[feature-request] Shared Folders should use ISO9660 filesystem instead of vboxfs

[Technologov]

Hi All !

Current model of dealing with shared folders have few big drawbacks.

1. Guest Additions must be installed

2. Mount of shared folders in guest is not automatic

It is possible to kill both hares in one shot.

The "Shared Folder" must appear in guest as DVD-ROM (ISO9660) filesystem, instead of current vboxfs.

Since ISO9660 is supported by all kernels of all OSes, this will be a killer technology.

Of course there are drawbacks:

1. limits on file sizes
2. Read-only mode

But it will help people a _lot_.

This means that VirtualBox should take files on host OS, and convert them on-the-fly into ISO9660 filesystem to be viewed by guest.

Alternatively, SMB Server can do similar function (if embedded into VirtualBox), but DVD-ROM is easier to use.

-Technologov, 16.8.2008.