Zenith (now owned by LG) also use Linux.

They should be taught SOMETHING. I recently saw a case where a new programmer was asked to add CR/LF to the end of his text strings. Well, when we saw the code, he had done exactly as asked. Each string had "CR/LF" (the string literal) added to the end.

I agree, it is like apples and oranges, as is BSD Jails vs VMWare Server. However, the end result is similar enough to invite comparisons.

I have to agree, the 'from Citrix' makes me queasy for a couple of reasons.

1. I've had issues with Citrix products in the past
2. Xen is the work of many people, not just Citrix.

Issue 2 compensated for issue 1, and it was further assuaged by the performance of the VM's. Very nice. I was also nice that Citrix made XenServer free just as we were about to write a check.

We had performance issues with VMWare Server as well, especially in the disk I/O area. Converting to XenServer from Citrix solved the issues for us. We have great speed, can virtualize other OS's, and management is significantly better.

A Canadian company MicroPilot has been sending small unmanned aircraft into the skies for years. Attopilot is nothing new.

Visio runs just fine under Codeweavers CrossOver Office. I run Visio 2003 that way, and it just works.

This is really late in the thread, but I'll put in my 2 cents worth anyway. I'm part time. I manage the software development team at a local company. My situation is a bit different though. I've been in development for 20+ years and left a few years back to be a stay at home dad. I worked on a couple of contracts while I stayed at home. One of my contracts offered me a full time position, and with the economy the way it is, I seriously considered it. The end result is that I am an employee now, but when my kids aren't in school, I'm not at work. I get in by 9:30 AM, I leave at 3:00 PM. I get 2 weeks off at Christmas and Spring Break, and 2 months off in the summer, as well as all school inservice days and when my kids are sick.

Let me tell you, it's not easy. In my case, I'm juggling two jobs. Even if you're not, keeping on the pulse of on-going projects is extremely difficult. You need to be extremely organized and trust your staff.