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[OpenStack Foundation] Finding people to work on the EC2 API in Nova
by Michael Still 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

Hi, as you might have read on openstack-dev, the Nova EC2 API implementation is in a pretty sad state. I wont repeat all of those details here -- you can read the thread on openstack-dev for detail. However, we got here because no one is maintaining the code in Nova for the EC2 API. This is despite repeated calls over the last 18 months (at least). So, does the Foundation have a role here? The Nova team has failed to find someone to help us resolve these issues. Can the board perhaps find resources as the representatives of some of the largest contributors to OpenStack? Could the Foundation employ someone to help us our here? I suspect the correct plan is to work on getting the stackforge replacement finished, and ensuring that it is feature compatible with the Nova implementation. However, I don't want to preempt the design process -- there might be other ways forward here. I feel that a continued discussion which just repeats the last 18 months wont actually fix the situation -- its time to "break out" of that mode and find other ways to try and get someone working on this problem. Thoughts welcome. Michael -- Rackspace Australia

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Re: [OpenStack Foundation] [openstack-dev] [tc] Take back the naming process
by Tim Bell 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Fifield [mailto:tom@openstack.org] > Sent: 28 January 2015 16:37 > To: openstack-dev(a)lists.openstack.org > Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [tc] Take back the naming process > > On 28/01/15 23:27, Jeremy Stanley wrote: > > On 2015-01-28 10:29:38 +0100 (+0100), Thierry Carrez wrote: > >> The proposal as it stands (https://review.openstack.org/#/c/150604/4) > >> currently excludes all non-ATCs from voting, though. The wider > >> "community" was included in previous iterations of the naming > >> process, so this very much feels like a TC power grab. > > [...] > > > > The only reason I'm in favor of that simplification is logistics. If > > representatives of our developer community are expected to run this > > poll on our own then ATCs are an electorate we're able to produce for > > that purpose. If it's going to be a vote across all OpenStack > > Foundation individual members instead, then that election will need to > > be run by (or at least in close cooperation with) the same people who > > currently manage the board elections. > > If logistics are getting complicated, is it necessary to lock it down so much? I > vaguely recall a launchpad poll in the past, which was effectively open to the > public? Is voting on the shortlisted names something we should just open wide > up so that we're including absolutely everyone in the fun? > I also seem to remember voting in the past as a non-ATC and even campaigned for Juno above Jekyll (for branding reasons). We use the code names heavily in our end user communication (to explain what upgrades we are applying, where we are with the feature set installed compared to the release notes on the 'net) and it would be negative if the brand name was something I felt uncomfortable using in a communication to one of my end users (who come from over 100 different countries). In a multi-cultural and diverse community, it can be difficult to find the right level of humour. Tim > > Tom > > > _________________________________________________________________ > _________ > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Unsubscribe: OpenStack-dev-request@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev

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Re: [OpenStack Foundation] [openstack-dev] [tc] Take back the naming process
by Monty Taylor 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

Quick top-post apology... It's entirely possible that there are people who are reading these lists who do not personally know me or my tendency to overuse hyperbole. I would like to formally apologize for both the subject of this thread and my use of the word autocratic. They are both inflammatory and both imply a level malice or ill-will that I'm certain is not present in anyone. The salient point is that a thing that in the past felt both open and fun this time around seemed to become more opaque and heavy handed. I think, as I've said elsewhere, that we need to be very careful with decisions, however well meaning, that take place outside of the public context. So please accept my apology for my language - and please engage with me in the discussion around how to make sure people don't inadvertently begin to feel disenfranchised. Thanks, Monty On 01/27/2015 04:50 PM, Monty Taylor wrote: > I do not like how we are selecting names for our releases right now. > The current process is autocratic and opaque and not fun - which is the > exact opposite of what a community selected name should be. > > I propose: > > * As soon as development starts on release X, we open the voting for the > name of release X+1 (we're working on Kilo now, we should have known the > name of L at the K summit) > > * Anyone can nominate a name - although we do suggest that something at > least related to the location of the associated summit would be nice > > * We condorcet vote on the entire list of nominated names > > * After we have the winning list, the foundation trademark checks the name > > * If there is a trademark issue (and only a trademark issue - not a > "marketing doesn't like the name" issue) we'll move down to the next > name on the list > > If we cannot have this process be completely open and democratic, then > what the heck is the point of having our massive meritocracy in the > first place? There's a lot of overhead we deal with by being a > leaderless collective you know - we should occasionally get to have fun > with it. > > Monty > > __________________________________________________________________________ > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Unsubscribe: OpenStack-dev-request@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev >

