Am Di, 12.10.2010, 12:34 schrieb Gustavo Niemeyer: >> I agree pretty strongly with Eric here. This just raises so many red >> flags that don't need to be raised, and puts Canonical in a bad light >> that will take a long time to undo.
I really do not see where this puts Canonical in a bad light. > > Certainly agree regarding raising unnecessary red flags, but feels > like there's a bit of overreaction here too. > For me it is "a bit of overreacting" too. Canonical delivers a free service about trying one hour free the latest Ubuntu Server Edition on Amazons EC2 with a FAQ about everything related. If you have to think about security you would set things up by yourself (on Amazons EC2 or not)! >> How is this not a back door in an Ubuntu delivery? > > This is an experiment we're attempting to allow people to play with a > sandbox for less than an hour, with the backend being open sourced and > available for anyone to read, and with a FAQ about the raised issue in > place even before anyone brought it up. If anything, that's an > obvious front door with a welcome sign. > Even if I do not like the hype about cloud computing I thing this idea and service to test the latest Ubuntu Server edition on Amazons EC2 is a good and welcome move for a lot of people. Please keep up with such ideas! Even if I never use it ;-). Kind regards, Michael -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
