The book of Xen
by Luke S. Crawford, Chris Takemura · first published 2009
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Chris and I are working on our second technical book; rather than the second edition of "The Book of Xen," we are attempting to write something shorter about Ansible. Thoughts on how I can sit in on a few interviews when I don't intend to take the job without being rude and/or unethical? I'd also be…
on “Ask HN: May I sit in on an interview for an ansible-focused role?” ↗…bandwidth, but I don't break $12 for my usage. If I wanted to commit to three years, the cost would be even less - $6.38/mo. None of this is to take anything away from Luke - he's literally written "The Book of Xen". That said, Amazon's pricing isn't much more expensive. Their reserved instances can be a good bit cheaper. Amazon also has the scale to accommodate you more easily. Prgmr can't keep thousands of…
on “"If you want to order it, use 'view source' to find the commented-out link."” ↗You might be interested in prgmr.com . VPS based on Xen. The owner is also a member of HN and wrote "The Book of Xen" a couple of years ago. Also since you mentioned UNIX, maybe arpnetworks.com . As I recall they run Linux KVM VPS but offer OpenBSD and FreeBSD if preferred over a Linux guest.
on “Joyent ending "lifetime" hosting accounts” ↗I was able to download the book I bought (The Book of Xen), after about 10 minutes. It's the second ebook I've gotten, first one "Learning iPhone Programming" came available instantly.
on “O'Reilly $9.99 Sale - Has Anyone Been Able to Download Their Book Yet?” ↗