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On 8/26/11 1:19 PM, "Devin Carlen" <devin.car...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hey all, > >I've been following the code vs architect debate that's been unfolding >over the past week or so. Here are some of the problems I've seen from >my point of view. Fundamentally, the process we have now for defining >API specs is broken. I don't believe that this can be argued. The first >major misstep in my opinion was forcing backwards compatibility with the >Rackspace API in the OpenStack API. > >I believe we should have had a Rackspace API module just like we have an >EC2 API module. Then the OpenStack API wouldn't have been burdened by >the historical decisions around the Rackspace API. > >But that is ancient history at this point. > >But we have to look at this pragmatically, and realize that 1 year later, >the OpenStack API (as spec'd) is still not even close to exposing the >underlying core functionality that exists within Nova. For the most >part, the OpenStack API is a subset of functionality of the EC2 API. >This is a big reason why the Dashboard project used the EC2 API for its >underlying communication for so long. > >There have been a lot of efforts lately to bring the feature set of the >OpenStack API in line with the EC2 API, and this is admirable. But this >has NOT been happening at the architect level. This has been happening >at the developer level, and it is being done with API "extensions" which >make it sound like the feature is somehow not complete or not supported >fully, because it's not part of the core API. > >So the question to all in favor of architecting up front: > >How do you explain lacking feature parity with the underlying components >for over a year now? > > >In my opinion, this has been a big problem in gaining traction around the >OpenStack API. > > > >Devin > > >_______________________________________________ >Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack >Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net >Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack >More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp This email may include confidential information. If you received it in error, please delete it. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
