[placement][nova][cinder][neutron][blazar] Placement governance switch(back)

Ghanshyam Mann gmann at ghanshyammann.com
Thu Sep 24 16:11:53 UTC 2020


 ---- On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:00:10 -0500 Radosław Piliszek <radoslaw.piliszek at gmail.com> wrote ----
 > On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 5:24 PM Stephen Finucane <stephenfin at redhat.com> wrote:
 > >
 > > Placement has been a separate project with its own governance since
 > > Stein [1]. Since then, the main drivers behind the separation have
 > > moved onto pastures new and with Tetsuro sadly declaring his non-
 > > candidacy for the PTL position for Wallaby [2], we're left in the
 > > unenviable position of potentially not having a PTL for the Wallaby
 > > cycle. As such, it's probably time to discuss the future of Placement
 > > governance.
 > >
 > > Assuming no one steps forward for the Placement PTL role, it would
 > > appear to me that we have two options. Either we look at transitioning
 > > Placement to a PTL-less project, or we move it back under nova
 > > governance. To be honest, given how important placement is to nova and
 > > other projects now, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of not having a
 > > point person who is ultimately responsible for things like cutting a
 > > release (yes, delegation is encouraged but someone needs to herd the
 > > cats). At the same time, I do realize that placement is used by more
 > > that nova now so nova cores and what's left of the separate placement
 > > core team shouldn't be the only ones making this decision.
 > >
 > > So, assuming the worst happens and placement is left without a PTL for
 > > Victoria, what do we want to do?
 > 
 > Run DPL with liaisons from the interested projects perhaps? :-)

+1, this is good way to share the responsibilty.

-gmann

 > 
 > > Stephen
 > >
 > > PS: Apologies if I missed other projects with an interest in placement.
 > > I did try to catch them all /o\
 > 
 > I know of Zun.
 > 
 > -yoctozepto
 > 
 > 



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