VirtualBox guest tools, upstream and distributions

[Karanbir Singh]

Hi Michael,

On 02/12/15 09:01, Michael Thayer wrote:
> I was wondering whether the topic of how the VirtualBox guest tools are
> packaged by distributions would be a reasonable subject for a lightning
> talk, assuming you still have space for one?  So far I haven't got my
> act together to submit one (too busy developing), but I might still do.
>  I would like to keep it short, as I am more interested in listening and
> conversing than telling people things (and I must admit in getting a bit
> more contact with the people involved).  The basic tenor would be: so
> far we have tried to keep our guest tools out of distributions, as we
> like to be able to upgrade them on distribution versions which are no
> longer well maintained, but distributions are keen to provide them in
> versions which are maintained.

sounds like a great subject, if you can - it would be great to get a
lowdown on the licensing model and how that impacts some of these
packaging / delivery models as well.

one of the key areas for the distro devroom is upstream engagement, and
this fits right in there very nicely.

Regards,