[Locomotive-users] RubyStack

[Daniel Lopez]

Hi,

I am one of the developers of RubyStack. Just wanted to reply to the
comments below (sorry for the delay)

- We plan on releasing a drag-and-drop version, similar to InstantRails and
Locomotive, but we are not yet there. The reason why we ask for a prefix is
to allow for multiple installations simultaneously
- The reason why we include a PHP runtime is to support phpMyAdmin and was
a feature requested by InstantRails users. If you select not to install
phpMyAdmin, then no PHP runtime will be installed. If you know of a
comparable Ruby/Rails app, we will be happy to include it.
- We will be providing the possibility to leave the password blank for
MySQL. The reason why it is there is that people also run the stack not only
for development, but to run other apps on top, and it provides a little bit
more of security
- In addition to the stack itself, we are going to be packaging Rails apps
(suggestions accepted!) Checkout our Redmine installer
http://bitnami.org/stack/redmine 

> No, I like locomotive's drag & drop just fine.

That is great, I do not want to convince you otherwise :)  I contacted Ryan
originally just because I thought it may be interesting to some in the
Locomotive user base that may find themselves using Windows/Linux and as an
alternative to Locomotive itself if it were to not be maintained anymore. It
is open source, Apache 2.0 license so you do not owe us anything if it does
not fit your needs. If it does, you get to invite us for a beer next time we
are in town ;)

Best regards

Daniel


...
I just downloaded it and my first is, ieuw. It asks for database  
passwords, prefixs, can't even install leaving the passwords blank.  
PHP in a 'ruby' app? And more stuff I really don't need. No, I like
locomotive's drag & drop just fine.

On, 10 jan 2008, at 13:42, Ryan Raaum wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone here tried BitNami's RubyStack?
(http://bitnami.org/stack/rubystack 
> )
>
> If so, what did you think?
>
> -Ryan
>
> (If people like it, I'm considering putting a link on the Locomotive
> page to it as an alternative)