Consider the following: Most linux distributions are free In most cases, we are free to customize a given linux distribution as we see fit. Installing Parallels on a linux server is not a trivial task (look at how many questions and issues are on the forums). It would be wonderful if Parallels would create a linux/parallels distribution dvd that we could just load, and create a linux based Parallels server. The Parallels drivers could be pre-compiled and installed in the kernel. This would make a lot of customers very happy. I don't think it would be profitable to support it beyond testing prior to making it available. Of course, customers would communicate issues encountered via the forums. Who ever maintains the distribution should try to correct the issues identified in the next update. If I had the power to make this happen, I'd create a Fedora 6 (or latest) install DVD iso image. One of the install options should be a minimal host OS where Parallels is the only X11 application installed, but system utilities needed to configure the networking, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, and firewall would be included. The result of this sort of install would be a Network Server (router) with the Parallels Hypervisor ready to load VMs. Realistically, there is no reason someone other than Parallels couldn't produce this. I might if I ever have the time, but I don't see it happening in the next 18 months. Parallels (the company) should not have an issue with such a product as long as a license key is not included in the distribution. No matter who creates it, users would have to understand that it would be unsupported. Parallels doesn't seem to have the time to support windows and linux users of their product as it is. They will never have the time to support open source software in addition to their product, unless the users are corporations that are willing to pay for support contracts. I don't even know if Parallels is setup to offer support contracts.
this isn't being done officially by parallels, but it is a sticky post. have you checked this out? http://forum.parallels.com/thread4065.html
I saw that post, It's not the same thing. I'm not talking about pre-fabed guest images. I'm talking about a linux live CD that includes an installer that would load a minimal linux OS with parallels drivers pre-installed in the kernel and parallels installed. Basically a parallels VM server similar to Zen.
