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OpenInfra staff at Open Source Summit NA
by Ildiko Vancsa 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Greetings Directors, I’m reaching out to you about Open Source Summit NA (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/) to let you know that Kendall Nelson and myself will attend the event this year. We will be available at the conference from Monday (April 15) morning till Thursday (April 18) afternoon. We are setting up meetings and will be exploring the event for news and updates that are relevant for the OpenInfra communities and ecosystem. Please let us know if you will be in Seattle, WA, USA for the conference and would be available to catch up with us in person. Thanks and Best Regards, Ildikó ——— Ildikó Váncsa Director of Community Open Infrastructure Foundation

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StarlingX 9.0 is now available!
by Ildiko Vancsa 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Greetings Directors, I’m reaching out to you with some exciting news. The StarlingX community reached another milestone by releasing the latest, 9.0 version of the platform! The new release of the project is strengthening the platform in several areas that are crucial for modern software infrastructure platforms, which include security, robustness, sustainability, and more! You can find further information in the press release: https://www.prweb.com/releases/starlingx-9-0-delivers-o-ran-enhancements-em… For more details about the new features and enhancements, please check out the release notes and project documentation: https://docs.starlingx.io/releasenotes/index.html#release-notes Please let me know if you have any questions. Best Regards, Ildikó ——— Ildikó Váncsa Director of Community Open Infrastructure Foundation

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Follow-up on Board Topic - Revisiting security/vulnerability guidelines for projects
by Julia Kreger 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

Greetings Directors, During our last meeting we ended up touching upon a topic of revisiting our project confirmation guidelines with an eye towards both improving overall security while also seeking to ensure projects have appropriate base coverage as the regulatory environment evolves. I would like to set up a call where directors, and any interested community members could join in, with the idea of overall revisiting the pieces of known regulation which may or will apply, and determining if there are any requirements we can identify or expectations we can set for projects moving forward. That being said, I also realize this next week is the Project Teams Gathering. Would any board members be interested in participating in the PTG on Friday. This seems ideal in terms of community overlap. Let me know your thoughts as soon as possible, and if we have a few folks interested I'll schedule a session for us as well. Thanks, and have a great weekend! -Julia

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OpenStack Caracal Coverage - Help Spread the Word!
by Allison Price 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Hi everyone, I hope you’re having a great week. During the board meeting on Tuesday, I mentioned that we had OpenStack’s 29th release this week which was coming at a time when we are seeing increasing OpenStack demand. After some briefings, we have received some great coverage that are really inserting both OpenStack and the OpenInfra Foundation into strategic conversations around open source for AI as well as the VMware market opportunity. I wanted to share some of the coverage as well as a Call to Action: Please share this exciting OpenStack momentum with your social networks! I have drafted some sample text below that you are welcome to use, but also encourage you to share using your own perspectives as well. Thank you all for your support and for the organizations who employ OpenStack contributors! This is a significant milestone and I want to congratulate everyone in the community for this accomplishment! On to Dalmatian! Cheers, Allison Coverage TechCrunch: OpenStack Improves Support for AI Workloads <https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/04/openstack-improves-support-for-ai-workloa…> ComputerWeekly: OpenStack Caracal improves agility & delivers bite as VMware alternative <https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/OpenStack-Caracal-i…> ITProToday: OpenStack Caracal Release Focuses on AI Performance Security <https://www.itprotoday.com/iaas-and-paas/openstack-caracal-release-focuses-…> The Register: OpenStack pushes its first easy-to-upgrade release out the door <https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/04/openstack_caracal_released/> TechZine EU: Caracal release of OpenStack bets on AI workloads and VMware refugees <https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/118369/caracal-release-of-opens…> Social Media Posts - Please Share! Join me in celebrating #OpenStack Caracal 2024.1! The 29th release developed by 540+ contributors comes at an opportune time as OpenStack demand is skyrocketing driven by the support for AI workloads and organizations seeking an alternative to VMware. https://www.openstack.org/software/openstack-caracal/ From TechCrunch: “OpenStack is now a mature system and backed by a sustainable ecosystem — something that wasn’t necessarily the case at the height of its first hype cycle ten years ago. In recent years it found a lot of success in the telco world which allowed it to go through this maturation phase and today it may just find itself in the right place and time to capitalize on the AI boom too.” https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/04/openstack-improves-support-for-ai-workloa… #OpenStack community leaders gathered on OpenInfra Live to talk about some of the latest features in OpenStack Caracal 2024.1 and what you can expect to see in OpenStack Dalmatian 2024.2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgAXbFaVqw

