Hi Cameron:
On 07/29/2012 03:25 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
Thanks
Micha,
I've had a quick first pass over the virtualization_quickstart and
vmdk_quickstart.
The vmdk quickstart looks good. I'll have a few relatively minor
comments to make when I do a full review (in ~ 24 hours).
What I suggest is:
* We should only have one quickstart for VMs.
* So virtualization quickstart and vmdk quickstart should be
combined into one.
* And we should deprecate the vitualbox quickstart.
* Actually, I think we should all 3 quickstarts should be renamed
virtualbox quickstart, so that we have some history consistency,
and it will be easier to track what has/has not been translated
over versions of osgeolive.
Alex mentioned adding a page describing Parallels, and Hamish wanted
another showing how to build a VM on Linux using libvirt. So I've
left it with the one *short* intro document, and the link at the
bottom to the details. It looks cleaner and more concise this way.
And what's more, we can decide whether or not to add detailed pages
for other VM platforms in the future. I don't see the problem with
additional, separate pages? Those interested will look deeper. And
casual users will make do with the brief overview.
If it still looks too split up, let me know and I'll merge the two
pages into one.
Regards,
Micha
On 28/07/12 19:48, Micha Silver wrote:
On 07/28/2012 01:11 AM, Cameron Shorter
wrote:
Micha,
Are you still good for your offer to write a VM Howto?
We were discussing this in our daily IRC meeting and agreed
that it would be good to have one.
I'll give it a shot over this weekend.
Your guidelines seem fine. As I mentioned, I'll put together a
VM overview, covering only the "why" and machine requirements.
Then it will have links to:
* your current page
* setting up a virtualbox VM straight from the *.vmdk version
of the
Live DVD.
* the VM wiki page
That should be an improvement.
Thanks,
Micha
What I suggest is:
1. Try to ensure that the doc is concise, so there is less to
translate. (The current VM that I wrote is too long).
2. Describe how to set up a VM for only one VM. Our
quickstarts should be quick, (and easy to maintain), and
shouldn't confuse users by asking them to decide on which VM
to use.
3. I'm open to suggestions re which VM you think you should
write to. I'd guess you would select the easiest, or most
widely used Open Source VM, but this will probably be your
call.
4. Finish with a link to an OSGeo-Live-VM wiki page. The wiki
page can include much more detail, including how to install
multiple versions of VMs.
Lastly, I'm being really bad by hoping to get some docs within
a day or 2 - which will be required if we are to give
translators enough time to translate it. (I'm also hoping to
review it for you).
I've created an issue to track this here:
https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/966
On 25/07/12 12:28, Hamish wrote:
Cameron wrote:
I suggest that we should:
1. Describe one way to create a VM inside OSGeo docs
2. Describe one way to create an ISO inside OSGeo docs
Point to wiki pages where we can describe multiple ways
for
creating ISO/VMs.
or perhaps just describe what a VM is, how it works, and
what you need
to run one on the disc, + the link to the rich mediawiki
howtos pages.
Similar for booting off persistent USB sticks which may be a
new concept
to some conference goers.
2c,
Hamish
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Micha Silver
GIS Consultant, Arava Development Co.
http://www.surfaces.co.il
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