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by hdfbdtbcdg 2546 days ago
He literally can't do his job on this OS... He runs his critical workloads (Linux virtual machines) on another laptop with Linux installed.
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>OpenBSD is a fantastic operating system, but it is not a good choice as virtualization host.

I like the idea of the computer that I physically interface with being extremely secure. Considering everything I do with virtualization is through a shell and little I do works without the Internet, accepting a bit of extra inconvenience to have that security seems like a decent trade-off.

To be clear, it is more than Linux virtual machines but also Windows. The VMs are for penetration testing labs and R&D.

It isn't my job, it is my hobby.

I can do my job with ssh terminals and a browser.

But he can. I have no idea why he dismissed vmd.
I need to run Windows workstation and server VMs, too. (In the screenshot, I show Windows).

Additionally, the Linux VM cons with vmd are off-putting, but I'll be getting them working. I even saw a blog post about running docker containers on linux on vmd. So, I'm going to try that out soon :D