Hello Everyone, The DefCore Committee has been working to provide a periodic report on a tractable, small number of major barriers we have uncovered during the course of work to the community that we wish to focus attention on. The report is intended to be constructive rather than critical, and assist the community in recognizing barriers to interoperability so that they can be addressed. The full report is available here: https://github.com/openstack/defcore/blob/master/doc/source/periodic_report s/fall_2016.rst Our first report covers the following issues: * Issue 1: Testing Interoperability https://github.com/openstack/defcore/blob/master/doc/source/periodic_report s/fall_2016.rst#issue-1-testing-interoperability * Issue 2: Varying Models for API Evolution https://github.com/openstack/defcore/blob/master/doc/source/periodic_report s/fall_2016.rst#issue-2-varying-models-for-api-evolution * Issue 3: External Network Connectivity https://github.com/openstack/defcore/blob/master/doc/source/periodic_report s/fall_2016.rst#issue-3-external-network-connectivity * Issue 4: API and Policy Discoverability https://github.com/openstack/defcore/blob/master/doc/source/periodic_report s/fall_2016.rst#issue-4-api-and-policy-discoverability * Issue 5: Lack of Clarity on DefCore's Purpose and Abilities https://github.com/openstack/defcore/blob/master/doc/source/periodic_report s/fall_2016.rst#issue-5-lack-of-clarity-on-defcore-s-purpose-and-abilities Please let us know if you have any questions about the report. If you are attending OpenStack Summit in Barcelona, please join us for DefCore and RefStack sessions: * Interop (DefCore) Working Group Work Session: Tuesday, October 25, 2:15pm-2:55pm, AC Hotel - P14 - Pedralbes, https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/summit-schedule/events/1679 8 * OpenStack Interoperability Challenge: Running Unmodified Apps in Any OpenStack Cloud, Wednesday, October 26, 9:25am-9:35am, Keynote stage, https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/summit-schedule/events/1736 2 * RefStack Work Sessions Wednesday, Octover 26, 5:05 - 5:45 pm, 5:55 - 6:35 pm, AC Hotel - P3 - Gràcia , https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/refstack-ocata-summit * Interop? You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means. Thursday, October 27, 9:50am-10:30am, CCIB - Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona - P1 - Room 117, https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/summit-schedule/events/1633 9 * Beyond Refstack: The Interop Challenge. Thursday, October 27, 11:00am-11:40am, Hilton Diagonal Mar - P0 - Ballroom A. https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/summit-schedule/events/1641 2 * Heat: Work Session (DefCore related) Friday, October 28, 11:00am-11:40am, AC Hotel - P3 - Gràcia, https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/summit-schedule/events/1706 3 Thank you, Egle Sigler