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Re: [OpenStack Foundation] [openstack-dev] [tc] Take back the naming process
by Monty Taylor 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

On 01/27/2015 06:05 PM, Jonathan Bryce wrote: > >> On Jan 27, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Monty Taylor <mordred(a)inaugust.com> wrote: >> >> I do not like how we are selecting names for our releases right now. >> The current process is autocratic and opaque and not fun - which is the >> exact opposite of what a community selected name should be. > > Autocratic? Could you elaborate? Right now we're starting from a set list of pre-approved names that there was absolutely no participation in the selection of and about which discussion is summarily shut down. I know it's with the best of intentions, but it's not ok. >> I propose: >> >> * As soon as development starts on release X, we open the voting for the >> name of release X+1 (we're working on Kilo now, we should have known the >> name of L at the K summit) >> >> * Anyone can nominate a name - although we do suggest that something at >> least related to the location of the associated summit would be nice >> >> * We condorcet vote on the entire list of nominated names >> >> * After we have the winning list, the foundation trademark checks the name >> >> * If there is a trademark issue (and only a trademark issue - not a >> "marketing doesn't like the name" issue) we'll move down to the next >> name on the list >> >> If we cannot have this process be completely open and democratic, then >> what the heck is the point of having our massive meritocracy in the >> first place? There's a lot of overhead we deal with by being a >> leaderless collective you know - we should occasionally get to have fun >> with it. > > > If your goal is to actually involve our massive meritocracy, I’d suggest expanding this thread to include at least the community marketing mailing list rather than just the -dev mailing list (possibly also the Foundation mailing list?). The release names are some of our most prominent brands, meaning choosing them is by definition a marketing activity. Not including the part of our meritocracy with experience in branding and marketing feels counterintuitive to me (again if the goal is actually to be meritocratic). I was under the impression that the human names were "development codenames" and also this was a topic of discussion at the TC meeting today, which is why I popped it to the dev list - no slight or exclusion was intended! I have cross-posted this reply to foundation(a)lists.openstack.org and marketing(a)lists.openstack.org. You'll notice that I did say in my suggestion that ANYONE should be able to propose a name - I believe that would include non-dev people. Since the people in question are marketing people, I would imagine that if any of them feel strongly about a name, that it should be trivial for them to make their case in a persuasive way. I'm not willing to cede that choosing the name is by definition a marketing activity - and in fact the sense that such a position was developing is precisely why I think it's time to get this sorted. I think the dev community feels quite a bit of ownership on this topic and I would like to keep it that way. Thanks! Monty

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[OpenStack Foundation] Training session reminder: OpenStack Board Meeting January 28, 2015 Noon Pacific
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27 Jan '15

