Re: AWS Debian Stable 6.0.6 Image: Testing please

[Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>]

Le Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 06:27:25PM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit :
> 
> - Those (Free) images can be used by people on the (non-free) Amazon EC2
>   platform. As a Project the plan I've proposed to this list is to
>   recommend to people to set up their own cloud using the technology we
>   offer (OpenStack, Xen/XCP, Opennebula, you name it). But it is a fact
>   that there are Debian users out there who will not be able or willing
>   (for lack of skills, resources, whatever) to deploy their own private
>   cloud and will have to use a public one or left in the cold. To them,
>   we will offer free images to be used on a platform we have enough
>   volunteer energy to support.

Hi Stefano and everybody,

I am puzzled by the recommendation to deploy private clouds.  Isn't that
similar to recommend to avoid public transports ?

I think that we should focus on recommending running Free software, regardless
if the infrasctructure is public or private.

Have a nice week-end,

-- 
Charles