Hmmmm, If I was OpenStack product manager I'd probably consider this a strategic rather than tactical project-organization conversation.
Jan Drake > From: chris.bohan...@rackspace.com > To: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:57:21 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Openstack] OpenStack Satellite > > I think one benefit would be a greater breadth of contributors to OpenStack. > As far as I know, the core components are written in python and this could > limit the number of contributors to OpenStack outside of Swift, Glance, and > etc. This probably isn't the best example but what about a logging service > that does more than syslog or log4j or a rate limiting service used with core > components. Services that are outside of the core but still of use to the > core that is language independent. An OpenStack contributor could submit a > blueprint to OpenStack - Satellite and the implementation could be in Ruby or > some other language. To me, this goes back to the breadth of contributors to > the OpenStack ecosystem. > > -Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: openstack-bounces+chris.bohannon=rackspace....@lists.launchpad.net > [mailto:openstack-bounces+chris.bohannon=rackspace....@lists.launchpad.net] > On Behalf Of Jan Drake > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 5:31 PM > To: John Dickinson > Cc: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Openstack] OpenStack Satellite > > Doesn't make sense to me... satellite projects are typically integration > projects around a core not sets of dependencies for a core. > > Perhaps I am missing something? > > > Jan > > > > > On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:47 PM, John Dickinson <m...@not.mn> wrote: > > > What benefits does an openstack-satellite project bring? Other than all > > using some openstack component, what do these projects have in common that > > justifies grouping them? For example, I know of many open source projects > > that use swift (swauth, slogging, cyberduck, all the rackspace language > > bindings, several iOS apps, a few dashboards), and I can't seem to see why > > they would benefit by being grouped into one umbrella. > > > > --John > > > > > > On Sep 27, 2011, at 4:09 PM, Matt Colton wrote: > > > >> This is another one of the sessions I'd like to see more support behind. > >> There is a lot of development going on around services that consume as > >> well as leverage the Openstack core. I think a place like this can help > >> benefit in the development of the outside projects and allow a place for > >> these discussions without polluting too much discussion here in the Core > >> mailing list. > >> > >> From: openstack-bounces+matt.colton=rackspace....@lists.launchpad.net > >> [openstack-bounces+matt.colton=rackspace....@lists.launchpad.net] on > >> behalf of Bryan Taylor [btay...@rackspace.com] > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:27 AM > >> To: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > >> Subject: [Openstack] OpenStack Satellite > >> > >> > >> > >> I just saw Chris Bohannon's talk at the design conference regarding > >> OpenStack Satellite. This is an area for projects that are not part of the > >> OpenStack CORE, but instead that simply support it: > >> http://summit.openstack.org/sessions/view/3 > >> > >> I think this is an important idea. There's a lot of stuff that can be > >> designed to "work with" OpenStack that isn't essential to the notion of a > >> cloud and so shouldn't be part of the core. There should be a place to put > >> such things. I can see this being the route to generate a lot of code > >> contributions as people try to contribute on the boundaries. I hope people > >> will support this idea. > >> > >> > >> This email may include confidential information. If you received it in > >> error, please delete it. > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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