Re: [orchestration] AWS public cloud images

2018-03-27 Thread Mark Meyer
What does composable mean? Let's assume we build three options into Guix :1) use the AWS mechanism to distribute public keys, 2) use some centralized authentication system like LDAP, 3) pre-bake your keys into the image. I think giving the uset a choice how to maintain their systems leads to reu

Re: [orchestration] AWS public cloud images

2018-03-27 Thread Mark Meyer
Hi David, I think most of the AWS build processes feel imperative and hacky. I always equate this to a big pot of soup which you stir and pass on to the next guy, who builds another image/stirs it again. In general I think you should not start with an AMI, but with an empty volume and then deplo

Re: [orchestration] AWS public cloud images

2018-03-27 Thread Thompson, David
Hi Mark, On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Mark Meyer wrote: > Hi, > I've the beginning of Guix cloud images available over at Github at > > https://github.com/ofosos/guix-packer/ > > There's a small writeup of what has been done and what's still missing over > here: > > https://ofosos.org/20

[orchestration] AWS public cloud images

2018-03-26 Thread Mark Meyer
Hi, I've the beginning of Guix cloud images available over at Github at https://github.com/ofosos/guix-packer/ There's a small writeup of what has been done and what's still missing over here: https://ofosos.org/2018/03/26/guix-images-01/ All in all, I split the heavy lifting between Packe