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OpenInfra Foundation Meeting of the Board - Tuesday April 2nd, 2024
by Julia Kreger 29 Mar '24

29 Mar '24

Greetings, The next meeting of the OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors will occur on Tuesday April 2nd at 1500 UTC. During this meeting we will receive a staff update, discuss AI Generated content contribution policy, the status of the InterOp working group, and other board initiatives for this year. Meeting Date : April 2nd, 2024 Meeting Time: 1500-1700 UTC Video conference: https://zoom.us/j/96201224963 International dial-in (audio only): https://zoom.us/zoomconference (conference ID #962 0122 4963) To join the session by phone only: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) OR +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 962 0122 4963 Agenda: https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2024-04-02 Thanks, Julia

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Fwd: [OpenInfra Foundation] [OpenInfra Event Update] Introducing OpenInfra Day Hungary!
by Allison Price 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Hi OpenInfra board of directors, We will provide a comprehensive OpenInfra events update on next week’s April 2 board meeting, but I wanted to share that a new location has been added to the OpenInfra Days Europe lineup: OpenInfra Day Hungary! Registration, speaking and sponsorship opportunities are now available and Helena has outlined them all below. Let me know if you have any questions - I will also be happy to answer any during the meeting next week as well. Thanks, Allison > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Helena Spease <helena(a)openinfra.dev> > Subject: [OpenInfra Foundation] [OpenInfra Event Update] Introducing OpenInfra Day Hungary! > Date: March 27, 2024 at 3:34:43 PM CDT > To: foundation(a)lists.openinfra.dev > > Hi everyone! > > We are very excited to announce the addition of OpenInfra Day Hungary to the lineup for the OpenInfra Days Europe series! See the 2024 OpenInfra events updates below: > > ——— NEW EVENT UPDATES——— > OpenInfra Day Hungary > > Date: 4 June 2024 > > Location: Telekom Headquarters, Budapest, Hungary > > CFP closes 23 April: https://forms.gle/LnF8BRnCdiJQmwrn6 > > Registration is FREE: https://oideurope2024.openinfra.dev#registration=1 > > Learn about sponsoring the event by emailing: HU_DT_TSI_CS_BO(a)t-systems.com > > Expected attendance: 230+ > > Learn more: https://oideurope2024.openinfra.dev/hungary/ > > > ————— EVENT STATUS————— > Want to sponsor a 2024 OpenInfra event? Take a look at your options! https://openinfra.dev/events/sponsorship > > > Submit your talks! > > - OpenInfra Day Germany: The deadline to submit your talk is 28 March https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBIDlFlujCyooVZamOmFEi6Jrm2TMd8PD… > > - OpenInfra Day France: The deadline to submit your talk is 12 April https://openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/2024_openinfra_days_france_… > > - OpenInfra Day Turkiye: The deadline to submit your talk is 30 April https://openinfraturkiye.org.tr/call-for-presentations/ > > - OpenInfra Summit Asia: The Deadline to submit your talk is 29 May https://openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/openinfra_asia_summit_2024 > > _____ > > OpenInfra Days Europe > See the latest info on OpenInfra Days Europe here: https://openinfra.dev/days > If you have any questions, email us at events(a)openinfra.dev! > > _____ > > OpenInfra Summit Asia > See the latest info on the OpenInfra Summit Asia here: https://openinfra.dev/summit > If you have any questions, email us at summit(a)openinfra.dev! > _____ > The Project Teams Gathering > See the latest info on the PTG here: https://openinfra.dev/ptg > If you have any questions, email us at ptg(a)openinfra.dev! > > Cheers, > Helena > > helena(a)openinfra.dev > Community Programs Coordinator > The OpenInfra Foundation > _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list -- foundation(a)lists.openinfra.dev > To unsubscribe send an email to foundation-leave(a)lists.openinfra.dev

