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I think that it's a nice idea. |
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Maybe 2 versions: with X and w/o X just to reduce the space needed. |
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Can be great to try gentoo inside any other linux or win machine. Can |
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be great too to try new systems ebuilds or to test things. |
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El 04/03/2006, a las 8:32, Kalin KOZHUHAROV escribió: |
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> Hi all, |
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> I finally get to test the new 2006.0 LiveCD and the new installer (GUI |
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> version). It certainly has many kinks to be ironed out, but it is a |
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> great new start! |
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> I am now waiting for the install on a vmware-workstation-5.5 while |
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> reading what Google had to say about "VMWare Gentoo"... |
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> A few quick ideas: |
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> 1. Wouldn't be great if we have a pre-built VMWare machine that gets |
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> released with every new Gentoo release? |
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> The problems: |
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> Somebody has to do it: /me is trying, somebody else already |
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> using it? |
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> As it will be pre-installed Gentoo, the many options that the |
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> installer provides will be already pre-shoosen... However Gentoo |
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> is flexible enough to change them after that. |
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> Somebody has to host it: not sure how does this fit inside |
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> Gentoo mirrors, it will probably be the size of a LiveCD |
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> Somebody has to support it: how many devs and how many skilled |
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> users are there for gentoo on vmware? |
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> It depends on commercial closed-source software... Ir is it |
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> useful with VMPlayer only? |
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> Yeah, and the HOWTO [1] has to be updated... |
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> [1] http://gentoo-wiki.com/ |
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> HOWTO_Install_Gentoo_on_VMware_in_Windows_NT/2K/XP |
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> What is it worth: |
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> For windoze people it will be a great way to experience/play |
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> with Gentoo |
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> For the challengers, using hardmasked-and-brake-my-gentoo |
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> ebuilds in a nice snadbox will be easy |
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> Just a quick preview of the next release or any other feature |
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> bug |
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> 2. As a result of idea 1 and using the info from [2] the Gentoo |
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> community can get lots of fame and some people can get some money. |
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> [2] http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/challenge/ |
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> Kalin. |
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