On Wed, Jun 06, 2018 at 10:42:33AM -0300, Eduardo Habkost wrote: > > If we want a grand vision where a single file stores the whole VM, why > > not invest the work and make it right from the start? > > We don't want a grand vision where a single file stores the whole > VM. This is exactly what I would like to avoid, by not inventing > a whole different appliance file format.
Besides, trying to get a grand vision from the start is a sure way to never have the design leave the drawing board. What we are asking for at this point is a way to stick a named blob in an image that people can use with qemu without jumping through hoops. It seems like a generic enough addition that it seems highly likely to be useful down the road and harmless enough that maintaining it won't become a burden. Can we agree on that as a first step, so we can build that foundation and move on to actually building ways to use it? -- MST
