Open Stack

Hi,

To date, Zuul has (perhaps rightly) often been seen as an
OpenStack-specific tool.  That's only natural since we created it
explicitly to solve problems we were having in scaling the testing of
OpenStack.  Nevertheless, it is useful far beyond OpenStack, and even
before v3, it has found adopters elsewhere.  Though as we talk to more
people about adopting it, it is becoming clear that the less experience
they have with OpenStack, the more likely they are to perceive that Zuul
isn't made for them.

At the same time, the OpenStack Foundation has identified a number of
strategic focus areas related to open infrastructure in which to invest.
CI/CD is one of these.  The OpenStack project infrastructure team, the
Zuul team, and the Foundation staff recently discussed these issues and
we feel that establishing Zuul as its own top-level project with the
support of the Foundation would benefit everyone.

It's too early in the process for me to say what all the implications
are, but here are some things I feel confident about:

* The folks supporting the Zuul running for OpenStack will continue to
  do so.  We love OpenStack and it's just way too fun running the
  world's most amazing public CI system to do anything else.

* Zuul will be independently promoted as a CI/CD tool.  We are
  establishing our own website and mailing lists to facilitate
  interacting with folks who aren't otherwise interested in OpenStack.
  You can expect to hear more about this over the coming months.

* We will remain just as open as we have been -- the "four opens" are
  intrinsic to what we do.

As a first step in this process, I have proposed a change[1] to remove
Zuul from the list of official OpenStack projects.  If you have any
questions, please don't hesitate to discuss them here, or privately
contact me or the Foundation staff.

-Jim

[1] https://review.openstack.org/552637