My mistake, pardon me. I did not say it was easy "to make a VM image". I have no idea. However, I do think it is easy "to distribute a VM image". It's just a big file, like any other big file, right? The current workflow -- for most power users -- involves distributing live images, downloading them, creating new virtual machines, and then running straight from the VM-Live image, or installing the live image to the VM and using that. My proposed workflow -- for most power users -- would then involve distributing a VM image, downloading it, and opening it. Voila. None of that "create VM" or "install live image" stuff. It is true that these steps would be for power users, each time -- but in my case, I think it at least reduces a bit of the work, since the inevitable "make a VM step" is already done. I think I am not deluded in that distributing a big VM file is just as easy as distributing a big ISO file. But, I am not infallible. It was just a suggestion, I figured the novelty would be obvious. If indeed it is more onerous, then I apologize for derailing the discussion. It might be more work up front for the Test Leader, since he'd have to make a VM, but somehow I figured that making a custom LiveCD spin was just as involved. (The abstract idea involved -- make a self-contained bootable linux-filesystem -- is the same in each case). On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Rex Dieter<rdieter at math.unl.edu> wrote: > On 06/30/2009 01:07 PM, Jud Craft wrote: >> Right, you can use Live images in a VM. ?But it would simplify the >> barrier to entry if the image was pre-made, and I can't see how the >> space requirement for downloading VM image would be much larger than a >> live image (even if it would grow once activated). > > OK, enlighten me... to me live images are pretty easy already. > > How easy is it to make a distributable VM? > And then, how to give that to others, to also use easily? > I assume you're taking kvm here? > > Compare and contrast that workflow to the status quo. > > -- Rex > _______________________________________________ > fedora-kde mailing list > fedora-kde at lists.fedoraproject.org > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fedora-kde > New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org >
