On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 05:23:42PM -0400, Dave Neary wrote: > Hi, > > On 10/17/2016 07:52 AM, O'Driscoll, Tim wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> I don't really understand what can be gained by moving to Linux > >> Foundation, but I am almost sure that no individual expert will be able > >> to take any leaderhip role as those roles will be fulfilled by Platinum, > >> Gold or Silver members: right ? > > > > No. If DPDK were to move to LF as an independent project, then as discussed > > at the Userspace event in Dublin last year, and as documented in the > > original post below, the intention would be not to make any significant > > changes to the technical governance. > > > > If DPDK were to move to FD.io the situation would be the same. The FD.io > > Technical Community Charter > > (https://fd.io/governance/technical-community-charter) specifies how > > Project Technical Leaders and Committers are nominated and approved, but > > there's no requirement for people in those roles to come from Platinum, > > Gold or Silver FD.io members. Those decisions are based purely on technical > > merit. > > I just want to second what Tim said - it's important for Red Hat, at > least, that the technical governance of a project be kept separate from > any membership of an organization managing the budget for the project. > > The technical management of the project can also be discussed, but it is > out of scope, IMHO, when talking about moving to fd.io or the Linux > Foundation. > > >> The current DPDK version can run on virtually all processors (Intel, IBM > >> and ARM) and leverage all NICs: is there **really** anyone questionning > >> openness of the community? > > > > I still hear concerns on this, and based on discussions with others who put > > their names to the post below, they do too. I think it's a perception that > > we need to address. > > I would say that there is still a perception issue, for companies who > look at the active developers, the owners of the project's resources > (infra, domain name), and who have heard anecdotal evidence of issues in > the past. I think the project has made a lot of progress since I have > been following it, and I do not believe there are any major issues with > the independence of the project. However, there are still concerned > parties on this front, and the concerns can be easily addressed by a > move to the LF.
+1 > > Regards, > Dave. > > -- > Dave Neary - NFV/SDN Community Strategy > Open Source and Standards, Red Hat - http://community.redhat.com > Ph: +1-978-399-2182 / Cell: +1-978-799-3338
