On 04/03/13 19:30, MZMcBride wrote:
The Toolserver is a pool of shared resources, with a few roots, and a structure that's largely single user. That is, each Toolserver user gets his or her own directory inside /home and then works in that area.
Wikimedia Labs, as I understand it, is generally a pool of shared resources, but the idea is to create virtual machines that each individually have roots and only a few users per virtual machine (i.e., per project).
My confusion is how this "tools" project within Wikimedia Labs will be structured.
MZMcBride
A few machines where you install the different tools. So you wouldn't need to manage a complete VM, or install apache for your web app. You would place the tool in the appropiate dir and it _should_ just work. Quite similar to how toolserver worked, but more tool-centric (as if you created a MMP per tool, but easier).
Disclaimer: This my own conception, I may have understood everything wrong, etc.