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> On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Monty Taylor <mordred at inaugust.com> wrote:
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> 
>> On 10/31/2013 07:36 AM, Dave Neary wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>>> On 10/31/2013 10:06 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote:
>>> Mark McLoughlin posted a very interesting view at:
>>> http://blogs.gnome.org/markmc/2013/10/30/openstack-core-and-interoperability/
>> 
>> Awesome summary & more or less exactly what I think.
>> 
>>> I agree with him. "Core" is not a goal, it's just a means to an end. A
>>> "market of interoperable OpenStack clouds" is the goal. By focusing on
>>> the means rather than the end goal, we face the risk of missing the target.
>> 
>> The goal is: allow someone using one OpenStack cloud to move *his* stuff
>> to another OpenStack cloud easily. Also allow someone to burst from a
>> private OpenStack cloud to a public OpenStack cloud easily on demand.
>> That could be achieved by interoperability, but the definition of
>> interoperability could also be too narrow to allow that.
>> 
>>> If you focus on the end goal, you realize there is a choice between two
>>> approaches: the common denominator approach (aim for a small set to make
>>> sure most current "OpenStack clouds" will stay "OpenStack clouds"), and
>>> the prescriptive approach (define what would make a "complete" OpenStack
>>> cloud, and use the power of the trademark to encourage everyone to
>>> converge towards that). There is no way around that choice and we should
>>> have the courage to tackle it early rather than late.
>> 
>> Third option: standardise on interfaces and behaviour, and ignore
>> implementation.
> 
> There is a VERY specific and strong reason why this is not the approach,
> and that's because it disincentivies people from working on OpenStack
> itself. We already have the problem with Neutron where not enough
> companies are working on the core of neutron because they're all only
> working on their vendor plugins. If OpenStack all of a sudden became a
> set of interfaces, then the goal of an Open cloud would, I'm pretty
> certain, become lost.
> 
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