confirmed On 04/17/2014 02:48 PM, Devananda van der Veen wrote: > I would like to announce my candidacy for the Technical Committee this > term. > > > Background > ========= > > I began working on OpenStack more than two years ago. Initially, I focused > on improving Nova's database API and led the Nova DB team in that cleanup > effort for a time. As much of that work was finished or transitioned to > other capable hands, I began worked on the Nova "baremetal" driver and > helped to start the TripleO project. At the Havana summit, I proposed that > this driver be split into its own project, and for the last year I have > served as the PTL for Ironic. > > > Platform > ====== > > OpenStack is not merely a collection of open source software that, > together, provides a cloud; it is the open community which creates and > supports that software. While being open and encouraging new contributions, > that developer community, led by the TC and the PTLs, has a responsibility > to ensure the quality of the resulting software. OpenStack must be > scalable, maintainable, and easy to install, and I believe it must also > look and feel cohesive to operators and end-users, even if, under the hood, > it is a collection of loosely coupled parts. Diversity in projects is good, > as is a healthy PaaS ecosystem, but divergence away from common operational > tooling makes it more difficult for both contributors and operators. > > Over the last 6 months, the TC has codified integration and testing > requirements, both raising the bar for new projects and making the path to > integration clearer. Some integrated projects do not meet those standards > yet, and work is underway to remedy that. I would like to see this > continue, leading towards greater consistency across all integrated > projects. > > I believe that the greatest barrier to entry for our users is the > complexity of installing an OpenStack cloud; addressing this is the primary > reason that I'm working on Ironic and TripleO. Similarly, I believe the > greatest barrier to entry for new projects is integration with the > community of existing projects, and given my role as PTL for Ironic, I > believe that I bring a unique perspective to this discussion. In this > cycle, I would like the TC to be more involved in individual projects' > technical considerations than it historically had been, particularly during > the incubation process where guidance can have the most positive effect on > a young project. > > > Whether I am elected or not, I will continue working towards these goals. > It has been, and continues to be, a pleasure to work with such a vast and > vibrant community. > > Devananda > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenStack-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev >
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