[Soc-coordination] Gsoc proposal from Charles

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Martin Zobel-Helas <zobel at debian.org>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Thu Mar 21, 2013 at 17:50:09 -0400, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
> >
> > Eucalyptus is GPLv3, follows the AWS API extremely closely, and satisfies
> > all of the requirements here.  Any image made for AWS should work against
> > Euca as well, and testing mechanisms can be made equivalent.  Happy to
> > provide guidance here.
>
> i am not saying that the proposal of that GSoC project should be
> rejected, but i am totally against GSoC students needing to pay for AWS
> to get their projects done.
>

Fair enough. Also happy to provide Euca infrastructure to these students,
fwiw.  Better images on AWS == better images on Eucalyptus.  Wins all
around. :)

--g

So the proposal should just be more clear about what infrastructure is
> expected to be used. And i wanted to put GSoC coordinators into the loop
> in case it goes into the wrong direction.
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
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