Hello Foundation Mailing List, Alan Clark invites you to participate as an attendee in the OpenStack Board meeting: Topic: OpenStack Board Meeting January 28, 2015 Noon Pacific Host: Alan Clark Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Time: 12:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00) Session number: 924 559 806 Session password: This session does not require a password. ------------------------------------------------------- To join the session ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?MTID=tf8dac82330b876022a1dab… 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?MTID=tb282c75f876eec6dc65f87… ------------------------------------------------------- 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=32… Show toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf Access code: 924 559 806 ------------------------------------------------------- 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?MTID=td1173e8dae8f6dc0558593… 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] Training session reminder: OpenStack Board Meeting January 28, 2015 Noon Pacific
by messenger＠webex.com 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Hello Foundation Mailing List, Alan Clark invites you to participate as an attendee in the OpenStack Board meeting: Topic: OpenStack Board Meeting January 28, 2015 Noon Pacific Host: Alan Clark Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Time: 12:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00) Session number: 924 559 806 Session password: This session does not require a password. ------------------------------------------------------- To join the session ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?MTID=tf8dac82330b876022a1dab… 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?MTID=tb282c75f876eec6dc65f87… ------------------------------------------------------- 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=32… Show toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf Access code: 924 559 806 ------------------------------------------------------- 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?MTID=td1173e8dae8f6dc0558593… 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 January 28, 2015 Noon Pacific
by messenger＠webex.com 19 Jan '15

19 Jan '15

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 January 28, 2015 Noon Pacific Host: Alan Clark Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Time: 12:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00) Session number: 924 559 806 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?MTID=tf8dac82330b876022a1dab… 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?MTID=td1173e8dae8f6dc0558593… To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link https://openstack.webex.com/openstack/k2/j.php?MTID=tb282c75f876eec6dc65f87… ------------------------------------------------------- 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=32… Show toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf Access code: 924 559 806 ------------------------------------------------------- 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] 2015 Individual Director Election results
by Jonathan Bryce 19 Jan '15

19 Jan '15

Hello everyone, The 2015 election of Individual Directors has closed. The raw results are available at the following link: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4465BagptIqcEjm73VjmEpTk The full list of 2015 Board Directors is included in alphabetical order below. The Director Diversity requirement in the Bylaws, which limits the number of Board members to 2 per company, came into effect this election. As you can see from the raw results linked above, two candidates who finished in the top 8, Monty Taylor and Kyle Mestery, work for the same company (HP). Since Eileen Evans of HP is already on the board as a Platinum Member appointee, only one Individual Member from HP can sit on the Board as an Individual Director. With a higher number of votes, Monty Taylor will be seated on the 2015 Board. This also means Rob Hirschfeld will be seated as the candidate with the next highest number of votes who would not create a Director Diversity violation per 4.17 (c) in the Bylaws. The elected and appointed directors will be seated at the first Board meeting of the year at 12:00pm PST on January 28th: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/28Jan2015BoardMeeting Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Individual Director election and congratulations to our new and returning directors. On a personal note, it was great to see so such a strong list of candidates and such enthusiasm around the Individual Director elections. There are a limited number of Board seats, but there are numerous ways to get involved and show leadership in the community, whether it's through contributions or working groups or speaking opportunities. This is going to be an important year for OpenStack, and I look forward to working with all of you. Jonathan 210-317-2438 Individual Directors ----------------------------------------- Tim Bell Russell Bryant Alex Freedland Rob Hirschfeld Vishvananda Ishaya Kavit Munshi Egle Sigler Monty Taylor Platinum Directors ----------------------------------------- Alan Clark Eileen Evans Toby Ford Van Lindberg Mark McLoughlin Todd Moore Imad Sousou John Zannos Gold Directors ----------------------------------------- Simon Anderson Robert Esker Tristan Goode Steven Hallett Chris Kemp Boris Renski Sean Roberts Lew Tucker

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[OpenStack Foundation] Bylaws amendments approved
by Jonathan Bryce 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

Hi everyone, The recent election included 3 amendments to our Bylaws that needed to be voted on by the Individual Members of the Foundation. There are more details about the amendments on the wiki: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/2014ProposedBylawsAme… All 3 amendments were approved in the election and we successfully reached the 25% quorum of eligible voters needed to make the vote valid. Full results are available on the 2015 election results page: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4465BagptIqcEjm73VjmEpTk Thank you very much to everyone for the strong participation that enabled us to move these important changes forward. Jonathan

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Re: [OpenStack Foundation] [Gold Members] [Foundation Board] Election is open
by Tristan Goode 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

