Re: [PATCHES] Add awscli and 7 pre-requisite Python libraries.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Dave Thompson <address@hidden> skribis:

> Here's a patch set I've been sitting on for awhile for the AWS CLI.  Do
> note that the AWS APIs are not exclusive to Amazon.  Free software such
> as Eucalyptus [0] and OpenStack also implement these APIs for
> compatibility reasons, and both the boto library and awscli itself can
> be used to manipulate them.

I think it’s OK to include AWS clients.  After all, AWS is essentially a
“hosting service”, it’s not SaaSS or anything directly conflicting with
our goals and the GNU FSDG.

> If this proves too controversial, I'd still like to apply the first 6
> uncontroversial patches. ;)

Nothing to add to what Efraim already said.  Except that, now that Tox
gets in, you’ll have to add Guix-Tox.  ;-)

Thanks!

Ludo’.