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Fwd: [OpenInfra Foundation] [OpenInfra Event Update] The CFP for the OpenInfra Summit Asia is now open!
by Allison Price 14 Mar '24

14 Mar '24

Hi OpenInfra Board Members, I wanted to highlight an OpenInfra Summit Asia update that was shared on the Foundation ML yesterday. The CFP is now open and we encourage your teams to submit; the deadline is May 29, 2024. CFP: https://openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/openinfra_asia_summit_2024 Registration and the Travel Support Program applications will be opening soon! Cheers, Allison > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Helena Spease <helena(a)openinfra.dev> > Subject: [OpenInfra Foundation] [OpenInfra Event Update] The CFP for the OpenInfra Summit Asia is now open! > Date: March 13, 2024 at 9:09:28 AM CDT > To: foundation(a)lists.openinfra.dev > > Hi everyone! > > The current 2024 OpenInfra events updates/status is as follows: > > ——— NEW EVENT UPDATES——— > OpenInfra Summit Asia: > The CFP is now open. Submit your talk about Kata Containers, Kubernetes, OCP, OpenStack, Ceph and the most relevant open-source technologies in the industry today! Submissions for the CFP can be submitted in both English and Korean. > Sponsorship: https://openinfra.dev/events/sponsorship > Submit a talk: https://openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/openinfra_asia_summit_2024 > The CFP closes May 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM KST! > On September 3 & 4, regional open-source communities will gather at the Suwon Convention Center in South Korea for a community-powered open-source community event! The OpenInfra Summit Asia is being co-located with the OCP Regional Summit APAC to bring two premier open-source software and hardware infrastructure events together! > If you have any questions, email us at summit(a)openinfra.dev <mailto:summit@openinfra.dev>! > > ————— EVENT STATUS————— > OpenInfra Days Europe: > See the latest info on OpenInfra Days Europe here: https://openinfra.dev/days > If you have any questions, email us at events(a)openinfra.dev <mailto:events@openinfra.dev>! > > The Project Teams Gathering > See the latest info on the PTG here: https://openinfra.dev/ptg > If you have any questions, email us at ptg(a)openinfra.dev <mailto:ptg@openinfra.dev>! > > Cheers, > Helena > > helena(a)openinfra.dev <mailto:helena@openinfra.dev> > Community Programs Coordinator > The OpenInfra Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Foundation mailing list -- foundation(a)lists.openinfra.dev > To unsubscribe send an email to foundation-leave(a)lists.openinfra.dev

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OpenInfra Foundation Meeting of the Board - Tuesday, March 5th 2024
by Julia Kreger 01 Mar '24

01 Mar '24

Greetings, The next meeting of the OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors will occur on Tuesday, March 5th, at 1500 UTC. During this meeting the board will receive updates from the staff in regards to events this year, and the board will follow up on current items of discussion as we get the year started. Meeting Date : March 5th, 2024 Meeting Time: 1500-1700 UTC Video conference: https://zoom.us/j/96201224963 International dial-in (audio only): https://zoom.us/zoomconference (conference ID #962 0122 4963) To join the session by phone only: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) OR +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 962 0122 4963 Agenda: https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2024-03-05 Thanks, Julia

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OpenInfra Events Updates
by Helena Spease 28 Feb '24

