[General Topics] S0AndS0:
Updates For Section 3 Very soon

06122013- Ok after running the first draft (of my installer script) and getting some interesting errors and partial success I've gone line by line looking for bad file paths and commands that should have been run under sudo permissions. I believe it to be ready for testing again and will do so soon. Some things I noted wile going though this; some of the new packages that will be installed will make some icons disappear from drop down menus but otherwise unaffected; the load on my processor (the little green box/graph) has gone down considerably, don't know if that's a good thing but now I can see the load go up and down instead of staying maxed all the time; Squeeze survived the ridiculous modifications that I made.

If you the reader would like to help with testing, then do contact me and I'll send you over the 'Alpha' version of this script. This could do some bad things inadvertently so I wouldn't suggest testing on your "daily device" but it's now stable enough that I can share it with those that are interested.

Provided testing on my end goes well for the next two days that I have away from normal work I should be able to report that cloud services can be run on android with this method.

To those that are new to reading this, look up "openstack" though Google and see what that community is doing with old and new computers, raspberry pi; it's a DIY super computer/server that you the user controls and owns. What I'm doing is the hard work of porting it to run on your android devices too.

Update 1:00pm my time- Muuuwaahahaaa... the first part of the script works flawlessly. Expect new scripts all over the guide for adding packages and enhancements to your system with the fewest clicks as is reasonable. Second part is still in testing

Update 9:00pm my time- second part now runs without generating any out of the ordinary errors. Some file paths may need to be changed into user input requests for people that don't have SD cards but that will be done before beta release. I'll be working on adding some features that look cool and be doing tests that will hopefully lead to networking tests between my devices. If all goes well for this evening and tomorrow (have another day away from normal job duties) then I should be able to report something fancy...

06132013- nothing of fancy'ness to report just yet, played some catch up around on other threads that I've not answered in some time, getting back to the hacking and when I get board I'll start scripting the rest of the guide too.

5:00 pm my time- performed some "sanity" checks on my current progress and direction today. Meaning I've been going though more examples of installer scripts and install guides, looking for things that are wrong, and or, obviously incomplete with the script I've been writing; results so far: I'm still with sanity, there are things that are missing from my install script, and so far seem to be heading the correct direction to correct the missing parts. Current outlook on completion; I've some work to do for my job (10+hour shifts each) to perform for the upcoming days ahead so updates as to progress will be limited again. However I'll be putting in some time here and there and hopefully have something to put to use after that work thing has been done. I've also been working on the maptools thing again, now that I've a better grasp of bash.

06142013- I've now purposes my plan of actions to port openstack to the "ask.openstack" website, turns out that I should have joined a mailing group(s) for that instead *shrug* I prefer the QA section as it was findable though Google and has already generated responses from their helpful community.

The way I figure things is that when I or other users want an answer to the same questions that I have, then likely that QA section will be their first stop too.

Still working on completing the install script for Swift and testing it on breaks from normal work duties. So far it has yet to do anything bad to my device so I'll still be providing copies of what I'm working on to those that make the request.

06152013- After extensive research of bash commands and "best scripting practices" and working with the Google commenting system for docs; I've been re-writing and fully noting all yes I mean all the commands (the first time they appear for now) and what the command is doing. Final draft will have the information in a read.me file or something commented out within the script itself. Dew to re-writes and new information that I've gathered I'll be doing lots of testing and possibly frying my current install of Linux again :) . Last note for the day, fired off an email to what openstack uses as a general forum, starting the topic of openstack on android (link to that here)