Deploying on virtual machines

Hi!

I was wondering what are /prog/'s opinion on deploying on a VMWare image instead of an installer.

That's because i have a small app developed on Linux+Perl+PostgreSQL. The issue is that most customers does not have Linux installed, only Windows machines. So, i want to make the deployment on a VM and running on VMWare Player.

Memory is not such an issue because with 256MB of ram my app runs fine.

Also, there is the issue of security. I don't want anyone to just copy the Virtual Machine and take it home, so i guess it must be encrypted someway.

Thanks, /prog/!

>>40
If you are a software contractor, you may impose whatever bondage upon your customer.  Not only is it legal, it is best practices.

>>41
If you are a customer, you are free to swim in the lake

ill port it to windows for you for 49% of the profit.

    "soon we'll reproduce without you and eliminate you completely." --FFP

Statically link Virtualbox and Busybox

>>43 thus you'll do it for free

bampu pantsu

Fuck you OP, and every other shithead who installs a whole VM just to run a small service or program. It's pure idiocy.

Bare metal hardware or nothing.

>>48
SADLY, NOT EVERYONE WANTS TO INSTALL LUNIX IN THEIR NETWORKS. THANKFULLY THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP FOR WINBLOWS YOURSELF