On 24 May 2012 10:30, Jeroen Vermeulen <[email protected]> wrote: > Separate note, so separate email. From the lifecycle document: > > «Manually adding a node > > «You can also manually add a node, as an anonymous user (without being > logged in to the MAAS). You can do this by booting up the ubuntu installer > from the node itself, using the server CD or a USB stick.» > > > Two things in software engineering are hard, they say: cache invalidation > and naming things. Is there some clearer term than “manual” for this? It's > hard to come up with terms that don't depend on one's point of view. I > could imagine the manual process losing its menial nature, e.g. if we choose > implement the same process using network boots, so that a node would enlist > itself after you just hook it up and turn it on. Then suddenly, the Add > Node procedure might be the one that looked “manual”! > > Terms like “local” and “remote” are also very sensitive to perspective… can > you come up with something that nobody could misinterpret?
Hi Jeroen, Thanks for this. I guess we could say 'by hand' - which is a bit crude, but doesn't leave any room for interpretation. It makes it clear that it's a physical human act. > > > Jeroen -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~maas-devel Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~maas-devel More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
