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→What is VirtualBox?
VirtualBox is supplied in two different editions. The most suitable edition will depend on the needs of the user:
* '''VirtualBox Full Binary Edition''' - Free for personal use and evaluation purposes, this edition is pre-built foir for a variety of host operating systems and is fully functional. The source code for this edition is not available and licenses must be purchased for commercial use of the product.
* '''VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE)''' - Freely available for personal and commercial use and includes source code released under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL). The source code must be compiled prior to use and the following features are missing from this edition:
:- '''Remote Display Protocol (RDP) Server''' - Allows remote access to virtual machines using via RDP based clients.
:- '''USB support''' - Provides virtual machine access to USB devices connected to the host computer system.
:- '''iSCSI initiator''' - Enables iSCSI storage devices to be used as virtual disks without the need for iSCSI drivers on the guest operating system.
:- '''Serial ATA controller''' - Increases the performance of virtual hard disk disks and allows more than three virtual hard disks to be connected to a single virtual machine.
== VirtualBox Architecture Basics ==
