And I wrote one that is more distantly related but that you might find helpful as well:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/convert-vdi-vmdk
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Alon wrote a wonderful blog post that's related
And I wrote one that is more distantly related but that you might find helpful as well:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/convert-vdi-vmdk