Just had this conversation on IRC :

22:48 nuba| hi folks, is there a way to test stackscripts you want to publish without having to order a separate linode just for that?

22:50 @ ericoc| you can have multiple disk images attached to a single linode, but only one can be booted at a single point in time

22:52 imMute| I think nuba means a way that wouldn't interrupt his current running linode, in which case you can't really.

22:54 nuba| imMute: I've used the entire disk space, too, so creating another disk image just for this will not only bring me downtime, but some resizing PITA as well

22:54 imMute| nuba: or just order some extra space

22:56 nuba| imMute: I think we'd have more stackscripts if people could test them easily and without compromising their current running stuff.

22:57 @ akerl| nuba: How would that work?

22:57 @ akerl| Stackscripts are designed to deploy disk images. How would you test them without deploying a disk image?

22:57 nuba| maybe you could register as a stackscript developer and get a free linode which won't stay up for more than one hour, and not more than x hours/day or week

22:59 nuba| akerl: the goal would be: let me play with this stackscript until it's good, so it can be published. AND let me not have to pay for an extra linode just for that.

22:59 rnowak| I'd test the scripts locally in a snapshotted VM, instead of redploying a billion times on linode

22:59 rnowak| snapshotted. wow.

23:02 nuba| i suppose this isn't particularly a good time to look around for linode staff, NYE just around the corner, but I'd like to "send it upstairs" as a feature request how should I do that? is there a RFE@linode.com?

23:02 rnowak| nuba: feature request forum

23:02 nuba| rnowak: thanks for the pointer