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[OpenStack Foundation] Board Meeting - June 27th
by Jonathan Bryce 03 Jul '13

03 Jul '13

Yesterday, the Foundation Board of Directors held another telephone meeting. The agenda for the meeting can be found on the wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/27June2013BoardMeeting The first action item was approving a minor amendment to the Foundation's Certificate of Incorporation to correct an error in the 10th article covering the disposal of assets should the Foundation corporate entity ever be dissolved. The Board unanimously approved the amendment. After that, Lauren Sell briefly introduced a draft Transparency Policy that she had been working on with our legal counsel and the Transparency Committee. There will be a mailing list discussion to finalize the Policy before it's adopted. Next Lauren and Mark Collier provided an update on the November summit in Hong Kong as well as some of the preliminary venue searches for the 2014 summits. They also discussed the activities of the Marketing Community (https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/Marketing). If you are involved in marketing with an OpenStack organization, I'd encourage you to join the Marketing Community and help out with some of the initiatives that are underway there. Alice King, Nissa Strottman and Steve Pentlicki of the Legal Affairs Committee led a discussion on potential options for patent cooperation among OpenStack organizations. Board members are going to follow up with their individual legal and IP departments to provide feedback on the options presented. The Board approved adding Van Lindberg to the Legal Affairs Committee to replace Alice King who is stepping down as she starts her own law practice. Many thanks to Alice, who has provided legal guidance for OpenStack since the very beginning and was a leader of the drafting committee last year as the Foundation was established. As the meeting wrapped up, the Board had brief updates on the continuing discussion around definition of core and status updates on a number of other items that are being scheduled for discussion at the next Board meetings. The next Board meeting is scheduled for August 6th at 9:00am PDT/1600 UTC. Jonathan

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Re: [OpenStack Foundation] Board Meeting - June 27th
by Monty Taylor 30 Jun '13

30 Jun '13

In what manner should PRISM have been addressed? michael hempel <otaku(a)gface.com> wrote: >kinda sad to see that nobody addressed PRISM... :( > >On 06/29/2013 06:15 PM, Raja Srinivasan wrote: >> Thank you for the notes Mark. >> >> One concern that I have is your statement "Directors agree to refrain from commenting on the meeting proceedings until Jonathan posts his summary. The only official record of the meeting is Jonathan's summary and the official minutes.". This should have a timelimit on it. Similar to what most large purchases (except automobiles have), Jonathan's summary must be made available within 3 business days. If it is not available within that time frame, then the Directors should be free to comment. Said meeting minutes from Jonathan made visible on the web site. Otherwise this poses an undue hardship to the Directors and the OpenStack followers. >> >> >> Thanks& Regards >> Raja Srinivasan >> E: raja.srinivasan(a)riverbed.com >> P: +1(408) 598-1175 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark McLoughlin [mailto:markmc@redhat.com] >> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2013 9:06 AM >> To: Jonathan Bryce >> Cc: foundation(a)lists.openstack.org >> Subject: Re: [OpenStack Foundation] Board Meeting - June 27th >> >> On Fri, 2013-06-28 at 07:10 -0500, Jonathan Bryce wrote: >> >>> Yesterday, the Foundation Board of Directors held another telephone >>> meeting. The agenda for the meeting can be found on the wiki: >>> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/27June2013BoardM >>> eeting >>> >> Thanks Jonathan, here's my notes from the meeting: >> >> http://blogs.gnome.org/markmc/2013/06/29/june-27th-openstack-foundation-boa… >> >> Cheers, >> Mark. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation mailing list >> Foundation(a)lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Foundation mailing list >> Foundation(a)lists.openstack.org >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Foundation mailing list >Foundation(a)lists.openstack.org >http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation >

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[OpenStack Foundation] Infra Bootcamp was a great success
by Monty Taylor 30 Jun '13

