>
> How big is the VM image?
>

I would guess at least 300 MB.

Requiring a VM doesn't really make things simpler. Just imagine for a new 
contributor that is used to the usual Github flow:

- Sign up Gerrit + sign CLA (I guess that one is accepted nowadays among 
developers)
- Download and install VirtualBox or activate Hyper-V in Win8.1+. Might 
require a restart.
- Download image, 300MB+
- Mount a directory from the VM so you can directly work on the git 
repository inside the VM.

If I imagine I would want to fix a small bug that maybe has a workaround 
available I am not sure if I would go through the above. If I would plan to 
contribute more often then the above might be acceptable for Windows users, 
but for a one time contribution probably not.


-- J.

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