From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 31 19:03:06 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D3AC8238; Wed, 31 Dec 2014 19:03:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pa0-x235.google.com (mail-pa0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c03::235]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 942C864310; Wed, 31 Dec 2014 19:03:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pa0-f53.google.com with SMTP id kq14so21365525pab.26; Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:03:06 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to; bh=E+gG8XNVNlUFvaDiqEqmQ2agY/sJRjNuhb4ZHbfyAVM=; b=Ibd7+CPCqdPQVniJuxP7jIYuKme4hTIbhtN1yR2O/Nt47lmtqwON8hPfBEgUyhtov4 iMxIQfeYh1TLvOgVpiMQ+AeVM445kQ4nCDxagQBz3+0+5kJ/5L3/ejYhkadebi0pNATP 5Heokbj3LMZ38pmQTGTRPZ7mBJbnciflXh+btx+JkW2Kyp6h8F/SYrOC7n1Uw2mHL/tZ WnTBR4+flsqCQBA/yfQ4NJd/oIAcwlaPV1BE5gAPeq7mysDpXGCqFczquY1EIZZcrKtM LZtkLGeHwvWaId/bkSYZXe7KdaguWTVi8+95MELRHUcE1J0Fkj1jqtgVu1iISXriiECX 93eA== X-Received: by 10.70.101.165 with SMTP id fh5mr104677568pdb.148.1420052586238; Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:03:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?IPv6:2601:8:ab80:7d6:89e5:192b:a505:2a25? 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From: Garrett Cooper In-Reply-To: <54A44705.6000005@freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:03:04 -0800 Message-Id: <60DD8B3D-B499-4F0D-8AD4-AF85F902489A@gmail.com> References: <13C55A7B-4010-40FA-901B-DF8ED6BADD87@freebsd.org> <20141231042455.GB53230@hub.FreeBSD.org> <24520431-8E2A-4D70-BD2D-D8D76A98C762@freebsd.org> <20141231151723.GA75959@hub.FreeBSD.org> <20141231175658.GD75959@hub.FreeBSD.org> <35F27CF1-A230-49AC-B077-2C7621C47D85@gmail.com> <54A44705.6000005@freebsd.org> To: Alfred Perlstein X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) Cc: Adrian Chadd , FreeBSD Release Engineering Team , Ryan Kois , Claudia Yadathi , Glen Barber , "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" , Will Andrews X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 19:03:07 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_1AA20F66-8BBB-47F6-88DA-13FD2D9357FF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On Dec 31, 2014, at 10:57, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > On 12/31/14 10:40 AM, Garrett Cooper wrote: >> On Dec 31, 2014, at 10:12, Adrian Chadd wrote: >>=20 >>> I'm confused by this discussion. >>>=20 >>> The basic image generation doesn't need to use any third-party = tools. >>>=20 >>> We can always have a transformation step /after/ those images are >>> generated that uses third party tools to generate other images. Much >>> like Alfred's shell script. >>>=20 >>> I know it sucks, but unless someone wants to write BSD versions of = all >>> of those configuration pieces, we're going to be stuck using = external >>> tools to do things. And those things will get eyeballs. >>=20 >> It=92s really unfortunate that the VMware option requires linux = compat (at least) in order to work: >>=20 >> = https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=3D352&downloadGroup=3DO= VFTOOL350 >>=20 >> Is there anyone who=92s been working with VMware directly to add = FreeBSD support? If so, I think that opensourcing this tool (or at least = having a binary) would potentially be the best win of all in the = short-term. >>=20 >> Thanks! >>=20 >=20 > = https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=3D353&downloadGroup=3DO= VFTOOL350_OSS That works too! Now all we need to do is make that into a port... --Apple-Mail=_1AA20F66-8BBB-47F6-88DA-13FD2D9357FF Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJUpEhoAAoJEMZr5QU6S73eg3wH/3gRsoQgond1pRzXadlh6sOQ W1m9skvVmOlEZ76qD+bQdYNMN/vGVq8/I1RjkBSAN/0ITk6Xp44erTsQzbOe/Awp /KTvH+3cWWrIyhIJzvr1FYjUO3Ikf8QccRZ80SnGUOUqIstTn8ruxnSXyGyMlscT 6FQQG13pkbACKsqgOyG/DAN6u81Xa37OFfrCuwtg2ZI+S+eu+qfeiZJcamuMVviH rB9+/30P1YFRH4zJaS9WtL8TCKE8fksNifPN/5qgaElzduHq4Z/9WQDijMRhcNu6 HvY0Dbk9ovLXSi8PHv7T7YemIK+VpFTOalwVhc9ohy2ViNlJ9Uk8Uriqw0jIT30= =QyQG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Apple-Mail=_1AA20F66-8BBB-47F6-88DA-13FD2D9357FF--