<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br>I'll be happy to repackage the binaries, but I'd rather not start until we decide on a virtualization platform.<br>
<br>It's very important to make these sort of decisions at the beginning, because most of the work (IMHO) will be getting the VM software to configure properly (as well as legal rights as with redistributing VMWare player if we decide to go that route).<br>
<br>Here's a breakdown of the different popular VM products as I understand:<br><ul><li>VMWare Player: Robust and popular, but good integration is not available in the Free version unless one installs VMWare Server, which, while an excellent product, is too complicated for the average user. Moreover, it cannot be redistributed until one signs a legal agreement with VMWare and waits for it to come back countersigned :(<br>
<br></li><li>VirtualBox: Again, popular. As with above, for the functionality we'll have to use the non-FLOSS edition, but Sun has very liberal use agreements and the software can be configured with a great deal of simplicity. Has proper desktop integration (resizable windows that auto-update the display, pointer integration, USB support, etcetera) <br>
</li></ul></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Virtualbox also runs on Windows and OS X. There is likely a signifigant user base among educators and parents that use OS X. This makes it a good choice because we can use the same platform on Windows and OS X. Of course, it also runs on Linux, but Linux users are more accepting or a slightly more complicated solution.<br>
<br>They key to distributing this installer is to make the end result be an icon on the desktop or in a menu that starts sugar in a window on their desktop without an confusing extraneous information. I am not sure how realistic that goal is with current technology we have to work with.<br>
<br>Dave<br></div></div><br>-- <br>Dave Bauer<br><a href="mailto:dave@solutiongrove.com">dave@solutiongrove.com</a><br><a href="http://www.solutiongrove.com">http://www.solutiongrove.com</a><br>