Open Stack

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:54:31AM +0000, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:48:29AM +0000, Chris Dent wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Feb 2015, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> > 
> > >need to do more work. If this is so, then I don't think this is a blocker,
> > >it is just a sign that the project needs to focus on providing more resources
> > >to the teams impacted in that way.
> > 
> > What are the mechanisms whereby the project provides more resources
> > to teams?

Along with the below, if push comes to shove, OpenStack Foundation could
probably try a milder variant (obviously, not all activities can be
categorized as 'critical path') of Linux Foundation's "Critical
Infrastructure Protection Initiative"[1] to fund certain project
activities in need.
 
> The technical committee and / or foundation board can highlight the
> need for investment of resources in critical areas of the project, to
> either the community members or vendors involved. As an example, this
> was done successfully recently to increase involvement in maintaining
> the EC2 API support.  There are plenty of vendors involved in
> OpenStack which have the ability to target resources, if they can
> learn where those resources are best spent.
 

[1] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/core-infrastructure-initiative

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/kashyap