From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HYOgi-0004eA-Nm for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:43:20 -0700 Received: from mail.nagafix.co.uk ([194.145.196.85]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HYOgh-0005qP-62 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:43:20 -0700 Message-ID: <4611248C.6030804@nagafix.co.uk> Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:43:08 +0100 From: Antoine Martin MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1712880100@web.de> <200704012108.14597.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> <46100EF5.7040802@nagafix.co.uk> <20070402020530.GA589@c2.user-mode-linux.org> <4610D937.20002@nagafix.co.uk> <20070402145530.GB6179@c2.user-mode-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <20070402145530.GB6179@c2.user-mode-linux.org> Subject: Re: [uml-devel] [RFC] UML kernel & rootfs bundle with every kernel release ? List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Jeff Dike Cc: Blaisorblade , devzero@web.de, user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jeff Dike wrote: > On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 11:21:43AM +0100, Antoine Martin wrote: >> Just like the network auto-configuration via dhcp, it would allow users >> to download images+kernel and run them like appliances without >> understanding anything about X or UML, just click and run. > > True, but I don't see that as being revolutionary. If people are > going to run a VM, presumably they have some purpose in mind, but how > often does that purpose involve having a GUI? I think the GUI is more important for new users than anyone else. Antoine ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel