Hello list, I'm announcing my candidacy for OpenStack Release Cycle Management PTL for the Liberty cycle.
Release Management is a function that existed since the inception of OpenStack and I always filled that role, so this candidacy may sound like business as usual. I like to think there are a lot of important changes we need to implement during the Liberty cycle though, which makes it extra-interesting. First, we need to scale and evolve the various Release Cycle Management subteams to accommodate the big-tent initiative. How to scale those central activities to a higher number of OpenStack projects ? That effort is already started for the stable maintenance subteam, which implemented a number of structural changes to support more projects while preserving the ideals outlined in the Stable branch policy. For the release subteam, that means evolving from doing only direct release management to providing advice, reusable tools and documented processes. It is a pretty significant change that will require a bit of work and recruitment in the team, and I'd like to lead that change if you give me your trust. Second, we need to have a discussion on long-term evolution of the release model to better serve our users. The "6-month cycle with 3 intermediary milestones" was always a compromise between our stable support and documentation capacity and our goal of "releasing early, releasing often". As our base projects slowly mature and we welcome more "OpenStack" projects, we want to reconsider that trade-off and at least bring some flexibility to it. I think my experience there can be useful while we navigate that treacherous pass. You'll note that I'm not mentioning the Vulnerability Management Subteam anymore, since that one got reassigned to the new "Security" team that just got approved. Thank you for your consideration ! -- Thierry Carrez (ttx) __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev