FFE - amazon ec2-api-tools

Bug #330930 reported by Martin Pool
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Fix Released
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Ubuntu
Fix Released
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Bug Description

It would be nice if Ubuntu packaged the Amazon EC2 API tools <http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=368&categoryID=88>.

They depend on a java jre and work with openjdk-6.

They are non-free but under a licence <http://aws.amazon.com/asl/> that seems on brief scanning to allow multiverse type distribution.

Ubuntu already has the ec2-ami-tools which I think are under the same licence.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Re: [needs-packaging] amazon ec2-api-tools

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This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug reports specification, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm setting this bug's status to Wishlist.

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Robert Collins (lifeless) wrote :
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Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote :

Amazon has recently licensed their ec2-api-tools to allow it to be redistributable. Unfortunately, they have licensed it like the ec2-ami-tools so these will have to be found in universe as well. I have packaged it this morning and I am now asking for a FFE for it. The reason for the FFE is to make life easier for Amazon EC2 users and important step for Ubuntu in the cloud.

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Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote : Re: [Bug 330930] [NEW] FFE - amazon ec2-api-tools

what does this offer over what we currently offer?

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Martin Pool (mbp) wrote :

Afaik Ubuntu does not offer any client for this API at all at present. This API lets you create, delete, start, stop, snapshot etc Elastic Compute Cloud virtual machines.

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Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote :

Approved. Go ahead.

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Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand) wrote :

I accepted this and put into multiverse, as I assume that is what Chuck meant. If this is in error, let me know.

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Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote : Re: [Bug 330930] Re: FFE - amazon ec2-api-tools

I discussed it with him. He knew it would land in Multiverse.

Changed in debian:
status: New → Fix Released
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