This was an excellent explanation. Thank you, Thierry. -jay
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:55 AM, Thierry Carrez <[email protected]> wrote: > Trey Morris wrote: >> I don't like that it currently only runs on ubuntu + the ppa. If it >> doesn't work with existing versions I think we're doing something wrong. >> Even when natty comes out, I don't like the idea of having to ensure I >> have latest ubuntu for openstack to run. > > Maybe with my Ubuntu core developer hat on, I can try to clarify. > > Once an Ubuntu version is released, you can't push new versions of > libraries or new features in it, only critical bugfixes. > > So when for openstack we happen to need to new version of a library, it > won't run on the current stable version. We have a choice between > avoiding new versions of libraries altogether, or use a PPA to add the > required version. > > The route we follow is to provide the new version of the library in a > PPA for the current stable releases (Lucid/Maverick), and update the > development release (Natty) proper. > > The end goal being, when Natty goes out, the corresponding Openstack > release (Cactus) runs on it without the need for a PPA. For those that > prefer to run it on an older stable release (or an LTS), the "release" > PPA can be used. > > Regards, > > -- > Thierry Carrez (ttx) > Release Manager, OpenStack > Core developer, Ubuntu > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
