From 4e6d907cc9d63b0c6e3ead062beff3954490e7a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Davidge Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:10:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adding John Davidge candidacy for TC Change-Id: If7f5b035263a30c0663d98bde0cf24790d19bd21 --- candidates/ocata/TC/john-davidge.txt | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+) create mode 100644 candidates/ocata/TC/john-davidge.txt diff --git a/candidates/ocata/TC/john-davidge.txt b/candidates/ocata/TC/john-davidge.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..29014973 --- /dev/null +++ b/candidates/ocata/TC/john-davidge.txt @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +Hi everyone, + +I’d like to submit my candidacy for the OpenStack Technical Committee. You +may know me as john-davidge on IRC. + +I’ve been an active member of the OpenStack community since 2012 (Folsom). +I met many of you for the first time while presenting the Curvature Network +Visualization Dashboard[1] at the Grizzly Summit in Portland. Since then +I’ve been working 100% upstream, mostly in neutron[2][3], and for a couple +of different sponsors. Right now I’m employed in the OpenStack Innovation +Center (OSIC) - a joint venture between Rackspace and Intel - where I’m +leading a small team contributing to neutron, and helping to shape the OSIC +development roadmap. Over the years I have seen and participated in a lot +of the changes that have led our community to where it is today. I’ve +experienced the things that have improved our lives as developers, and +operators, as well as the things that have caused us difficulties. + +I know where I would like to see OpenStack head in the future, and I feel +strongly about making it a success. The most important thing that I would +like to see changed is the overarching framework under which all of +OpenStack operates: + +The Big Tent. + +Last year, the TC moved OpenStack away from the Integrated Release, and +into The Big Tent. This removed the separation between those projects +considered integral to OpenStack, and those which enhance it. Since then, +the number of official projects has gone from ~12 to 60. While this was a +fantastic move for community inclusivity, it has also made life harder for +operators and customers, and has diminished the focus on OpenStack’s core +purpose. + +Managing every team under one roof has led to issues for both the core and +the newer projects. The experience so far has taught us that there isn’t a +single set of rules that can be helpfully applied to both. I believe that +now is the time to take The Big Tent’s ideas and iterate upon them to +create a new model that can promote inclusivity, while still preserving a +clear focus for the core of OpenStack. The main points of this new model +are: + +* Define OpenStack as its core components +* Introduce a new home for complementary projects - The OpenStack Family +* Reinstate Stackforge as the primary incubator for new projects + +OpenStack will once again be a focused set of closely aligned projects +working together to provide an operating system for the datacenter. The +OpenStack Family will provide a home for projects that work to improve the +experience of an OpenStack cloud (think Ceilometer, Heat, etc), while +protecting them from some of the more prescriptive rules that go with being +a core OpenStack component. Stackforge will be the main focus of +early-stage innovation, with a clearly defined path towards graduation into +The OpenStack Family. I believe that this model[4] can go a long way +towards solving many of the pain points that we are seeing with OpenStack +today. + +This transformation is one that I think is very important for the future +of OpenStack. We have a fantastic project surrounded by a talented +community, of which I am very proud to call myself a member. Trust me with +your vote, and I’ll work hard to ensure its continued success. + +Thank you for your consideration, + +John + +[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmpRhcwyJIo - Curvature +[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjuF-3fB0IQ - IPv6 Prefix Delegation +[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ag1NiCVBDo - Neutron Purge +[4] https://johndavidge.wordpress.com/mr-openstack-tear-down-this-tent/ +