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Now Raring Ringtail (13.04) is firmly out of the release door, we must once again begin to switch our attention to the next development series - which will become 13.10, and is codenamed the Saucy Salamander. We experimented with a mid-point virtual UDS during the raring cycle just gone, and it was a great success. We will therefore be conducting this next formal UDS in a similarly virtual manner. From the perspective of blueprints, there is very little variance to that of a previous in-person UDS. It will be held the week commencing 13th May 2013 - in a pure online/virtual manner. It is useful to register for the event, even if not planning to attend. The details are best described on the dedicated site[0]. There will be two vUDS's during the cycle, to help with greater collaboration. This one's primary objective is to set NEW work, with the next one, being a review and potential course correction on blueprints - with the expectation that some new variance will be introduced. As with Raring, this is a non-LTS (Long Term Support) release - but it is the final one before the next scheduled LTS release. This means that, in line with Ubuntu's spirit, we want to continue the trend of strength through innovation but also work on polishing existing feature set. This will help to help create a solid base for the next LTS. If you wish to raise a blueprint, I would ask that it is first submitted to the ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com mailing list for discussion. Ideally following this abstract example: ... To: ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [vUDS blueprint 13.10] Scale out 'sl' I would like to make the popular command line larting utility fully lart 2.0 compliant, by levering some of the recent developments in scale out lart technology. This can be implemented in a number of ways, such as upstream multi-threading support, xinet or upstart event based initialisation. I think it would also be interesting to explore if 'sl' can be better leveraged using cloud-init. Note: I would be willing to volunteer to draft this blueprint, and potentially work on work items created. ---- Using the following template is also encouraged, as that is what will be required on the blueprint ---- Summary [GOAL] The quantifiable and “tangible” deliverable [RATIONALE] Why are we doing this work. Whiteboard [USER STORIES] As a [PERSON], I want to [DO SOMETHING] so that [SOMETHING HAPPENS] Be sure to link a persona with a role (ie Andrew is a OpenStack Dev) [ASSUMPTIONS] State any information that is a prerequisite, needs to be done, or how development will occur. [RISKS] Any issues that may block development [IN SCOPE] Work that is achievable (given current information) for this cycle [OUT OF SCOPE] Work we know that is not accomplish this cycle [USER ACCEPTANCE] How we know when this feature is complete [RELEASE NOTE/BLOG] What would you say about this when it’s done ... To be able to have greater scale out support, there will be two track leads. These will be myself (Daviey Walker) and Antonio Rosales. If you have any questions, or would rather not raise your topic on the list but would still like it considered for inclusion - please email Antonio Rosales <antonio.rosa...@canonical.com> & Daviey Walker (dave.wal...@canonical.com). [0] http://uds.ubuntu.com/register/ [1] https://launchpad.net/sprints/uds-1305 Thanks -- Kind Regards, Dave Walker <dave.wal...@canonical.com> Engineering Manager, Ubuntu Server -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam