-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I like the idea of prioritizing items that are preventing people from using VCL. I'll move power management and Libcloud to 2.5. I think Spice will be taken care of with the work needed for NAT. Having Spice makes us more competitive with commercial VDI solutions.
Josh On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:19:31 AM Andy Kurth wrote: > I think 2.4 should include the highest-priority items which currently > prevent some institutions/organizations from using VCL including: > -IPv6 support > -NAT support > -Single network interface support > > Adding these makes the list for 2.4 ridiculously long. I would > suggest moving power management, Spice, and libcloud support to later > releases. > > I think any feature can be worked on in the meantime if anyone is > interested in doing so, but completion should not prevent 2.4 from > being released. > > I would also like to plan a 2.3.1 bug fix release targeted for early > to mid August, 2012. > > -Andy > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Mark Gardner <m...@vt.edu> wrote: > > Aaron, > > > > At some point I would like to put IPv6 and NAPT on the list but I am > > still working on the code. (I would prefer to follow in the footsteps > > of the others and have something working to back it up so maybe we > > don't want to put it on the schedule yet.) > > > > Mark > > > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Aaron Peeler <fapee...@ncsu.edu> wrote: > >> Looks good to me. > >> > >> Anyone else? This is a community decision :) > >> > >> Aaron > >> > >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Josh Thompson <josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu> wrote: > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>> Hash: SHA1 > >>> > >>> That ends up making the list of feature for 2.4 pretty long. How about > >>> splitting them up into two releases as follows: > >>> > >>> VCL 2.3 (this release) > >>> * Service deployments > >>> * Allow for additional access methods for environments (port, other > >>> protocols, etc) > >>> * Added framework support for libvirt and specifically for KVM > >>> * Added support for OS X under ESX > >>> * Added support for VMware VCenter > >>> * Added multilingualization to frontend > >>> > >>> VCL 2.4 > >>> * Power management > >>> * Improve additional access methods > >>> * Support for Spice remote display protocol > >>> * Scripted installation > >>> * Support for ESX OS for end users > >>> * Initial support for EC2 API and OpenStack > >>> * Initial support for Libcloud > >>> > >>> VCL 2.5 > >>> * Improve cluster reservations > >>> * Service deployment configuration management > >>> > >>> VCL 2.6 > >>> * develop tools for managing both system and user storage > >>> > >>> The list for 2.4 is a little long, but several of the items have a > >>> significant amount of the work already completed (largely by newer > >>> people in the community - - yay!). > >>> > >>> Josh > >>> > >>> On Monday, May 21, 2012 4:02:11 PM Aaron Peeler wrote: > >>>> Looks good. > >>>> > >>>> I would also like to see added to 2.4: > >>>> * support for ESX OS for end users - the work that Dmitri has done > >>>> * initial support for EC2 api, openstack, this could likely include > >>>> the code that Cameron and Young have are working on > >>>> * initial support for libcloud > >>>> > >>>> Aaron > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Josh Thompson <josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu> > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>>> > Hash: SHA1 > >>>> > > >>>> > Previously, I had stated that I'd like to get a release candidate cut > >>>> > by > >>>> > Wednesday of last week. We've been doing lots of testing and finding > >>>> > small > >>>> > bugs here and there that have kept me from cutting the RC. As soon > >>>> > as we > >>>> > stop finding bugs, I should be able to cut the RC. > >>>> > > >>>> > In each release, we include a road map of where we want to go with > >>>> > the > >>>> > next > >>>> > few releases. The following is a starting point of what to include. > >>>> > Please let me know if there are any notable features that I left off > >>>> > of > >>>> > 2.3. Also, let me know what you think of the future features. > >>>> > > >>>> > VCL 2.3 (this release) > >>>> > * Service deployments > >>>> > * Allow for additional access methods for environments (port, other > >>>> > protocols, etc) > >>>> > * Added framework support for libvirt and specifically for KVM > >>>> > * Added support for OS X under ESX > >>>> > * Added support for VMware VCenter > >>>> > * Added multilingualization to frontend > >>>> > > >>>> > VCL 2.4 > >>>> > * Power management > >>>> > * Improve cluster reservations > >>>> > * Service deployment configuration management > >>>> > * Support for Spice remote display protocol > >>>> > * Scripted installation > >>>> > > >>>> > VCL 2.5 > >>>> > * develop tools for managing both system and user storage > >>>> > > >>>> > Josh > >>>> > - -- > >>>> > - ------------------------------- > >>>> > Josh Thompson > >>>> > VCL Developer > >>>> > North Carolina State University > >>>> > > >>>> > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > >>>> > > >>>> > All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which > >>>> > are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public > >>>> > Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > >>>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >>>> > Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) > >>>> > > >>>> > iEYEARECAAYFAk+6nUgACgkQV/LQcNdtPQPexACfceYBzdJ5mqvmOTbK+PKckIig > >>>> > IrQAnAzC3JQGSpc76uxH8eCvp6KHebo+ > >>>> > =t8CA > >>>> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >>> > >>> - -- > >>> - ------------------------------- > >>> Josh Thompson > >>> VCL Developer > >>> North Carolina State University > >>> > >>> my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > >>> > >>> All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which > >>> are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public > >>> Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >>> Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) > >>> > >>> iEYEARECAAYFAk+7lPcACgkQV/LQcNdtPQOz6gCfWvwf/ETFbxmwN6D1HdwYovDo > >>> cZwAnjxVK8dR2q49ZNYc0oRQUQl5nQh4 > >>> =yN0Q > >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> > >> -- > >> Aaron Peeler > >> Program Manager > >> Virtual Computing Lab > >> NC State University > >> > >> All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which > >> are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public > >> Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > > > > -- > > Mark Gardner > > -- - -- - ------------------------------- Josh Thompson VCL Developer North Carolina State University my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk+7tyMACgkQV/LQcNdtPQOSuwCfQwuH1KK5S8GgCJ2H/rnvEPBo mjUAn38KAm27ZRROiYmzaL7rINR3BCUu =TffM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
