A free virtual machine with Eldy preinstalled on ubuntu 10.04 (linux) is now available on VMWare marketplace (http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/691203). The "appliance" runs with a VMWare Player (free download from VMWare web site).
This a convenient way to use shared computers in some public places such as elderly houses (each user has his own virtual machine) and even a home computer where children and mother can have their own individual environment and data.
The bootable disk of the VM can be cloned to a 4 GB USB key (not copied) and thus you can boot from the key (then no need to use a VMWare Player). Personal data are on the USB key : no personal data are on the shared computer ! Eldy autoruns when starting the virtual machine. Free online help for eligible french users is available with "SOS SONIE" application.
The environment is configured with french language.
The "appliance" is 1,2 GB ; unfortunately our server is very slow and download takes a long time. If this seems to be an interesting solution, we need to find another server for hosting the appliance.
