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VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by justsomehnguy »

hsbauauvhabzb wrote: post #42
theevilsharpie wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Virtualbox VM encryption can be useful if the host hypervisor is compromised and the unauthorized party uploads data on disk that the host can trivially access (as is frequently the case with ransomware).

I don’t understand your comment at all. Ransomware can encrypt and encrypted virtual machine. If the host is compromised at a privilege level able to read or modify the VM, the vm is also implicitly compromised.

> If the host is compromised at a privilege level able to read

Multi-user systems exists, compromise may be at user-level. Sure, if you have root/SYSTEM level access then all bets are off, but defense is like an ogre - it has layers.

Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by ta988 »

hsbauauvhabzb wrote: post #39
sebastien_b wrote: post #23

Still by law firm ORACLE; this software thing is just a side business to extract licence fees out of companies that thought they could use this for free.

How much do the licences cost?

As much as they can squeeze.

Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by obtino »

bratao wrote: post #22

Oracle was responsible for my first complaint, while I was doing my first internship in the US. Because once I used my private laptop with the VirtualBox Extension Pack while connected to the work network. The incredible legal/licensing team got in touch because they identified this use. Since than I avoid Oracle like plague.

I was happy to pay the USD30 they charged back then, but they wanted a minimum order of 100 units!

Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by ta988 »

vbezhenar wrote: post #9
tiffanyh wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do people use who run an M1/M2 based Mac but want to run an x86 VM? Because you can't do this with Virtualbox.

I rent x86 VPS and using it remotely. x86 VM on macOS basically is unusable. It's doable with qemu emulation, but it's as slow as molasses.

You mean on M1. On x86 it is pretty fast. Basic stuff is usable but try Java on a x86 VM on M1 (the Java program I need has a lot of .so compiled for x86 so no choice)

Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by obtino »

denkmoon wrote: post #41
bratao wrote: post #22

Oracle was responsible for my first complaint, while I was doing my first internship in the US. Because once I used my private laptop with the VirtualBox Extension Pack while connected to the work network. The incredible legal/licensing team got in touch because they identified this use. Since than I avoid Oracle like plague.

It's a shame that Oracle make their products toxic because this particular one is truly fantastic.

It wasn't originally their product. It came with the Sun Microsystems acquisition. Sun themselves acquired Virtualbox close to selling to Oracle. Sun never monetized their products well, hence their demise.

Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by sebastien_b »

ta988 wrote: post #52
hsbauauvhabzb wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much do the licences cost?

As much as they can squeeze.

And if they find out you've been using it commercially (even just your home machine you have a non-running copy on connecting to your company's VPN network) without an existing licence, they're squeezing your balls in open court.

Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by pm2222 »

denrober wrote: post #34
sebastien_b wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don’t use it. Period. ORACLE is just releasing this to dupe people into thinking they can use this for free (they can’t).

Only the extension pack is not free to use. The base product is under the GPL v2 and is free to use. You can use the extension pack for personal use but any use in a business context requires a license.

Good idea.

Re: VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration

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Post by 29athrowaway »

obtino wrote: post #55
denkmoon wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a shame that Oracle make their products toxic because this particular one is truly fantastic.

It wasn't originally their product. It came with the Sun Microsystems acquisition. Sun themselves acquired Virtualbox close to selling to Oracle. Sun never monetized their products well, hence their demise.

Sun and SGI were once profitable but once Linux gained traction it was over.

They had no option to be assimilated by the Borg.

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