28 Feb '24

Hello everyone, Ahead of next week’s board meeting, I wanted to provide a few updates on the 2024 OpenInfra events. I have bulleted out the key updates but you can see the full status of the events here: https://lists.openinfra.dev/archives/list/foundation@lists.openinfra.dev/th… Available Sponsorships: - OpenInfra Summit Asia: https://openinfra.dev/events/sponsorship - OpenInfra Day Germany: https://openinfra.dev/events/sponsorship - OpenInfra Day Turkiye: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VI9BbhP2sOWD6QZDAsloElJRuTNif7LL/view Open CFPs: - OpenInfra Day Sweden: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCvmgoq_9cqIDxz2K3ZI5dPZvsUSaaksG… - OpenInfra Day Germany: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBIDlFlujCyooVZamOmFEi6Jrm2TMd8PD… - OpenInfra Day Turkiye: https://openinfraturkiye.org.tr/call-for-presentations/ Open Registrations: - OpenInfra Day Sweden: https://oideurope2024.openinfra.dev/#registration=1 - OpenInfra Day Germany: https://oideurope2024.openinfra.dev/#registration=1 - OpenInfra Day Turkiye: https://openinfraturkiye.org.tr/event-registration/ - OpenInfra Meetup at CERN: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1376907/ If you have any questions, reach out to me or to events(a)openinfra.dev. We will also be available to answer any questions during the board meeting next week. Cheers, Helena helena(a)openinfra.dev Community Programs Coordinator The OpenInfra Foundation

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Follow-up on Today's informal working group session on AI
by Julia Kreger 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

Greetings Directors, Earlier today, Eoghan Glynn, Phil Rob, Allison Randall, and I met from the informal working group meeting invite I sent out earlier in the week. Discussion focused around the creation of bullet points of what we need to tackle, which evolved into the general idea that we need to take on a three part approach to move forward. The first area of consensus was to draft a document laying out: * Set Common Understanding - We need to set the common words to be used and note there are two basic extremes. In essence, a spectrum from autocomplete to entirely machine generated output. We also have consensus that we expect code contributions to be made by humans, which may change as time moves on, outside of robotic process driven changes, for example requirements management or translation batch updates which occur today as well understood automated processes. * Build a common Identification system for changes - Where and How it was used. Reach consensus with some sort of labeling for commit messages, for consistency across projects. There seems to be agreement that this needs to involve identification of the tool and most likely some level of quantity or percentage. The overall goal being to get this into general practice sooner rather than later, and to likely adopt the ASF suggested Generated-By tag, in addition to some other Generated-Percentage or Generated-Level tag. Naturally we would expect the latter to likely change through the process of code review. * Establish bounds/guidelines for projects in what we expect, and what they can and cannot do. This likely includes alignment with the four opens so reviewers can attempt to determine how a tool might line up and if the contribution is able to be accepted, or not, based upon the tagging. This is the area we likely expect to explicitly name an example of what is not permissible, and possibly include a list of known tag values to aid consistency when it comes time to generate reporting. The second area of consensus is in the form of two specific paths forward above and beyond an initial guidance document. Allison made a really good point that we should not block on either of these areas. * We likely want to see some form of Attestation by the submitter of the change along the lines of DCO, that suggests "I've carefully reviewed this, I fully understand what it does, I have legal right to submit this along with a copyright assignment". In a sense, the DCO already sort of serves this purpose for some projects, but the variable of AI is an interesting one, and the consensus is that we expect there is a need for some cross-foundation collaboration on appropriate guidance since it is more than just our OpenInfra ecosystem. * We want to see a centralized review guide to both provide guidance of things to look at/for, and also help serve the pipeline of reviewers in general. It might have principles such as "does style conform?", "Does CI pass?", but this is nowhere near an exhaustive list and we expect some iteration may be necessary with our communities and projects to have the right level/form of guidance. Which leaves the next step. We'll provide a brief update during the upcoming board meeting[0], and have a call for participants to work together on drafting the guidance document. Once we have written words in a reviewable form, we'll reach out to our legal counsel for their input, and move forward from there. Thanks, -Julia [0]: https://board.openinfra.dev/en/meetings/2023-11-07

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