And this to the Foundation list too. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Bryce [mailto:jonathan@openstack.org] > Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2015 8:05 AM > To: <foundation-board(a)lists.openstack.org>; > goldmembers(a)lists.openstack.org > Subject: Re: [Gold Members] [Foundation Board] Election is open > > We’re at about 1,560 voters in the director election (this puts us over > our 10% > quorum requirement for this election) and about 1,950 on the bylaws > amendment > (where we need 25%). Also, to clarify some a statement that was made > earlier this > week, we need at least 25% (~3,373) to vote to meet quorum on the Bylaws > and a > majority of however many end up voting to say “Yes” for approval of them. > > The companies with the largest concentration of voters (Cisco, Dell, HP, > IBM, Intel, > Mirantis, Rackspace, Red Hat, Symantec and VMware) actually have a higher > than > average participation percentage already, but continuing to encourage them > to vote > is always welcome. The last email reminder we sent out had a subject line > of > "Please Vote Now in the OpenStack Foundation Election” if you want to give > them > something to look for in their inbox. > > We’re also continuing to email the non-voters directly and will keep > ramping it > through the last 2 days. > > Thanks everyone for the help in pushing this. > > Jonathan > > > > > On Jan 14, 2015, at 2:52 PM, Evans, Eileen <eileen.evans(a)hp.com> wrote: > > > > Monty and I sent a couple of messages to the HP members kindly > > explaining the > importance of voting in the election and encouraging them to vote. > > > > Best, > > Eileen > > > > From: Tim Bell [mailto:Tim.Bell@cern.ch] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 12:40 PM > > To: Tristan Goode; Jonathan Bryce; foundation-board(a)lists.openstack.org > > Subject: Re: [Foundation Board] Election is open > > > > > > The key thing for me is where to place the effort. I am not convinced > > that Re- > tweeting is going to make quorum. > > > > From the non-voters, are there significant shares within companies where > > a board > member or sponsor could explicitly encourage voting ? > > > > Tim > > > > From: Tristan Goode [mailto:tristan@aptira.com] > > Sent: 14 January 2015 21:19 > > To: Tim Bell; Jonathan Bryce; foundation-board(a)lists.openstack.org > > Subject: RE: [Foundation Board] Election is open > > > > Indeed. Can we please see the number who've completed their ballots each > > day > so we know how close/far we are??? > > > > Cheers > > Tristan > > > > > > From: Tim Bell [mailto:Tim.Bell@cern.ch] > > Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2015 5:33 AM > > To: Jonathan Bryce; <foundation-board(a)lists.openstack.org> > > Subject: Re: [Foundation Board] Election is open > > > > > > How are we doing ? > > > > What other channels are available ? Tom and Stefano are working on the > > user > groups. > > > > Can we identify who has not voted and emphasise the need (especially if > > we can > do it with the appropriate company sponsor) ? > > > > I feel twitter has been exhausted, especially with the auto-tweeting > > bot. > > > > I’d like to avoid doing this all again next year. > > > > Tim > > > > From: Jonathan Bryce [mailto:jonathan@openstack.org] > > Sent: 13 January 2015 01:43 > > To: <foundation-board(a)lists.openstack.org> > > Subject: Re: [Foundation Board] Election is open > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Thanks for the help promoting this election so far. We have 13,490 > > eligible voters, > so our 25% quorum line is 3,373. We’ve had a little over 900 voters > complete their > ballots in the first day. Good progress, but we still have a long way to > go. We’re > continuing to send reminder emails to the voters who have not yet > completed their > ballots through the rest of the week and appreciate continued support from > all of > you. > > > > Jonathan > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 11, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Mark Collier <mark(a)openstack.org> wrote: > > > > If you're on Twitter, please retweet this: > > > > https://twitter.com/openstack/status/554428654525362177 > > > > We plan to heavily promote election week on all channels and could use > > your help > to get the word out. > > > > Thanks! > > Mark > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Foundation-board mailing list > > Foundation-board(a)lists.openstack.org > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation-board > > > _______________________________________________ > Goldmembers mailing list > Goldmembers(a)lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/goldmembers

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