[Mageia-dev] Virtual machine image distribution

Mon Feb 14 18:09:29 CET 2011

Op maandag 14 februari 2011 13:28:00 schreef Michael Scherer:
+> 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 ) ?
+
+i would like a x86_64 vdi (vbox) one with vbox guest additions on it.
+
+Also one that can act like a buildnode (uirt setup properly to work out of the 
+box: that can build for both archs; and for cauldron and for stable1 in 
+chroots), which i can use for building stuff, preferably with urpmi-proxy on 
+it.
+
+I'm willing to spend time on making this "buildnode" to work properly.
+