[openstack-dev] [all] governance proposal worth a visit: Write down OpenStack principles

Flavio Percoco flavio at redhat.com
Fri Sep 9 09:50:18 UTC 2016


Please, if you haven't, I'd love for you to read Monty's response. He explained
in way better words what I was not able too:

http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2016-September/103242.html

Flavio

On 08/09/16 11:32 -0700, Clay Gerrard wrote:
>On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 6:13 AM, Chris Dent <cdent+os at anticdent.org> wrote:
>>
>> That is, it thinks of itself as an existing truth to be ratified.
>>
>
>Gah!  YES!!  Exactly this!  Well said!
>
>And this attitude keeps getting echoed again and again from the current
>oligarchy TC!  "We know what OpenStack is; we know the principles we
>operate under."
>
>[from https://review.openstack.org/#/c/357260/]
>> If the OpenStack Principles are in conflict with someone's thoughts
>> or dreams, it is probably best to find something else to do that is more
>> aligned with those
>
>How can you get behind a document with a closing paragraph like this!?
>OBEY OR LEAVE?!
>
>> Because of the ordering of the process and the
>> presumption of the document they will simply choose to ignore it and
>> carry on with whatever other important things they've got going on.
>
>Gah!  YES!  Please pay attention!
>
>I know how it feels - I too want to focus *only* on THE MISSON:
>
>[from
>http://governance.openstack.org/reference/charter.html#openstack-project-teams
>]
>> OpenStack “Project Teams” are groups of people dedicated to the
>> completion of the OpenStack project mission, which is ‘’to produce the
>> ubiquitous Open Source Cloud Computing platform that enables building
>> interoperable public and private clouds regardless of size, by being
>> simple to implement and massively scalable while serving the cloud
>> users’ needs.’’ Project Teams may create any code repository and produce
>> any deliverable they deem necessary to achieve their goals.
>
>^ what an amazing mission!!!
>
>But remember, our mission must be "performed under the *oversight* of
>the TC" - the trick is - *we* elect that *representative* governance!
>Elections are next month people!
>
>http://governance.openstack.org/#current-members
>
>OpenStack for the Operators!
>
>Not OpenStack for OpenStack sake!
>
>-Clay

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