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On 2/15/17, 12:58 PM, "Andreas Jaeger" <aj at suse.com> wrote:

    [redirecting to openstack-docs for a question]
    
    On 2017-02-15 13:43, Thomas Goirand  wrote:
    > Hi there,
    > 
    > It's been a while since I planed on writing this message. I couldn't
    > write it because the situation makes me really sad. At this point, it
    > starts to be urgent to post it.
    > 
    > As for many other folks, Mirantis decided to end its contract with me.
    > This happened when I was the most successful doing the job, with all of
    > the packaging CI moved to OpenStack infra at the end of the OpenStack
    > Newton cycle, after we were able to release Newton this way. I was
    > hoping to start packaging on every commit for Ocata. That's yet another
    > reason for me to be very frustrated about all of this. Such is life...
    > 
    > Over the last few months, I hoped for having enough strengths to
    > continue my packaging work anyway, and get Ocata packages done. But
    > that's not what happened. The biggest reason for this is that I know
    > that this needs to be a full time job. And at this point, I still don't
    > know what my professional future will be. A company, in Barcelona, told
    > me I'd get hired to continue my past work of packaging OpenStack in
    > Debian, but so far, I'm still waiting for a definitive answer, so I'm
    > looking into some other opportunities.
    > 
    > All this to say that, unless someone wants to hire me for it (which
    > would be the best outcome, but I fear this wont happen), or if someone
    > steps in (this seems unlikely at this point), both the packaging-deb and
    > the faith of OpenStack packages in Debian are currently compromised.
    > 
    > I will continue to maintain OpenStack Newton during the lifetime of
    > Debian Stretch though, but I don't plan on doing anything more. This
    > means that maybe, Newton will be the last release of OpenStack in
    > Debian. If things continue this way, I probably will ask for the removal
    > of all OpenStack packages from Debian Sid after Stretch gets released
    > (unless I know that someone will do the work).
    
    Thomas,
    
    this is sad to hear.
    
    Regarding the Install Guides for Debian for *Ocata*. I expect we should
    not publish them at all for Ocata, correct?
    
    All the best for you!
    
    Andreas
    
I too am sorry to hear of this, Thomas :( thank you for all the hard work you have done – it has been appreciated.
All the best in your future endeavors. 

Andreas – I suspect you would be correct. I know we are already struggling to find the resources to test the other packages.
Lana – this one is your call.