<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
I've been using this little project called "conman"
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/moocode/conman">https://github.com/moocode/conman</a><br>
<br>
I know the person who wrote it so it's really just a set of scripts,
we just wanted a way to wrap essentially shell commands and write
ruby all the way.<br>
<br>
It's not really ready for external use, but it might give you some
thoughts of what you are trying to achieve first. We just wanted to
get a server up and running from a clean install with 2-3 commands
to having it fully configured and ready for capistrano deployment in
essentially minutes and rolling our own achieved it. Our goal was to
make idempotent install scripts to get EC2 instances prepped without
making images.<br>
<br>
So my advice is play with both and see which fits best to your
workflow, stick with conventional ways first to learn then ask why.
Have fun.<br>
<br>
Ken<br>
<br>
<blockquote style="border: 0px none;"
cite="mid:CAAvWcKE-G3m1eYRTB-sR6qNR_bm6aD1qv6v16x89ChV5rsUk6Q@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div style="margin-left:40px">
<hr style="border:none 0;border-top:1px dotted
#B5B5B5;height:1px;margin:0;" class="__pbConvHr"><br>
</div>
<table style="padding-top: 5px;" class="__pbConvTable">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding-top:4px;" valign="top"><img
src="cid:part1.03060604.02040406@gmail.com"
photoaddress="rtacconi@gmail.com" photoname="Riccardo
Tacconi" name="compose-unknown-contact.jpg"
height="25px" width="25px"></td>
<td style="padding-left:5px;" valign="top"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:rtacconi@gmail.com"
style="color:#2057EF !important;text-decoration:none
!important;">Riccardo Tacconi</a><br>
<font color="#888888">2 August 2011 14:32</font></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div style="color:#888888;margin-left:40px;" __pbrmquotes="true"
class="__pbConvBody"><br>
Hi,<br>
<br>
I remember I attended the Chef and Puppet talk last year (or may
be it was 2009). However I do not have a clear picture of which
I should choose. I have been using Chef from yesterday but I
find it complex and although the site has many documents, I find
myself lost. I saw that Puppet have a new book written by on the
the Lruggers, so I could buy that book and start from one point
and move forward.<br clear="all">
<br>
-- <br>
Riccardo Tacconi<br>
Ruby on Rails and PHP development - System Administration<br>
VIRTUELOGIC LIMITED<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
href="http://github.com/rtacconi">http://github.com/rtacconi</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
href="http://riccardotacconi.blogspot.com">http://riccardotacconi.blogspot.com</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
href="http://twitter.com/rtacconi">http://twitter.com/rtacconi</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardotacconi">http://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardotacconi</a><br>
<div>_______________________________________________<br>
Chat mailing list<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Chat@lists.lrug.org">Chat@lists.lrug.org</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.lrug.org/listinfo.cgi/chat-lrug.org">http://lists.lrug.org/listinfo.cgi/chat-lrug.org</a><br>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>