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Whew. This was/is a big one. Vagrant 1.1 is the first release in Vagrant's history that is provider-agnostic. I'm shipping a Fusion provider and open source AW

Whew. This was/is a big one. Vagrant 1.1 is the first release in Vagrant's history that is provider-agnostic. I'm shipping a Fusion provider and open source AWS and RackSpace provider, but the interface itself is completely open source and documented, meaning anyone can add their own providers: http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/plugins/providers.html http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/plugins/providers.html And the provider API was introduced while retaining full compatibility for stock Vagrant 1.0.x installs. I'm really proud of that achievement. Vagrant 1.1 is a drop-in replacement for many organizations. Vagrant 1.1 is already in use in production at many large organizations, the biggest of which at the moment may be Yammer. The QA process for 1.1 was actually done by shipping to the big companies first. That was quite an experience, but I think that will result in a stable 1.1 experience for the masses. Anyways, I'm here to answer any questions if you have them.

mitchty 14y ago
AWESOME, no more virtualbox+vmware nonsense now on my macbook. No questions yet, will test it out when I get home from work as i forgot my laptop at home today.
bradchoate 14y ago
Why does the VMware Fusion provider cost $30 more than VMware Fusion itself? I'm not against commercial software, but the price is off-putting, particularly for personal use.
- mitchellh 14y ago
  I actually tend to view it as $20 less than the professional version of Fusion ($99). :) Hehe. But, yes, the provider works with the trial, regular, and professional versions, so you can argue it is $30 more. The reason is that VMware Fusion is woefully underpriced on Mac OS X systems, due to steep competition from Parallels. The equivalent on Windows is $249. My argument is that the value you get out of something like Vagrant + VMware Fusion pays for itself in less than an hour per seat (assuming you're billing more than $79/hour). I find that to be pretty good value, rather than comparing it directly to VMware Fusion.
  - bradleyland 14y ago
    But the alternatives aren't Vagrant + Fusion versus VMWare on Windows. The alternatives are Vagrant + VirtualBox versus Vagrant + VirtualBox, which is zero cost.
  - darkarmani 14y ago
    I thought that price included VM Fusion -- as in for $30 more you get the provider also.
- stock_toaster 14y ago
  Agreed. I was previuosly excited by it, but at this price point, I am no longer. It puts it out of the impulse-buy-to-try-it-out range and squarey into the "I can do without it".
Perceptes 14y ago
Congratulations! Vagrant is awesome. The blog post says that future releases in the 1.x series will not necessarily be backwards compatible. Does this mean you are not adhering to SemVer? If so, why not?
- tillk 14y ago
  This is a great question as well. I'm a little concerned by this choice because I'm not looking forward to constantly enforcing updates all across the board.
- mitchellh 14y ago
  Yes, I don't adhere to SemVer. I am sorry. If it helps, you can think of it as SemVer if you make the SECOND number the major version (according to semver terminology, it is the X, in X.Y.Z). I always say this warning to disclaim myself from future backwards incompatibilities, but if I follow 1.x like 0.x at all, then they'll be minimal. Vagrant 2.0, of course, will introduce long term stability, like Vagrant 1.0. But that is far off. :)
tillk 14y ago
Can you comment on compatibility. For example, if I decide to buy VMware Fusion for a team of 6 developers today (Professional costs 45 EUR*6 = 270 EUR). Will I have to spend the same amount each year again or are you going to support each version (and potential changes to the APIs) down the road? I have no idea how drastic changes are going to be from Fusion 5 to 6 and beyond. From reading your announcement, it seems like your plugin is a one time fee. I've seen other companies try this business model for software only to replace it with a yearly license down the road. Any thoughts on this? Does the email support include a response time, etc.?
- tillk 14y ago
  And I forgot another — any thoughts on volume licenses? E.g. a pack of 10.
- mitchellh 14y ago
  There may be an upgrade fee associated with new versions. I haven't decided yet. Even if there is, it won't be the full cost of the license. I won't ever charge an annual license fee is because the long term business model of HashiCorp is _not_ licenses. This is just a way to keep going and have folks support Vagrant. Email includes a 48 hour response time. Contact me at mitchell@hashicorp.com and I'd love to talk to you about this in more detail.

mitchty 14y ago

AWESOME, no more virtualbox+vmware nonsense now on my macbook. No questions yet, will test it out when I get home from work as i forgot my laptop at home today.

bradchoate 14y ago

Why does the VMware Fusion provider cost $30 more than VMware Fusion itself? I'm not against commercial software, but the price is off-putting, particularly for personal use.

mitchellh 14y ago
I actually tend to view it as $20 less than the professional version of Fusion ($99). :) Hehe. But, yes, the provider works with the trial, regular, and professional versions, so you can argue it is $30 more. The reason is that VMware Fusion is woefully underpriced on Mac OS X systems, due to steep competition from Parallels. The equivalent on Windows is $249. My argument is that the value you get out of something like Vagrant + VMware Fusion pays for itself in less than an hour per seat (assuming you're billing more than $79/hour). I find that to be pretty good value, rather than comparing it directly to VMware Fusion.
- bradleyland 14y ago
  But the alternatives aren't Vagrant + Fusion versus VMWare on Windows. The alternatives are Vagrant + VirtualBox versus Vagrant + VirtualBox, which is zero cost.
- darkarmani 14y ago
  I thought that price included VM Fusion -- as in for $30 more you get the provider also.
stock_toaster 14y ago
Agreed. I was previuosly excited by it, but at this price point, I am no longer. It puts it out of the impulse-buy-to-try-it-out range and squarey into the "I can do without it".

Perceptes 14y ago

Congratulations! Vagrant is awesome. The blog post says that future releases in the 1.x series will not necessarily be backwards compatible. Does this mean you are not adhering to SemVer? If so, why not?

tillk 14y ago
This is a great question as well. I'm a little concerned by this choice because I'm not looking forward to constantly enforcing updates all across the board.
mitchellh 14y ago
Yes, I don't adhere to SemVer. I am sorry. If it helps, you can think of it as SemVer if you make the SECOND number the major version (according to semver terminology, it is the X, in X.Y.Z). I always say this warning to disclaim myself from future backwards incompatibilities, but if I follow 1.x like 0.x at all, then they'll be minimal. Vagrant 2.0, of course, will introduce long term stability, like Vagrant 1.0. But that is far off. :)

tillk 14y ago

Can you comment on compatibility. For example, if I decide to buy VMware Fusion for a team of 6 developers today (Professional costs 45 EUR*6 = 270 EUR). Will I have to spend the same amount each year again or are you going to support each version (and potential changes to the APIs) down the road? I have no idea how drastic changes are going to be from Fusion 5 to 6 and beyond. From reading your announcement, it seems like your plugin is a one time fee. I've seen other companies try this business model for software only to replace it with a yearly license down the road. Any thoughts on this? Does the email support include a response time, etc.?

tillk 14y ago
And I forgot another — any thoughts on volume licenses? E.g. a pack of 10.
mitchellh 14y ago
There may be an upgrade fee associated with new versions. I haven't decided yet. Even if there is, it won't be the full cost of the license. I won't ever charge an annual license fee is because the long term business model of HashiCorp is _not_ licenses. This is just a way to keep going and have folks support Vagrant. Email includes a 48 hour response time. Contact me at mitchell@hashicorp.com and I'd love to talk to you about this in more detail.