Is there a free virtual player for commercial use?

Question

I have this in my manifest:

<activity
android:name=".PimMediaActivity"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:screenOrientation="portrait">

       <meta-data
        android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
        android:value=".SettingsActivity" />

</activity> 

On my PimMediaActivity which has SettingsActivity declared as its parent in the manifest, I have a custom back button. There are cases like from push notification where I need to start the PimMediaActivity directly, but I want to be able to go back to the parent activity when the button is clicked. Is this feature only working with the ActionBar back button ?!

Solution 1

For the server side you can use Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. Depending on what your desktops are running Windows 7 Pro/Ultimate includes an updated version of Virtual PC. If you can provide a little more detail, like what OS you're planing on virtualizing in the server/desktop we can probably tailor the answers a little better.

Solution 2

If this is commercial use, do yourself a favor and buy a license for VMWare Workstation and be done with it. The extra features beyond the basic player will be appreciated.

I wouldn't invest in Virtualbox now that Oracle is behind it. When it was Sun, I had no problems, but I wouldn't trust anything with Oracle's name on it.

Virtual PC is fine if you're just going to virtualize XP inside Windows 7, but if you want to run Linux VMs you're going to want something a little more vendor neutral and robust... like something from VMWare.

Solution 3

VMPlayer is free for commercial use after you apply for it: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/141386

Solution 4

I use qemu with the kvm without issues, is released under the GPLv3 (read you can use it for commercial purpose as well) and it supports the hardware virtualization, so I think it's the best solution.

Solution 5

You can use the VirtualBox Open Source Edition for free. Currently it lacks USB passthrough, RDP and USB over RDP. It does however include VNC. All other features are identical.

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Editions

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Comments

[vikp]

Hi, thank you for the reply. I have read the thread, it states that I need to apply for a permission if I plan on re-distributing software internally or externally, however, it still states that I can't use it for commercial use...

[vikp]

Sorry I should have stated that I'm looking for a Windows solution.

[vikp]

Hi, thank you for this. I plan on running virtual machine under Windows 7 Professional. To start with I'm going to play about with few distributions of Linux and than get to configuring Ubuntu Server.

[tmow]

I consider really dangerous trusting Oracle. Is possible to run qemu on windows but performance are slightly lower. Why don't you consider to use a Linux box and run windows in the VM? It's what I do and perfomarmances are really much better then using VirtualBOX on windows.

[ErnieTheGeek]

If your desktop OS is going to be Windows 7 then I would definitely just stick with the embedded Virtual PC. You'll probably find some additional flexibility if you run Hyper-V for the server side as well, it should make management a lot more transparent.

[Jerry33]

re-distributing software internally or externally = commercial use If you want to run Windows inside, you need to take care (pay) of the Windows licenses anyway.

[vikp]

I plan on running linux. There are certain procedures that I must follow, therefore I can't just go and purchase software =(

[vikp]

I will give this a go. Thank you all for the replies.

[JOTN]

-1 I don't think "because it's Oracle" is a rational and professional assessment of a piece of software.

[Speed Demon]

yes that would be the simplest solution, I wanted to use it in a more universal fashion where its applicable as a code snippet to all activities that have a parent defined. Thanks

[Garet Claborn]

+1 as I agree with the post and strongly disagree with @JOTN. It it precisely due to experience in the profession that we know Oracle to be unreliable and shoddy. Understanding of industry reputations is part of a seasoned professional's arsenal