These two short items are sidebars for my “One Cloud, Many Providers: The OpenStack Interp Challenge” post. They provide additional context for the more focused question in the post: “At a fundamental level, OpenStack has yet to decide if it’s an … Continue reading
Like my previous DefCore interop windmill tilting, this is not something that can be done alone. Open infrastructure is a collaborative effort and I’m looking for your help and support. I believe solving this problem benefits us as an industry … Continue reading
Last month, the OpenStack board charged the DefCore committee to tighten the specification. That means adding more required capabilities to the guidelines and reducing the number of exceptions (“flags”). Read the official report by Chris Hoge. It turns out interoperability … Continue reading
In Vancouver, I sat down with Scott Sanchez (EMC) and Jeff Dickey (Redapt) for a NextCast discussion. We covered a lot of my favorite subjects including DefCore and Ready State bare metal operations. One of the things I liked about this … Continue reading
Reposted from My Interview with RedHat’s OpenSource.com Jason Baker Rob Hirschfeld has been involved with OpenStack since before the project was even officially formed, and so he brings a rich perspective as to the project’s history, its organization, and where it may … Continue reading
During the DefCore process, we’ve had regular community check points to review and discuss the latest materials from the committee. With the latest work on the official process and flurry of Guidelines, we’ve got a lot of concrete material to … Continue reading
OpenStack DefCore Committee is looking for community feedback about the proposed DefCore Process. March has been a month for OpenStack DefCore milestones. At the March Board meeting, we approved the first official DefCore Guideline (called DefCore 2015.03) and we are … Continue reading
I’ve been working on the OpenStack DefCore process for nearly 3 years and our number #1 challenge remains how to explain it simply. 10 days ago, the DefCore committee met face-to-face in Austin to work on documenting the process that we want to follow … Continue reading
Last week, the OpenStack DefCore committee rolled up our collective sleeves and got to work in a serious way. We had a in-person meeting with great turn out with 5 board members, Foundation executives/staff and good community engagement. TL;DR > … Continue reading
1/17 Update: We did it! We reached quorum and approved all the changes! Also, I am honored to have been re-elected to the Board. Thank you for the support! What does OpenStack mean to you? To me, it’s more than … Continue reading
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