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Re:Slicehost vs Linode by listic on Tuesday November 25, 2008 @03:45AM (#376172)
A hack? To the best of my knowledge, both providers allow users to install arbitrary Linux distributions. It's not against any rules, so I wouldn't consider this a hack.
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Re:Slicehost vs Linode by ntoshev on Tuesday November 25, 2008 @10:36AM (#376435)
It is not part of their recommended way to do things. They do not provide support and they may close this opportunity at any time, even involuntarily.
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Re:Slicehost vs Linode by davidw on Tuesday November 25, 2008 @08:49AM (#376343)
Go through all that when Linode (or others) lets me click a button to get the same thing? No thanks - it looks like a 'hack' to me. Sure, I don't mind running my own system, but imagine doing that every time I decide to provision a new one - yuck!
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