Hospice.io
Dev tools
configuration generator
SHOW HN2013
93points
46comments
#248of 1,739 in 2013
Top 15%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Design: 1 for, 10 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for skipping Vagrant initial setup
From 2 comments
I just started using Vagrant. Can anyone recommend me any guide or tips? This configuration generator looks like a very nice way to skip all the intitial setup, which looks…
vidyesh on HNLove it. Where can I find the source code for this nifty little utility so that I can add JVM/Clojure support?
mtrimpe on HN
Objections
Name 'hospice' has morbid connotations of end-of-life care
From 4 comments
I'm not sure what connotations you were going for with the word "hospice", but I'd really suggest choosing a different name.
themgt on HNFor a lot of people that word will primarily be associated with memories of their relatives or loved ones dying.
themgt on HNI work in the homehealth/hospice software industry and I will say: Change your name. Hospice is end of life care. Hospice is understanding that death is coming and approaching it…
criley on HNI appreciate your saying that. I am definitely one of these people. For me, the word "hospice" only brings to mind the most difficult time of my life - taking care of my mom as…
daviddaviddavid on HN
Missing support for some tools such as Mercurial and Node.js
From 3 comments
git, svn, where is mercurial?
zalew on HNAny chance you could add Node.js? Perhaps installing bundler would be a good option too. That way you can get straight into development.
jbrooksuk on HNYes. Also adding mercurial as a vcs option would be great.
legutierr on HN
Requests
Add Django and related tools
From 1 comment
Very cool. Django and the associated stuff (south, virtualenv, etc) would be a nice addition.
patja on HN
Add Salt Stack generation
From 1 comment
Any chance you could add salt stack generation as well?
ninetax on HN
Add Mercurial support
From 1 comment
Yes. Also adding mercurial as a vcs option would be great.
legutierr on HN
Add JVM/Clojure support
From 1 comment
Love it. Where can I find the source code for this nifty little utility so that I can add JVM/Clojure support?
mtrimpe on HN
Questions
Why was the hospice name chosen
From 1 comment
But what was the thinking behind hospice in the first place?
JungleGymSam on HN
Why depend on Ruby
From 1 comment
Why the Ruby dependency for creating cookbooks? I don't prefer installing frameworks I'm not using as add-ons for another product - can vagrant do the extras?
davidjhall on HN