From 4c3d75489ed0bb9fb85647bd57fb02cb66977f88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Dickinson Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:33:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Adding John Dickinson candidacy for TC Change-Id: Ie83c99c99e88a534e9065f9e017997f120efbcef --- candidates/ocata/TC/notmyname.txt | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+) create mode 100644 candidates/ocata/TC/notmyname.txt diff --git a/candidates/ocata/TC/notmyname.txt b/candidates/ocata/TC/notmyname.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff098198 --- /dev/null +++ b/candidates/ocata/TC/notmyname.txt @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +I am throwing my hat into the ring for the TC election. + +I've been a part of OpenStack since it started. I've seen it grow from +a few dozen people into the very large community we have today. During +the past 6 years, I've seen controversial topics come and go and the +community grow and adapt. I've also seen OpenStack respond in knee- +jerk fashion to new ideas that challenge the status quo. + +I am concerned that there is a current focus on preserving the status +quo. There's focus on policies and rules instead of use cases; there's +focus on conformity instead of innovation; there's focus on forced +prioritization instead of inclusivity. + +The primary things OpenStack should be focused on are increased +adoption today and continued relevance in the next five years. + +We have a lovely community today, and we attract thousands to our +semi-annual conference. I love seeing companies, big and small, come +share their stories of how they're using OpenStack. It's great to hear +from them over time and see how their use of OpenStack changes and +grows. However, I'm concerned that we keep seeing mostly the same +people, the same companies, and the same sponsors show up to each +event. I'm concerned that, outside of our community bubble, OpenStack +is still largely unknown and little-used. In order to increase +adoption, the TC must look at the use cases we are serving. We must +realize where we are falling short in solving for current use cases, +and we must encourage growth in new use cases which we don't yet +support. To better-solve current use cases, I would like to see more +emphasis on SDK development (across many languages) and the creation +of governance tags identifying projects that are independently +deployable for specific use cases. To encourage solving more use cases +within OpenStack, I would like to see less requirements placed on new +projects and more clear communication about the various ways new +projects can join OpenStack. + +In order to stay relevant in the technical world, the OpenStack TC +must figure out how the community itself can foster new ideas and grow +them within OpenStack. We should not ask new projects to split into +OpenStack and non-OpenStack pieces before joining. We should not ask +existing OpenStack contributors to go elsewhere to develop their +ideas. We must inclusively welcome new contributors, new projects, and +new ideas. Sometimes these new ideas require significant effort to +adopt, but I will encourage the TC to take on the challenge. + +If I am elected to the TC, I will look at every decision in the light +of these two needs. I will not focus on codifying rules, and I will +not focus on keeping OpenStack small and homogeneous. I will do what I +can to help the OpenStack community increase adoption today and remain +relevant as the industry changes. + +I appreciate your vote for me to the TC in this election. + +--John + +notmyname on IRC