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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/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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