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On Monday, July 15, 2013, Thierry Carrez wrote:

> Sean Dague wrote:
> > On 07/15/2013 07:46 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote:
> >> Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> >>>> The OpenStack QA program starts with 2 git trees
> >>>>   * tempest - https://github.com/openstack/tempest
> >>>>   * grenade - https://github.com/openstack-dev/grenade
> >>>
> >>> I haven't read the full discussion on this so apologies if I am
> >>> missing something, but why devstack is no part of this?
> >>
> >> Devstack falls somewhere between QA and Infrastructure... We raised
> >> briefly the subject of where we should attach it during the initial
> >> discussion on programs, then punted for later discussion.
> >>
> >> It falls in the same bucket as other "central" repositories like
> >> openstack/requirements -- everyone ends up contributing to those so it's
> >> difficult to attach them to any given program/team.
> >
> > Right, devstack's primary mission is still providing development
> > environments to developers. We reuse it in QA and Infra, but it's kind
> > of a different beast.
> >
> > So for now it just remains what it is, which I think is fine. I think
> > it's good to be pragmatic about Programs and only fit the git trees that
> > naturally fit into them, and just be really concerned that every git
> > tree we carry has to be owned by a program.
> >
> > Sometimes we have useful code just because people are useful and doing
> > good things for the community. I'd much rather let that bloom as is then
> > spend a lot of time ensuring it fits into an existing program.
>
> I'd generally agree with that. The only issue with devstack is that
> under the old project-based taxonomy it was classified as a "gating"
> project and therefore granted ATC status to its contributors. Under the
> new program-based taxonomy, if it's not adopted by a program then it
> would fall off the "official" ATC scope.


How many people contribute to devstack that don't also contribute to some
other ATC-granting project?


>
> That said, if nobody specific wants to own it it could also be
> co-adopted by multiple programs (I'd say QA and Infra). That would close
> that taxonomy change loophole as far as I am concerned...
>
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> Thierry Carrez (ttx)
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