30 Jun '13

Hey all! I just wanted to write a quick note (I believe others are working on more detailed blog posts and whatnot) about this past week's OpenStack Infrastructure Bootcamp. For those not following along at home, several weeks ago I put out a call to the foundation board saying that we needed more people to pony up human resources to help with the running of the OpenStack Developer Infrastructure. The response back was extremely supportive and positive, but the it quickly became apparent to us that we'd never be able to get a flood of new folks up to speed if they all just started showing up in IRC (we learned over the bootcamp that the architecture diagram for the infra systems is about as complex as OpenStack itself) So we decided to hold a 2 day bootcamp to bring all the new folks into a room and braindump to them. We wound up with 20 people in a Soho Loft in NYC. We had all of the current core members, people who are active and full time on Infra but not yet core like pleia2 and zaro, people who are active across OpenStack including infra like sdague, dhellman and mtrenish, and then a bunch of people with essentially no interaction with what we do to date. If memory serves we had new folks from Dell, Cisco, Citrix, Mirantis, vmware and HP, as well as existing folks from IBM, HP, Dreamhost and the OpenStack Foundation. One of the more interesting things that we did was develop a total architecture diagram on some giant sticky notes with pens. Notes have been taken of it and we're going to make a digital version soon - as I think it was quite enlightening for many people. I wanted to thank the companies involved for sending people to an intensive bootcamp - I'm quite optimistic about the outcome we will have gotten for that. I'd also like to thank HP and the OpenStack Foundation for funding the event - it turns out Soho Lofts and New York restaurants where 20 people can eat at the same time don't grow on trees. Finally - I'd like to tip my hat to Lauren and Claire for all of their work on the OpenStack Summit. Arranging a 2-day 20 person event was a lot of work, and I forced everyone to come to a place that was walking distance from my apartment - I cannot begin to imagine all of the work they must have to do to ensure that 5000 of us can plan OpenStack every six months in various places around the world. Thanks everybody! Monty

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[OpenStack Foundation] Training session reminder: OpenStack Board Meeting 27 June, 2013 9am pacific (2 hour call)
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26 Jun '13

Hello Foundation Mailing List, Alan Clark invites you to participate as an attendee in the OpenStack Board meeting: Topic: OpenStack Board Meeting 27 June, 2013 9am pacific (2 hour call) Host: Alan Clark Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013 Time: 9:00 am, Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00) Session number: 921 224 572 Session password: This session does not require a password. ------------------------------------------------------- To join the session ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?ED=229452887&UID=1614021317&… 2. Enter your name and email address (or registration ID). 3. Enter the session password: This session does not require a password. 4. Click "Join Now". 5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?ED=229452887&UID=1614021317&… ------------------------------------------------------- To join the session by phone only ------------------------------------------------------- To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the training session, or call the number below and enter the access code. Call-in toll number (US/Canada):1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada):1-855-244-8681 Having trouble dialing in? Try these backup numbers: Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada):1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll number (US/Canada):1-650-479-3207 Global call-in numbers: https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/globalcallin.php?serviceType=TC&ED=22… Show toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf Access code: 921 224 572 ------------------------------------------------------- For assistance ------------------------------------------------------- You can contact Alan Clark at: aclark(a)suse.com To add this meeting to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link: https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?AT=down&ED=229452887&EF=MA&U… http://www.webex.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, discuss your concerns with the meeting host prior to the start of the recording or do not join the session. Please note that any such recordings may be subject to discovery in the event of litigation.

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[OpenStack Foundation] Invitation to OpenStack Board Meeting 27 June, 2013 9am pacific (2 hour call)
by messenger＠webex.com 13 Jun '13

13 Jun '13

Hello Foundation Mailing List, The OpenStack Board invites you to participate as an attendee in the following OpenStack board meeting. We will be using WebEx to facilitate the meeting and audio conferencing. Please join the WebEx session then follow the instructions to either join the telephone conference service or to join via VOIP. Topic: OpenStack Board Meeting 27 June, 2013 9am pacific (2 hour call) Host: Alan Clark Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013 Time: 9:00 am, Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00) Session number: 921 224 572 Session password: This session does not require a password. Agenda: http://wiki.openstack.org/Governance/Foundation ------------------------------------------------------- To join the session ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?ED=229452887&UID=1614021317&… 2. Enter your name and email address. 3. Enter the session password: This session does not require a password. 4. Click "Join Now". 5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. To add this session to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link: https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?AT=down&ED=229452887&EF=MA&U… To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?ED=229452887&UID=1614021317&… ------------------------------------------------------- To join the session by phone only ------------------------------------------------------- To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the training session, or call the number below and enter the access code. Call-in toll number (US/Canada):1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada):1-855-244-8681 Having trouble dialing in? Try these backup numbers: Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada):1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll number (US/Canada):1-650-479-3207 Global call-in numbers: https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/globalcallin.php?serviceType=TC&ED=22… Show toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf Access code: 921 224 572 ------------------------------------------------------- For assistance ------------------------------------------------------- You can contact Alan Clark at: aclark(a)suse.com http://www.webex.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, discuss your concerns with the meeting host prior to the start of the recording or do not join the session. Please note that any such recordings may be subject to discovery in the event of litigation.

