[Slackdocs] New article: Slackware on AWS EC2

[Chris Abela]

Warning: I know nothing on AWS EC2, but I propose the following:

Despite that Slackware Linux predates virtualisation and Cloud Computer by
many years it is not normally considered for Amazon Web Services Elastic
Compute Cloud (AWS EC2). A possible reason could be the lack of updated and
comprehensive documentation on how this can be implemented. After some
research, the author managed to identify the following sources:

   - Slackware custom amazon AMI from scratch 16-06-2014
   <http://kahverengi.com/EN/article/amazon-ec22/slackware-custom-amazon-ami-from-scratch.html>,
   by Soydaner Ulker.
   - Prepare Amazon AMI from Oracle VirtualBox vdi, Slackware 14 16-06-2014
   <http://kahverengi.com/EN/article/amazon-ec22/prepare-amazon-ami-from-oracle-virtualbox-vdi-slackware-14.html>,
   by Soydaner Ulker.
   - Running Slackware64-current on AWS cloud
   <http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/running-slackware64-current-on-aws-cloud-4175423435/>,
   a post in LinuxQuestions.org by Skaperen.

It is hoped that this wiki will provide a comprehensive tutorial on how
Slackware may be deployed on AWS EC2.


On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Deny Dias <deny at macpress.com.br> wrote:

> Thank you, Chris!
>
> 100% agreed. Those derogatory comments sucks. I just removed them.
>
> As for the first three paragraphs, I think they contextualize why
> Slackware is so underrated in the cloud front. Sure that this is my opinion
> (lack of documentation), but I tend to believe that it's quite correct
> (maybe because it's my opinion in the first place).
>
> If there's the need to remove that three paragraphs, then I think to
> remove the whole first section is fine, as the mention to the other
> articles have no reason to exists then. Just imagine an article beginning
> with:
>
> "But let's be fair here..."
>
> Best,
>
> Deny Dias.
>
> Em seg 19 jan 2015, às 11:26:01, Chris Abela escreveu:
> > This looks like a premium quality wiki article. I wish I had the time
> > follow it.
> >
> > However I do have some issues on the introduction. I frequently follow
> > documentation from other distributions and I would be really pissed off
> if
> > I were to find derogatory references to Slackware. Perhaps you may wish
> to
> > modify the following:
> >
> > "Even so Slackware is nowadays - with some rare exceptions - not a
> subject
> > when people talk about cloud computing. In this department, Ubuntu
> (ouch!),
> > Red Hat (yugh!), SuSE (blargh!), even Amazon Linux - the official Linux
> > distribution from AWS - rules the block. Why is that?, one can ask."
> >
> > Even if I agree with the contents, I think that the first three
> paragraphs
> > should be deleted as they are rather subjective and reduce the wiki to a
> > blog.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Deny Dias <deny at macpress.com.br>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear SlackDocs editor,
> > >
> > > I've just published a new article to The Slackware Documentation
> Project.
> > > It's my first one, so I apologize in advance if I made anything wrong.
> > >
> > > http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:cloud:aws_ec2
> > >
> > > The article is quite long as the matter requires. Before I get into
> > > writing it, Eric Hameleers gave me some valuable advices about writing
> to
> > > SDP. I tried to follow them as much as I could.
> > >
> > > Now it's readu ofr your scrutiny. I kindly ask your help for:
> > >
> > > - proof reading (I'm not a native English speaker);
> > > - to decide how is going to be the final look of the published piece;
> > > - to verify the content for correctness;
> > > - any other editorial related task.
> > >
> > > I do not have any concerns about your work and I do authorize you in
> > > advance to change anything that was written by me.
> > >
> > > I also put myself available to talk to any of you regarding this
> matter.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Deny Dias.
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> > >
>
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