From: Robert Klemme Date: 2009-12-30T00:26:15+09:00 Subject: Re: A Ruby appliance: What would you include? 2009/12/29 Phillip Gawlowski : > On 29.12.2009 15:39, Robert Klemme wrote: > >> Not true.  You can use VMWare Server which is free as well. >> http://www.vmware.com/products/server/ > > Alas, true. Proper, actual managing of appliances, and not just virtual > machines (which are almost, but not entirely, completely unlike each other) > requires VMWare Workstation. The difference between the tools is *extreme*. > The gap'll have only increased since I used VMware Workstation 5.5, too. I'm not sure I get the difference you are hinting at. The most annoying deficiency of VMWare Server for me is that you can only have 1 snapshot at most. > Not to mention: I'd like to avoid using or requiring commercial tools that > are intended to produce vendor lock in (which VMware's tools *are*). > > Last, but not least, I'd like to expose the unwary to the world of OSS. > > It's the spirit on which this community was built, and on which it thrives. > It's the key stone of how we all interact each other, and the sooner we > expose newbies to this, the better. Another good point. > P.S.: I guess I should look at getting some sort of collaboration site > going. Anyone got a Google Wave invite to spare? ;) Done. Kind regards robert -- remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/