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[OpenStack Foundation] OpenStack Training and Certification
by Jonathan Bryce 06 Jun '13

06 Jun '13

At the last Board meeting, we discussed training and certification around OpenStack. This topic first came up last year, and a working group of interested volunteers formed to discuss options and plans that might make sense for the community and Foundation. At the Board meeting, the working group sought input from the Board to be able to move forward with creating more detailed plans. There are definitely different schools of thought, but rather than try to recount the discussions during the Board meeting, I'll let the various participants speak for themselves. There appears to be a lot of support for the idea of using the Foundation's resources to do more to promote the third party training already going on in the ecosystem (and to encourage even more), and with some clear guidelines for participation I think we can make progress on that quickly. As proposed to the Board, this would take the form of a marketing program that would work similarly to the existing "Powered by OpenStack" and "OpenStack Distribution" marketing programs. For example, XYZ training company could offer "Training for OpenStack" if they met a few high level requirements, such as "the primary purpose of the program should be training students to contribute to OpenStack, operate an OpenStack cloud or build applications for OpenStack clouds." The stickier issue is the question of credentialing and certifications. It's clear there is demand from individuals who wish to pursue some kind of OpenStack credential (e.g. "OpenStack Certified Engineer") to build up a resume, and clearly there is also demand from employers to find and hire qualified OpenStack experts. The key questions are to what extent some standardization with respect to credentialing would benefit the community and ecosystem (vs. having a proliferation of 3rd party certification programs that are unique), and second what role the Foundation should play. The proposal presented in the Board meeting[1] recommended that the Foundation work with training companies in the ecosystem to develop and introduce globally available certification tests covering some of the key fundamentals of OpenStack technology. These would provide a baseline standard that employees and employers can rely on and be widely available around the world through third-party testing centers. Beyond that, additional advanced, specialized or product-specific certifications would come to market from various companies in the ecosystem, to validate one's knowledge of a specific OpenStack-powered product, such as a distribution or appliance. In this scenario, an ecosystem member could offer training that helps students pass the baseline "OpenStack Certified" test, but also differentiate by the method of delivery, content or advanced/specialized training and certifications on top of the baseline. This approach raises a question of trademark usage and if the OpenStack word mark could be used in this context by ecosystem companies for their certification product names. In other words, if there is a baseline credential ("OpenStack Certified Engineer") would Company XYZ be able to offer their own credentialing product incorporating the OpenStack word mark ("XYZ Certified Engineer for OpenStack "). Coming out of the Board meeting, the staff and working group are going to proceed with filling in more details in the proposed plan for presentation at a future meeting while also continuing the discussion with those who have concerns about downsides of the approach. You can contact me directly if you'd like to get involved on an ongoing basis in the working group. This topic can be complicated to navigate, and this is really a fairly brief summary of it. Please contribute to the discussion and let us know what you think, or if you have specific questions or would like more details. As we see the demand around the world for OpenStack knowledge it's clear this is an important item to tackle. Thanks, Jonathan [1] http://www.slideshare.net/laurensell/training-pdf-22565428

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[OpenStack Foundation] Board Meeting - May 30th
by Jonathan Bryce 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hi everyone, The OpenStack Foundation Board of Directors had a telephone meeting today at 9:00am PDT/1600 UTC. The meeting lasted just about 2 hours, but the Board ran through quite a few updates and short discussions on a number of topics. First, the Board approved the minutes of the April 14th meeting that took place in Portland before the OpenStack Summit. Those minutes are now on the wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/14Apr2013BoardMinutes Following that, there was a fairly detailed discussion covering possible ways the Foundation can help increase the training that is available from the OpenStack ecosystem and accelerate the spread of OpenStack knowledge around the world. The Board did not reach a final consensus on any specific programs, but agreed that several potential proposals should be refined and detailed for presentation in an upcoming Board meeting. Simon Anderson discussed the gold membership committee that was established in the previous board meeting. The Board voted to added new members to the committee, bringing the full membership to Simon Anderson (chairperson), Nick Barcet, Devin Carlin, Joseph George, Rob Hirschfeld, and Sean Roberts. Simon also reviewed a draft update to the existing criteria and guidelines for new gold member applicants. I gave an update on the results of the Foundation in the first quarter of this year and reviewed key statistics for Q1 2013 as compared to Q4 2012 and discussed some of the general trends that we've seen among users and the international OpenStack community. Rob Hirschfeld introduced a discussion on the topic of OpenStack core and called for Board volunteers to help flesh out a more detailed definition of OpenStack core. The Board members who volunteered to participate plan to meet in June to have a discussion and then present to the full Board at a follow on meeting. As the meeting closed, the Board touched quickly on several topics including interfacing with standards bodies and the existing transparency policy as well as the ongoing process to update and document it. As a reminder, upcoming Board meetings are listed on the wiki (https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation) and agendas for the meetings are kept there. Also, remote connection information is sent out prior to the meetings, and I was happy to see that several community members joined today to listen in as the meeting happened. Jonathan

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