[chef] RE: Re: RE: Re: Quick bento query

[Sean Farrow < >]

Hi Julian, 
I can still get Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and all the server variants. I am an msdn 
subscriber but have trial links as well.
Just thinking it might simplify the test kitchen/windows situation as things 
like boxcutter are good, but complex.
Sean.


-----Original Message-----
From: Julian C. Dunn 
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Sent: 28 September 2015 12:27
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Subject: [chef] Re: RE: Re: Quick bento query

That is true, although my experience has been that MSFT generally only makes 
the latest eval (i.e. Server 2012r2 at the moment) available publicly. Once a 
version of Windows is older, the ISO gets stuck behind the MSDN paywall.

- Julian

> On Sep 28, 2015, at 3:47 AM, Sean Farrow 
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> Hi,
> 
> That's all fair comment, the only thing I would disagree with is 
> demonstration windows iso's are available. Would these be usable as they 
> can run without a product key for 120 days.
> Cheers
> Sean.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian C. Dunn 
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> Sent: 28 September 2015 01:05
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> Subject: [chef] Re: Quick bento query
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> At the moment, I have to say that the boxcutter project is pretty good and 
> has shaved a lot of the requisite yaks already. Speaking as someone who has 
> worked on bento in the past (though I’m no longer a maintainer due to 
> ENOTIME) I’m a little reluctant for us to duplicate work unless there’s a 
> compelling reason — e.g. we bring a vastly different philosophy to the 
> table than another box-building project.
> 
> One of those differentiating factors might be if we were able to somehow 
> build Windows bento boxes in the CI we have set up for Bento, much as we do 
> for almost all the other Linuxes. The challenges to that are:
> 
> * Microsoft doesn’t let us distribute finished boxes publicly due to their 
> restrictive EULA
> * The ISO images aren’t publicly accessible
> 
> We realize this makes the experience of using Test Kitchen with Windows 
> guests pretty poor, but it is a legal issue not a technical one IMO. So far 
> we’ve not had luck convincing MSFT counsel to see the light.
> 
> - Julian
> 
>> On Sep 27, 2015, at 6:36 AM, Sean Farrow 
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> Would windows support be something you'd be interested in? What would be 
>> involved in doing this--I'm happy to contribute if this is wanted.
>> Cheers
>> Sean.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Julian C. Dunn 
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>> Sent: 25 September 2015 17:56
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>> Subject: [chef] Re: Quick bento query
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>> The bento project doesn't support Windows boxes... yet. The boxcutter 
>> project has working definitions I've used in the past, though:
>> https://github.com/boxcutter/windows
>> 
>> - Julian
>> 
>> On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Sean Farrow 
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>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> How does bento create windows vm’s using packer?
>>> 
>>> I took a look at the GitHub repo and this didn’t seem to make sense.
>>> 
>>> Any explanations appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> 
>>> Sean.
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>> 
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