Handbook
From:       Benjamin Washington-Yule <byu17 () uclive ! ac ! nz>
Date:       2012-07-30 21:38:24
Message-ID: 201207302138.q6ULcOxN030967 () red ! freebsd ! org
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> Number:         170286
> Category:       docs
> Synopsis:       Out of date information in the Virtualization section of Handbook
> Confidential:   no
> Severity:       non-critical
> Priority:       low
> Responsible:    freebsd-doc
> State:          open
> Quarter:        
> Keywords:       
> Date-Required:
> Class:          doc-bug
> Submitter-Id:   current-users
> Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 30 21:40:08 UTC 2012
> Closed-Date:
> Last-Modified:
> Originator:     Benjamin Washington-Yule
> Release:        n/a
> Organization:
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> Environment:
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> Description:
The information at the beginning of section 23.3 ("FreeBSD as a Host OS") is out of \
date with regards to VirtualBox and previously named open source edition (OSE). There \
is only one version now.

See https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions for details of the change.
> How-To-Repeat:
n/a
> Fix:
Corrected text.

Patch attached with submission follows:

1117c1117,1118
<       the release of &os;&nbsp;7.2, Sun's
---
> the release of &os;&nbsp;7.2, the Open Source Edition
> (<acronym>OSE</acronym>) of Sun's
1125,1131c1126,1133
<       like guests.  It is released as open source software, but with
<       closed-source components available in a separate extension pack.  
<       These components include support for USB 2.0 devices, among others.
<       More information may be found on the <quote>Downloads</quote> page
<       of the <application>&virtualbox;</application> wiki, at
<       <ulink url="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads"></ulink>.
<       Currently, these extensions are not available for &os;.</para>
---
> like guests.  It comes in two flavors, an open source and a
> proprietary edition.  From the user's point of view, perhaps the
> most important limitation of the <acronym>OSE</acronym> is the
> lack of USB support.  Other differences may be found in the
> <quote>Editions</quote> page of the
> <application>&virtualbox;</application> wiki, at
> <ulink url="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions"></ulink>.
> Currently, only the OSE is available for &os;.</para>


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