The OpenQM Appliance

Date	2011-07-06 08:23 +0100
From	Brian Speirs <bss59@btinternet.com>
Newsgroups	comp.databases.pick
Subject	The OpenQM Appliance
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Hi everyone,

Has anyone ever thought that it is difficult for beginners to get a 
working copy of OpenQM for them to try? Yes - I know it isn't difficult 
to install a Windows version, but if someone wants to install the GPL 
version on Linux, then there is a lot more to do.

I've often thought that it would be good to provide a ready made Virtual 
Machine with everything already installed and ready to go - a virtual 
machine "appliance". But the size of the downloads have always been a 
stumbling block. The lightweight Linux distro that seems most talked 
about is Puppy Linux - but even that weighs in at 125 MB on its own. By 
the time that is converted to a VM with OpenQM installed, you are 
probably looking at a 200 MB download.

But, then I found Slitaz - a TINY Linux distro - just a 30 MB download. 
Included in this is a graphical interface, a web server, an SSH server, 
a wiki, various other server components, and a basic set of Linux 
utilities. I've added samba, and installed OpenQM along with its help 
files and documentation. After zipping the VM, the download size is a 
bit less than 60 MB!

This VM is now available for download at www.rushflat.co.nz . There are 
links on the home page, and on the downloads page. There are some readme 
notes too - but the link is only on the home page.

Have fun!

Brian Speirs

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The OpenQM Appliance Brian Speirs <bss59@btinternet.com> - 2011-07-06 08:23 +0100
  Re: The OpenQM Appliance Martin Phillips <MartinPhillips@ladybridge.com> - 2011-07-06 05:10 -0700
    Re: The OpenQM Appliance Brian Speirs <bss59@btinternet.com> - 2011-07-06 20:07 +0100
  Re: The OpenQM Appliance Kevin Powick <nospam@spamless.com> - 2011-07-06 12:51 -0400
    Re: The OpenQM Appliance Brian Speirs <bss59@btinternet.com> - 2011-07-06 19:59 +0100

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