Hi, Here is the latest Fedora OpenStack status report: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenStack_status_report_2012-09-28 Historical archives are here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenStack_status_reports Cheers, Pádraig. (appended below for convenience) = Distro News = == Folsom Fedora 18 test days == Coinciding with the Folsom and Fedora 18 releases, we ran two [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2012-09-18_OpenStack Fedora Folsom test days] on Sep 18th and 25th aligned around the Folsom-3 and Folsom-rc1 releases respectively. Cinder and Heat are new components compared to the last test day, and new tests have been included for quantum and swift. This is a good place to start to get a quick hands on overview of OpenStack. == OpenStack Installer == Derek Higgins has been working on an [https://github.com/derekhiggins/os-installer OpenStack installer], that supports distributed and scripted installs. == OpenStack side Repositories == To augment the [https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/s/openstack official Fedora OpenStack packages], we've made an [http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/openstack/ OpenStack side repository] available giving more flexibility with which OpenStack version is installed on a particular distribution. Included there for example are the trunk chasing RPMs from the [http://smokestack.openstack.org/about smokestack] project. == Fedora OpenStack patch management == With such a vibrant project as OpenStack, efficient patch management is imperative. The Fedora OpenStack packages largely automate the patch management process through git, and this process is now documented at the [http://fedora-openstack.github.com/ landing page for fedora-openstack] which is the github organisation used to share these patch management trees. = Project News = == Folsom Released == Foslom was released on Sep 27th. Mark McLoughlin prepared [https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17006.html stats on who contributed] where you can drill down to details on review and bug handling stats too. Also referenced there is the pretty [http://bitergia.com/public/previews/2012_09_pre-folsom_openstack/ bitergia analysis of Folsom commits] where Red Hat features prominently. == OpenStack Foundation == The [http://www.openstack.org/foundation/ OpenStack Foundation] was launched on 19-09-2012 and there were a few associated elections. * [https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16722.html Project Technical Leads for Grizzly] * [http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2012-September/000036.html Technical committee elected members] * [http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/foundation/2012-August/001066.html Individual Board Members] * [http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/foundation/2012-August/001065.html Gold Board Members] == OpenStack Summit == The main [http://openstacksummitfall2012.sched.org/ OpenStack conference and OpenStack design summit] are coincident. Summarised below are presentations and proposals from Red Hat employees. === Main conference presentations === * Mark McLoughlin and Thierry Carez - [http://openstacksummitfall2012.sched.org/event/b616388023e820ced9c09dc384afad64 From tactical to strategic contributions] * Steven Dake - [http://openstacksummitfall2012.sched.org/event/f5101a8e719a56fcd895f6461b4a8905 Heat: A template based orchestration engine for OpenStack] * Perry Myers - [http://openstacksummitfall2012.sched.org/event/23f5f2f25702e93bff3ccf961341c2d4 OpenStack Distributions: How they will shape the future of OpenStack innovation] === Design summit proposals === * Mark McLoughlin ** Stable branch status and plans ** Oslo status and plans ** nova - making sense of the config options ** Review of python dependencies * Dan Prince ** Make PostgreSQL a first class citizen ** SmokeStack as a multi-distro test system * Steven Dake ** heat - Orchestration API - Technical discussion of openstack-specific orchestration API ** heat - Roadmap discussion - Short (5 mins) description of current unsolved roadmap items with open brainstorm design session about future roadmap items in 2013 * Angus Salkeld ** Cloudwatch for OpenStack - Describe CloudWatch and how to make it a reality for OpenStack * Russell Bryant ** nova - bug handling status and plans ** nova - remove direct database access from compute nodes * Adam Young ** keystone - PKI status and plans ** keystone - LDAP and Active Directory integration * Robert Kukura ** quantum - Modular L2 Plugin and Agent * Gary Kotton ** quantum - rosetta-plugin == Red Hat contributions == Alan Pevec and Mark McLoughlin worked on [https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10579/ improvements to paste config], supporting less coupled config, which was added to Nova, Glance and Cinder. Russell Bryant completed the [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/no-db-messaging no-db-messaging] work in Nova. Angus Salkeld has worked on merging a bunch of core service infrastructure into openstack-common. Adam Young has been working on PKI token revocation support. There is too much to track in detail the OpenStack upstream activity of Red Hat developers, but here is a link showing the [http://goo.gl/aewXr latest Red Hat OpenStack upstream development] == Stable Branch == New members from Red Hat, Debian and Suse were added to the [https://launchpad.net/~openstack-stable-maint OpenStack stable maintenance team], responsible for the stable branches. = Community engagement = == OpenStack community meetup, London == The [http://www.meetup.com/Openstack-London/events/77153502/ 2nd London OpenStack meeting] took place on Thurs 27th Sept in the same central London location as before. = Related projects = == heat API == The Heat project [http://lists.heat-api.org/pipermail/discuss/2012-September/000195.html released V6]. _______________________________________________ cloud mailing list cloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/cloud
