+++ On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Jay Pipes <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Rick Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok, guys, this has been a lively discussion, but it is time to make a > > decision. This will be the primary topic for tomorrow's release > > meeting. I like the patch, but I really think we need to add back redis > > support, not because I love redis, just as a matter of how we manage > > change in the project. The big question to me is where/when we merge it > > and what it means to the release. > > I think we should merge it now. I also believe we should prioritize > making a NoSQL driver for the Austin release if possible. > > > A few things to keep in mind: > > > > * OpenStack should avoid making technical decisions for implementers. > > We should only mandate a technology if we have to, for reasons like > > uniformity of the code, i.e the twisted debate, or because choice would > > be difficult to implement. > > ++ > > > * I think we should try not to take sides in contentious technical > > issues, unless we have to. My reaction was that this change could be > > seen to be a statement about Redis, or NoSQL in general. > > Yep. > > > * In general, if we are going to drop a major technology choice, we > > should do it slowly, by deprecating it first. We should never go into a > > release requiring a technology and end the release with it totally > > unsupported. This is just not fair to our users. We will make choices, > > but we need to ensure smooth transitions for people that have > > implemented Openstack. I know it is less of an issue for our first > > release, but good policy is good policy. > > Absolutely agreed. > -jay > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~nova > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~nova > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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