Thank you Matt for the update and call to action.

> On Apr 29, 2016, at 9:16 AM, Matt Jarvis <matt.jar...@datacentred.co.uk> 
> wrote:
> 
> Yes the problem is exactly that there is a lack of developer resource on 
> VPNaaS and FWaaS specifically, and probably because these aren't functions 
> many vendors need. We'd like to explore what mechanisms there could be for 
> funding resource, but the most important thing right now is for all those 
> operators who need these functions to make themselves known so there is a 
> metric. 
> 
>> On 29 April 2016 at 08:43, Kosnik, Lubosz <lubosz.kos...@intel.com> wrote:
>> The idea of OSIC clusters is to give people access to multi node 
>> environments to test software in scale. There are a lot of thing which 
>> brakes in big scale.
>> If I'm right the problem is that there is not so many developers which are 
>> working on this *asS but please tell if I'm wrong.
>> 
>> Lubosz "diltram" Kosnik
>> OSIC team member
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On 29 Apr 2016, at 8:19 AM, Melvin Hillsman 
>> <mrhills...@gmail.com<mailto:mrhills...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Please take a moment to reach out to the Neutron team and visit the 
>> following. Could this resource be of use to address their concern?
>> https://osic.org/clusters
>> 
>> On Apr 29, 2016, at 8:01 AM, Matt Jarvis 
>> <matt.jar...@datacentred.co.uk<mailto:matt.jar...@datacentred.co.uk>> wrote:
>> 
>> As some of you on this list may already know, there are issues in the 
>> Neutron team with development resources on VPNaas and FWaaS, and there have 
>> been discussions in Austin about deprecating the code from the main Neutron 
>> codebase. The decision is currently that the code will remain for another 6 
>> months, after which time if no dev resource has emerged, then they will be 
>> deprecated.
>> 
>> I know there are operators relying on these functions, particularly in the 
>> public cloud space in Europe, so this would impact those people. I also know 
>> this list doesn't necessarily reach all of them either, so I will try and 
>> reach out by other means as well, but it would be very useful to try and get 
>> a clearer picture of how many people are using VPNaaS and FWaaS. If you are, 
>> could you please respond to this thread ?
>> 
>> If we have metrics that a constituent part of the user community need these 
>> functions, then we can try and find a way to help the Neutron team to cover 
>> the resourcing gaps.
>> 
>> Matt
>> 
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