[Axiom-developer] RE: doyen and virtual appliance

[Bill Page]

Tim,

I've looked at the web site but I still don't know what a
"virtual applicance" is. :( Sounds almost like a "shameless promo"
to me...

What does the Doyen CD have to do with VMWare? The CD boots
stand alone.

Regards,
Bill Page.

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> Subject: doyen and virtual appliance
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> VMWare has announced a contest paying $200k for a virtual appliance.
> 
> Basically what they want is a virtual machine pre-configured to 
> perform a specific task that you can just install and turn on.
> 
> The Doyen CD with Axiom and the Axiom wiki installed comes to mind
> as a potential "scientific platform".
> 
> see http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/challenge
> 
> t
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