On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 02:29:19PM +0000, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
I think having metadata is a good idea. At the very least it allows
you to have a tool where you can list available images, their sizes,
locations and notes. The virt-builder index ties in with libosinfo as
well, allowing a tool to download cloud images, consult the libosinfo
database, and present the guests with the right amount of RAM, correct
virtual devices and so on.
One thing I should add: I'm not fussed about the specific format
currently used by virt-builder for the index. However whatever format
is used would need to contain at least the same information as the
virt-builder index, and be signed.
http://libguestfs.org/virt-builder.1.html#creating-and-signing-the-index-...
Rich.
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