Hey just saw this...
Is the status of this topic essentially dead currently?
Being 2021, everyone having faster internet (and probably paying too much for it) 26G isnt what it used to be (feels weird just saying that having started my life with an apple IIe clone)
If this issue isn't dead.. would love a vmware image... and be willing to devote some time on this..
I have some hosting capability (currently in Singapore with unlimited storage and bandwidth)
... the thought which came to mind was i could create a webapp/API to enable a download of the vmware file.. (would create it with node.js)
figured I would ask before I invest any time/thought ... let me know...