I'm pleased to release first FoxBox version that may save a lot of time for people who wants to give FirefoxOS development a try.
For web developer who wants to contribute to gaia might meet a serious problem that they might have limit knowledge of *nix system. But to build gaia, the command line and make script is essential.
For developer who wants to contribute to B2G project, a bunch of per-requisite settings must be configured well before really digging into the code.
FoxBox could help (currently I mainly focus on) B2G/gaia developer quickly setup a working environment in VM.
Generally FoxBox 0.4 provide a Vagrantfile which automatically configure a VM with bunch of tools you need for building FirefoxOS and gaia development.
FoxBox have put a comprehend list of USB vendors, so any Android/FirefoxOS smartphone plugged can be identified.
With vagrant's NFS shared folder, developer can use their favorite editor to code.
FoxBox also bundled with a minimum GUI environment that enable you to test FirefoxOS in VM. Firefox Nightly will be pre-installed for you as well!
Read README for more detail.
Happy Hacking!
Disclaim: Though I work for mozilla, FoxBox is not an official project of Mozilla. Currently its just my side project create around Chinese New Year's holiday.