[chiglug] Okay to use the ChicagoLUG Rackspace account for temporary GuixOps work?

[Christopher Allan Webber]

Thanks Jim!  :)

And yeah, I left a question in there, but you know... it's IRC.  I may
try again. :)

Jim Campbell writes:

> Hi Chris,
>
> Best of luck with the project. In reading the lists.gnu.org mailing list
> email, it sounds like Rackspace support may be of some assistance. They
> have a #rackspace IRC channel which may be of some assistance, and they can
> direct you to filing support tickets (if that's the right approach) and the
> like.  They may also be able to tell you if you're missing any steps . . .
> They built this stuff, right? They should be able to help you figure out
> how to use it.  : )
>
> Again - hope things work out!!
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Christopher Allan Webber <
> cwebber at dustycloud.org> wrote:
>
>> It took a long time to get to it, but I am actively working on this this
>> week.  I asked Jim if he thought it was okay that I still use these
>> resources, he said yes and I should let the group know.  So, now you
>> know!
>>
>> I'm kind of wading through a sea of docs... it's a bit hard to tell for
>> me what's the right next steps.  I've started updating my progress on
>> this thread:
>>
>>   https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2016-11/msg00073.html
>>
>> If anyone has feedback on that link, it's welcome!  I may ask for more
>> detailed help taking up on offers earlier in this thread if my next
>> several steps leave me still stuck. :)
>>
>> Onwards!  This might make a good talk if I get it all going. :)
>>  - Chris
>>
>> Christopher Allan Webber writes:
>>
>> > Thanks for all your advice and support, everyone!  (And thanks,
>> > Rackspace for providing these resources!)
>> >
>> > William, Peter: I may take you up on your offers to help :)
>> >
>> > I should be getting to this sometime over the next couple weeks I
>> > think.  Thanks again!
>> >
>> > William Giokas writes:
>> >
>> >>>From my understanding, if he wants to work on Guix stuff, he can do
>> what I
>> >> do with Nix and just use a different distro with the required package
>> >> manager there. Or you can install guix to a cloud block storage device
>> and
>> >> be fine. And there's other ways to boot up non-pre-installed distros
>> using
>> >> Rackspace's API.
>> >>
>> >> If you've got any questions, Chris, feel free to shoot me an email, too.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Bill
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 4:25 PM, Jim Campbell <jcampbell at gnome.org>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015, at 06:09 PM, Peter Baumgarten wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I can set it up for you Chris. Just email me your public ssh key off
>> list
>> >>> and let me know what distro you want since Rackspace does not offer
>> GuixSD
>> >>> :)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> . . . yet.  Rackspace does not offer GuixSD yet.  : - P.
>> >>>
>> >>> Setting this up is okay with me, too.  : )
>> >>>
>> >>> Jim
>> >>>
>> >>>
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