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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Kassawara" <mkassawara at gmail.com>
> To: openstack-docs at lists.openstack.org
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 10:44:34 AM
> Subject: [Openstack-docs] Patch for automated Debian installations
> 
> I saw this patch for automated Debian installations:
> 
> https://review.openstack.org/#/c/96695/
> 
> I'm concerned that it doesn't agree with the purpose of the installation
> guide and would like to discuss it further.

Thanks for highlighting this Matt,

I am -2 on this submission based on my understanding of our current direction - which appears to match yours - and have recorded my reasoning in the review as follows:

"If we were to include this we would also need to open it up to the other distro's automated deployment tools such as PackStack, Crowbar, JuJu, FUEL, Foreman, etc. We have previously decided against this as the aim of the installation guide on docs.o.o is to aid users in learning about the inner workings of OpenStack as they deploy it - not to provide an "easy button".

Individual distributions of course can and do maintain their own documentation of the "easy button" elsewhere. An acceptable middle ground might be to provide a section for linking to, but explicitly not endorsing, these external resources."

I would add that I am not necessarily in favour of the middle ground I suggest above but thought I would put it out there.

Thanks,

Steve