> is anyone working on this or has done a deep dive? it looks doable. > > https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/images#providedkernel
Cool idea, but it seems to come with some baggage, specifically, requiring python 2.6, sshd and, more importantly (but optionally, it seems)gsutil, gcutil and some odd network settings. It still looks feasible, but not with an out-of-the-box Plan 9 instance. L.