Hi all,
I finally get to test the new 2006.0 LiveCD and the new installer (GUI
version). It certainly has many kinks to be ironed out, but it is a
great new start!
I am now waiting for the install on a vmware-workstation-5.5 while
reading what Google had to say about "VMWare Gentoo"...
A few quick ideas:
1. Wouldn't be great if we have a pre-built VMWare machine that gets
released with every new Gentoo release?
The problems:
Somebody has to do it: /me is trying, somebody else already
using it?
As it will be pre-installed Gentoo, the many options that the
installer provides will be already pre-shoosen... However Gentoo
is flexible enough to change them after that.
Somebody has to host it: not sure how does this fit inside
Gentoo mirrors, it will probably be the size of a LiveCD
Somebody has to support it: how many devs and how many skilled
users are there for gentoo on vmware?
It depends on commercial closed-source software... Ir is it
useful with VMPlayer only?
Yeah, and the HOWTO [1] has to be updated...
[1] http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Gentoo_on_VMware_in_Windows_NT/2K/XP
What is it worth:
For windoze people it will be a great way to experience/play
with Gentoo
For the challengers, using hardmasked-and-brake-my-gentoo
ebuilds in a nice snadbox will be easy
Just a quick preview of the next release or any other feature
bug
2. As a result of idea 1 and using the info from [2] the Gentoo
community can get lots of fame and some people can get some money.
[2] http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/challenge/
Kalin.
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