[chef] Re: Librarian vs Berkshelf

[Larry Wright < >]

Thanks for the responses. Looks like I'll be giving Berkshelf a try.
On Nov 3, 2012, at 6:25 AM, Bryan Berry 
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> It is hard for me to be critical of Librarian because I am a huge fan
> of the author Jay Feldblum. He is a real trailblazer in our community.
> That aside I find Berkshelf easier to use and better fits my work
> style
> 
> It should also be noted that Berkshelf has a come a long way w/ the
> almost released version 0.6.0. Pretty much all of the install
> headaches are gone and the integration w/ vagrant is awesome
> 
> you can use it now
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> `gem install --pre berkshelf`
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> the most recent Chef office hours has a section on berkshelf
> http://foodfightshow.org/2012/11/inaugural-office-hours.html which you
> can watch Jamie Winsor answer questions about it. There is a also a
> great blog post
> http://vialstudios.com/guide-authoring-cookbooks.html
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> and foodfight episode entirely on Berkshelf
> http://foodfightshow.org/2012/08/jamie-winsor-and-michael-ivey-skool-us-on-berkshelf.html
> 
> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Hedge Hog 
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>> This should shed somelight.  Some comments are informative too.
>> http://christian-trabold.de/librarian-chef-vs-berkshelf
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>> Hope that helps
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>> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Larry Wright 
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>>  wrote:
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>>> It's been a few months since i started a new Chef project, and as I do so
>>> I wanted to look into using one of these tools to aid in cookbook
>>> management. On the surface, they seem to basically do the same thing, is
>>> there a reason to choose one over the other?
>>> 
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>> --
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>> [The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.]
>>  Archilochus, Greek poet (c. 680 BC – c. 645 BC)
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