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face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>I<SPAN class=483204404-20062007> can
be your at-VMware contact, since I'm now directly focused on Virtual Appliances
(i.e., prepackaged VMs etc...).</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=483204404-20062007>By "VMware support" in this particular context, I read
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class=483204404-20062007> "Virtual Appliance to run on top of VMware
virtualization products and geared towards Maemo platform
development"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=483204404-20062007>-JMills (Nokia 770)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>--<BR>Jason Mills -- jmills@vmware.com<BR> -- - -- - -- -
-- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - --<BR> Virtual Appliance Partner Enablement
Manager<BR> -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - --<BR> Course
Developer & Staff VMWorld 2006 Lab 3805<BR> Course Developer &
Staff VMWorld 2007 Labs 5&6<BR></FONT></P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> maemo-developers-bounces@maemo.org
[mailto:maemo-developers-bounces@maemo.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>quim.gil@nokia.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:42
PM<BR><B>To:</B> maemo-developers@maemo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> maemo through
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>It would be good to have al the
maemo-through-VMware interested focused in a single direction. There is
interest enough to make this happen in a reliable way but some coordination is
needed. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nokia is not in the best position to lead this even
if we support the idea and want to see it happening. The reason is that Nokia
checks all the software released in their products and offers a guarantee on
them. Perhaps we can circunvent rules (to be analyzed) but the default setting
would imply that Nokia would be stamping a seal on a whole Ubuntu distribution
(read hundreds of packages) which is totally out of the scope (and
feasibility).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are happy seeing an official maemo release
inside a VMware envelop. If it's proven to work and be regularly maintained
and supported we would give it officious treatment. With identified and
reliable speakers we could help having the new versions in good shape right
after a new maemo release. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>It looks like all the ingredients are present
already in the maemo community. With some images already out there, a
placeholder like </FONT><A
href="https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemovmware/"><U><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff
size=2>https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemovmware/</FONT></U></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> , contributors identified, some coordination and an agreed
plan the "VMware support" present in the </FONT><A
href="http://maemo.org/intro/roadmap.html"><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>http://maemo.org/intro/roadmap.html</FONT></U></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2> could be pushed forward with a (community) tag and our explicit
backing.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quim</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>