2011/2/14 Michael Scherer <[email protected]>: > 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 ) ?
One hardware feature which comes to mind is USB support (external haddisks, printer, card readers, etc.) Besides a ready made vm I'd appreciate a tool in the style of the draktools to convert a custom installation into a vm to be installed in virtual machines. -- wobo
