In a way, this is a wrapper to different PaaS frameworks. However, the new architecture will also unify concept-wise the different approaches these different PaaS frameworks have for Container cluster management.
@Lakmal, please correct me if I'm wrong. Regards, Chamila de Alwis Committer and PMC Member - Apache Stratos Blog: code.chamiladealwis.com On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 2:36 AM, Sajith Kariyawasam <saj...@wso2.com> wrote: > With this architecture, will Stratos be a wrapper for different other PaaS > frameworks? > > With Jclouds we get a unified interface for multiple IaaSes, with this > approach we thinking of proposing Stratos to provide a unified interface to > talk to different PaaS s? > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Chamil de Alwis <cham...@apache.org> > wrote: > >> As Lakmal mentioned, IMO it is important to focus on a single user >> experience on top of multiple PaaS frameworks. Various PaaSes have their >> own implementations and compositions of common PaaS and Container cluster >> related concepts. IMO Stratos Ignite Architecture should scope, at least >> initially, to consolidate these concepts to a single abstraction. This >> should add minimum new knowledge as it could easily become a new "PaaS" to >> learn if the abstraction becomes too complex. >> >> Go lang has proven itself to be able to handle development processes >> involved with current Container related space, so I'm +1 to use it. >> >> >> Regards, >> Chamila de Alwis >> Committer and PMC Member - Apache Stratos >> Blog: code.chamiladealwis.com >> >> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Raj Chudasama <raj.chudas...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> this looks great! >>> >>> i hope that you all keep this open to dev community for input as well as >>> share your progress. please take all your decisions through the >>> appropriate Apache 2.0 guidelines. >>> >>> i can see a bright future with these changes. GO did bring many >>> improvements to PCF. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Lakmal Warusawithana <lak...@apache.org >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Devs, >>>> >>>> Couple of time community were discussed about Stratos refacing to >>>> carter new technology and threads. Yesterday I have met (unplanned meeting) >>>> few PMC/committers (Lakmal, Imesh, Akila, Chamilad, IsuruH) offline and >>>> discussed and came up $subject. Please share your valuable thoughts and >>>> feedback. >>>> >>>> Stratos 4.x and previous versions are mainly focused on run application >>>> on top of IaaS. To support multiple IaaSes, we used apache jclouds. But >>>> rise of the container technology future app dev and deployment will couple >>>> with containers not VM. Because of that we have integrated k8s support in >>>> Stratos 4.1.x release. But if we carefully looked at 4.1.x and new k8s >>>> releases, we are adding additional layer to k8s without any benefits. >>>> Personally I don't like to duplicate engineering effort if it does not >>>> giving any value to community. This is the background that we thought of >>>> why Stratos need refacing. >>>> >>>> Stratos 5.0 - proposing name "Ignite Architecture", we though of fully >>>> focus on container based application development/deployment. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> We do not want to reinvent or compete with current PaaS providers. We >>>> propose to change the strategy to support multi PaaS instead of support >>>> multiple IaaS(Stratos 4.x). In high level, Stratos will provide unique >>>> workflow across deferent PaaS to deploy apps. Users are not going to tie up >>>> with PaaS vendors, they will have flexibility to use any PaaS. Stratos will >>>> play a role in-between PaaS and SaaS. Initially we can start with k8s >>>> (since we all have domain knowledge) then will add Mesos, CF, ECS etc >>>> support. >>>> >>>> User experience should be very simple. One main problem I have seen in >>>> all of these PaaS, their technologies are very complicate to understand >>>> average user. >>>> >>>> This is total rewrite of Stratos. We discussed to rewrite with GO, main >>>> reason Stratos itself should run in-side a container. >>>> >>>> Please share your thoughts. >>>> >>>> p.s: @(Imesh, Akila, Chamilad, IsuruH) please add if I missed anything. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Lakmal Warusawithana >>>> Vice President, Apache Stratos >>>> Blog : http://lakmalsview.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Sajith Kariyawasam > *Committer and PMC member, Apache Stratos, * > *WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.com <http://wso2.com>* > *Mobile: 0772269575* >
