Snapshot of the OpenStack community behind Kilo <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/snapshot-of-the-openstack-community-behind-kilo> The OpenStack community that helped create the Kilo release has done some seriously heavy lifting. For the 11th release, <https://www.openstack.org/software/kilo/> there were more contributors, more companies involved and more work across time zones than ever before. Heat SoftwareConfig resources - primer/overview. <http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/2015/05/heat-softwareconfig-resources.html> Steve Hardy <http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/search/label/openstack> provides an overview of Heat's Software Configuration resources, as a preface to digging in more detail into the structure of TripleO heat templates <https://github.com/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates>, which leverage SoftwareConfig functionality to install and configure the deployed OpenStack cloud. Ceph vs Swift – An Architect’s Perspective <https://www.mirantis.com/blog/ceph-vs-swift-architects-perspective/> A description of architectural details and differences between Ceph and Swift by Christian Huebner <https://www.mirantis.com/blog/ceph-vs-swift-architects-perspective/>. A useful preview of his talk on the same topic <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/schedule/> at the OpenStack Summit <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/>in Vancouver. The Road to Vancouver * The unofficial guide to OpenStack Summit Vancouver <http://opensource.com/business/15/5/unofficial-guide-openstack-summit-vancouver> * OpenStack Trainings and Certifications Available in Vancouver <http://www.openstack.org/blog/2015/05/openstack-trainings-and-certifications-available-in-vancouver/> * Preparation to Design summit o What's a Design Summit <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Design_Summit>? Join Design Summit 101 intro session <https://libertydesignsummit.sched.org/event/e480edc1483038153cf2dcd99686686a> o liberty summit cross-project session schedule published <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063521.html> o [neutron] Lightning Talks for the Design Summit <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063207.html> * (Unofficial) Social activities: Geocaching in Vancover <http://drbacchus.com/geocaching-in-vancover/> Relevant Conversations * Hidden costs of Cloud? No surprises, it’s still about complexity = people cost <http://robhirschfeld.com/2015/05/04/hidden-costs-of-cloud-no-surprises-its-still-about-complexity-people-cost/> * How should edge services APIs integrate into Neutron? <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063362.html> * 3 API Guidelines up for final review <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063107.html> * Port Nova to Python 3 <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063145.html> * Success of the IPv6 Subteam - Proposal to disband <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063237.html> * TC Communications planning <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063409.html> * Operator's Survey: OpenStack User Interface Customization <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-operators/2015-May/006880.html> Deadlines and Development Priorities * Trivial bug list, your help is welcome <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063270.html> * [neutron][api] Extensions out, Micro-versions in <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063366.html> * [keystone] Liberty MidCycle Meetup <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063103.html> Security Advisories and Notices * Potential Keystone cache backend password leak in log (CVE-2015-3646) <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-May/000356.html> Tips ‘n Tricks * By Steve Hardy <http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/search/label/openstack>: TripleO Heat templates Part 1 - Roles and Groups <http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/2015/05/tripleo-heat-templates-part-1-roles-and.html> * By Cyril Roelandt <http://techs.enovance.com/7411/extending-tsung-to-benchmark-swift3>: Extending Tsung to benchmark Swift3 <http://techs.enovance.com/7411/extending-tsung-to-benchmark-swift3> * By Sébastien Han <https://sebastien-han.fr/>: OpenStack Glance: deactivate an image <https://sebastien-han.fr/blog/2015/05/06/openstack-glance-deactivate-an-image/> * By Purging Nova databases in a cell environment <http://openstack-in-production.blogspot.com/2015/05/purging-nova-databases-in-cell.html> * By Brad Pokorny <http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-use-horizon-keystone-v3>: How to use Horizon with Keystone V3 <http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-use-horizon-keystone-v3> * By Ronald Bradford <http://ronaldbradford.com/blog>: Disabling the temporary authorization token in devstack keystone <http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/disabling-the-temporary-authorization-token-in-devstack-keystone-2015-05-05/> * By Steve Gordon <http://redhatstackblog.redhat.com/2015/05/05/cpu-pinning-and-numa-topology-awareness-in-openstack-compute/>: CPU Pinning and NUMA Topology Awareness in OpenStack Compute <http://redhatstackblog.redhat.com/2015/05/05/cpu-pinning-and-numa-topology-awareness-in-openstack-compute/> * By James Thorne: Backing Up Cinder Volumes to Swift <http://developer.rackspace.com/blog/backing-up-cinder-volumes-to-swift> * ByNathan Kinder <https://blog-nkinder.rhcloud.com/>: Leveraging Linux Platform for Identity Management in Enterprise Web Applications <https://blog-nkinder.rhcloud.com/?p=173> * By Shannon McFarland <http://www.debug-all.com/>: Tenant IPv6 Deployment in OpenStack Kilo Release <http://www.debug-all.com/?p=52> * By Julien Danjou: How to try ceilometer with gnocchi <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063427.html> Upcoming Events <https://www.openstack.org/community/events> * May 08, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/open-house-community-stack> Open... House. Community. Stack. <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/open-house-community-stack> Sunnyvale, CA, US <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/open-house-community-stack> * May 08, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/south-bay-openstack-meetup-beginner-track-2> South Bay OpenStack Meetup, Beginner track <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/south-bay-openstack-meetup-beginner-track-2> * May 09, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/vietnam-vietopenstack/4th-public-meetup-vietnam-openstack> 4th Public Meetup Vietnam OpenStack. <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/vietnam-vietopenstack/4th-public-meetup-vietnam-openstack> Ha Noi, VN <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/vietnam-vietopenstack/4th-public-meetup-vietnam-openstack> * May 11, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/israel/big-data-analytics-applied-machine-learning-israeli-innovation-conference> Big Data, Analytics & Applied Machine Learning - Israeli Innovation Conference <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/israel/big-data-analytics-applied-machine-learning-israeli-innovation-conference> * May 12, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/greece/high-availability-openstack> High Availability in OpenStack <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/greece/high-availability-openstack> Athens, GR <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/greece/high-availability-openstack> * May 12 - 13, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/northern-virginia-nova/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-1> OpenStack + Heterogeneous Docker Orchestration (#1) <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/northern-virginia-nova/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-1> * May 12, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/austria/openstack-muc%E2%80%93-centerdevice-userstory> OpenStack MUC– CenterDevice UserStory <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/austria/openstack-muc%E2%80%93-centerdevice-userstory> Munich, DE <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/austria/openstack-muc%E2%80%93-centerdevice-userstory> * May 12, 2015 <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/events/221839689/> First OpenStack-Nova Meetup <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/events/221839689/> Reston, Virginia, US <http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/events/221839689/> * May 13 - 14, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/brazil/2%C2%BA-hangout-openstack-brasil-2015> 2º Hangout OpenStack Brasil 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/brazil/2%C2%BA-hangout-openstack-brasil-2015> Brasil, BR <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/brazil/2%C2%BA-hangout-openstack-brasil-2015> * May 13 - 14, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/washington-dc-metro-area/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-21> OpenStack + Heterogeneous Docker Orchestration (#21) <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/washington-dc-metro-area/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-21> Washington D.C., DC, US <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/washington-dc-metro-area/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-21> * May 13, 2015 <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/argentina/openstack-hands> OpenStack hands on <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/argentina/openstack-hands> Buenos Aires, AR <https://groups.openstack.org/groups/argentina/openstack-hands> * May 14, 2015 <http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-OpenStack-User-Group-Meetup/events/221519051/> Singapore OpenStack User Group <http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-OpenStack-User-Group-Meetup/events/221519051/> Singapore, SG <http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-OpenStack-User-Group-Meetup/events/221519051/> * May 18 - 22, 2015 <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/> OpenStack Summit May 2015 <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/> Vancouver, BC <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/> * Jun 02, 2015 <http://openstackdaylatam.com/> penStack Day LATAM <http://openstackdaylatam.com/> Mexico City, MX <http://openstackdaylatam.com/> * Jun 04, 2015 <http://www.openstacktr.org/> OpenStack Days Istanbul – 2015 <http://www.openstacktr.org/> Istanbul, TR <http://www.openstacktr.org/> * Jun 06, 2015 <http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/222125182/> OpenStack Meetup, Bangalore <http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/222125182/> Bangalore, Karnataka, IN <http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/222125182/> * Jun 06, 2015 <https://developer.cisco.com/site/openstack-newcomer-training/> Newcomer Training for OpenStack <https://developer.cisco.com/site/openstack-newcomer-training/> San Diego, CA, US <https://developer.cisco.com/site/openstack-newcomer-training/> * Jun 08, 2015 <http://openstackceeday.com/> OpenStack CEE Day 2015 <http://openstackceeday.com/> Budapest, HU <http://openstackceeday.com/> * Jun 09, 2015 <https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-driving-the-software-defined-economy-16443064649> Driving Software Defined Economy <https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-driving-the-software-defined-economy-16443064649> Milano, IT <https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-driving-the-software-defined-economy-16443064649> * Jun 11, 2015 <http://www.openstackdachday.com/> OpenStack DACH Day 2015 <http://www.openstackdachday.com/> Berlin, DE <http://www.openstackdachday.com/> * Jun 15, 2015 <http://www.openstack-israel.org/> OpenStack Israel 2015 <http://www.openstack-israel.org/> Tev Aviv, IL <http://www.openstack-israel.org/> * Jul 20 - 24, 2015 <http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015> OSCON 2015 <http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015> Portland, OR, US <http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015> * Jul 30 - 31, 2015 <http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f> DCD INTERNET <http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f> San Francisco, CA, US <http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f> * Aug 10 - 13, 2015 <http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/> Gartner Catalyst Conference <http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/> San Diego, CA, US <http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/> * Aug 13 - 14, 2015 <https://openstackcollective.com/> OpenStack Collective <https://openstackcollective.com/> Austin, TX, US <https://openstackcollective.com/> * Aug 25, 2015 <http://www.tesora.com/troveday/2015-openstack-trove-day/> OpenStack Trove Day 2015 <http://www.tesora.com/troveday/2015-openstack-trove-day/> San Jose, CA, US <http://www.tesora.com/troveday/2015-openstack-trove-day/> Other News * How to orchestrate containers in OpenStack <http://opensource.com/business/15/5/interview-nati-shalom-gigaspaces> * How OpenStack gets translated <http://opensource.com/business/15/5/interview-lukasz-jernas> * New to OpenStack? Why it pays to jump right in <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/new-to-openstack-why-it-pays-to-jump-right-in> * Horizon Kilo Cycle Recap <https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/05/05/horizon-kilo-cycle-recap-2/> * Women in OPENTech: The Why, Where and How of Getting Started <https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/05/04/women-in-opentech-getting-started/> * Gnocchi 1.0.0 released <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063436.html> * Tagging OpenStack projects with operational details <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-operators/2015-May/006881.html> New Specs This Week * Add spec for 'stable keystone driver interfaces' <https://review.openstack.org/177428> * Deprecations <https://review.openstack.org/153881> * Change ZeroMQ driver underlying pattern to REQ/REP <https://review.openstack.org/171131> * Refactor oslotest base class into fixtures <https://review.openstack.org/158788> * Add soft policies for server-group feature <https://review.openstack.org/168372> * Add spec for abc-driver-update <https://review.openstack.org/177114> * Signaling SoftwareDeployment resources via Swift <https://review.openstack.org/131602> * … More specs open for comments <https://review.openstack.org/#/q/is:open+age:1week+project:%255Eopenstack/.*-specs,n,z> /The weekly newsletter is a way for the community to learn about all the various activities occurring on a weekly basis. 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