[Mageia-dev] Virtual machine image distribution

Mon Feb 14 13:28:00 CET 2011

Hi,
+
+while debugging the last issues for iso for alpha 1, Anne reminded us
+that some people asked in the past for appliance ( ie, virtual machine )
+to be distributed along the isos on mirrors. 
+
+While we will likely not do for the next release ( due tomorrow ), I
+would like to have some feedback about it ( as i seldom use such
+features, I prefer to install my vm myself ).
+
+There is some question to answer :
+- what technology would people like to see ? ( remember, this has to be
+something that can be created using free softwares in the distribution )
+
+- what type of hardware should be emulated ( i586/x86_64, sound card,
+etc ? ) 
+
+- what should be distributed along the disk image ?
+
+- what kind of installation ? Ie, a default user with a default
+documented password, but for issue such as language, size of the disk,
+partitionning, set of installation package, this is more tricky.
+
+
+Who would be interested by this feature ? Some has example of
+company/group doing the same that he could comment ( I found several
+people doing the same, but no time to look at details ) ?
+
+-- 
+Michael Scherer
+
+