Ubuntu JeOS ("Juice" ) for virtual appliances

["Tom Metro-12" <user=71@nabble.blu.org>]

 Hadn't heard of this before...seems like a good idea. A way to cut down 
on maintenance on VM guests. 

Be interesting to see if this ends up mostly being used by OEMs bundling 
it with their applications to make virtual appliances, or if it will 
become popular with end-users to create their own VM guests. 

Also the press release is vague on how this distribution is technically 
different. It just says it is smaller, and optimized for VMs. How would 
it compare to a minimal Debian install I wonder? 

  -Tom 

-------- Original Message -------- 
Subject: Ubuntu JeOS 7.10 released 
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:39:06 -0800 
From: Steve Langasek <[hidden email]> 

The Ubuntu team is happy to announce the first release of Ubuntu JeOS, 
Ubuntu JeOS 7.10.  Pronounced "juice", Ubuntu JeOS (Just Enough 
Operating System) is an efficient variant of Ubuntu configured 
specifically for virtual appliances. 

ISVs looking to develop virtual appliances will have a compelling 
platform in Ubuntu JeOS, an OS optimised for virtualisation that greatly 
reduces the complexity and maintenance overhead normally associated with 
general purpose operating systems.  Ubuntu JeOS Edition has been tuned 
to take advantage of key performance technologies of the latest 
virtualisation products from VMware. This combination of reduced size 
and optimized performance ensures that Ubuntu JeOS Edition delivers a 
highly efficient use of server resources in large virtual deployments. 

You can read more about Ubuntu JeOS in the following press release: 

   http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-jeos

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