Hi Brian, On Tue Nov 24, 2015 at 20:40:24 -0500, Brian Gupta wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Martin Zobel-Helas > <martin.zobel-helas@credativ.de> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > as announced during DebConf15 and in <55D03D49.1030608@debian.org> and > > <CABHrTiLStCxKURwMQ0gvUdfz3dDQHdwr1UGoYosJuFhz1-E-=w@mail.gmail.com> > > Microsoft contracted credativ to build and maintain Debian images for > > their public cloud infrastructure "Microsoft Azure". Microsoft intends > > to endorse Debian and provide support for Debian Jessie and Wheezy > > images. > > > > In the past months credativ setup infrastructure to automatically build > > and publish Debian Jessie and Wheezy images. The build process consists > > of a published set of tools that automate everything from building to > > uploading of images.[1] It is conducted using a public accessible > > Jenkins instance.[2] > > > > The image build process uses a fork of the current OpenStack image build > > script, which we intend to merge back to upstream. This script is > > included in our tool set. There are two modifications to a standard > > Debian Jessie/Wheezy image: > > - isc-dhcp is imported from -proposed-updates to include a bugfix.[3] > > - waagent in included in version 2.0 on request of Microsoft, which > > can't be provided via backports at the moment.[4] Microsoft > > works on getting version 2.1 ready for production, this version is > > currently in Stretch and can be provided via backports at least for > > Jessie. > > Additionaly the wheezy image uses the kernel 3.16, initramfs-tools and > > init-system-helpers from backports. > > > > Microsoft itself conducts CI tests of selected images using a published > > set of tools.[5] Results of this tests are not public. > > > > Microsoft would like to use the Debian name and logo to promote those > > Debian images in the Azure Marketplace.[6] credativ will maintain and > > enhance those Debian images and Debian developers at credativ will > > accompany this process. > > > > Regards, > > Bastian Blank and Martin Zobel-Helas > > > > [1]: https://gitlab.credativ.com/de/azure-manage > > [2]: https://debian-manage.cloudapp.net/ > > [3]: #795227, updated via #800006 and #801201 > > [4]: http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/users/waldi/waagent.git/log/?h=private-2.0 > > [5]: https://github.com/Azure/azure-linux-automation > > [6]: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/ > > Bastian/Martin, > > So after discussion with the CD team, we're on the same page, and have > a proposal to allow you to move forward immediately with publishing > these images, with full use of all needed Debian Trademarks. > > Proposal: > ------------- > 1) These images will be "Official" Debian images, in that they will be > considered product shipped by the Debian Project (technically SPI). > 2) Some time before Debian 9.0 releases, the CD team will be > publishing a baseline policy for official cloud images, with input > from TM team. > 3) This approval is time limited until Debian 9.0 release date, by > which time the images should be in compliance with new policy. > (extenuating circumstances not withstanding. e.g. - Baseline policy > wasn't completed soon enough to provide enough time to comply.) that sounds like a plan to go forward. So, yes, we accept your proposal. Cheers, Martin -- Martin Zobel-Helas Technischer Leiter Betrieb Tel.: +49 (2161) 4643-0 Fax: +49 (2161) 4643-100 E-Mail: martin.zobel-helas@credativ.de pgp fingerprint: 6B18 5642 8E41 EC89 3D5D BDBB 53B1 AC6D B11B 627B http://www.credativ.de credativ GmbH, HRB Mönchengladbach 12080 USt-ID-Nummer: DE204566209 Hohenzollernstr. 133, 41061 Mönchengladbach Geschäftsführung: Dr. Michael Meskes, Jörg Folz, Sascha Heuer
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