Maybe I'm biased :-) but I think the VirtualBox appliance is a great way to get to know Sage and for students.
But if you want to actively develop for Sage then I would recommend to run on Unix natively. In principle you can do everything in a virtual machine but its a bit like learning a language: total immersion works best. -- To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
