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<p class="MsoNormal">OpenStack Community,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you’ve been following along on DefCore then this update will be helpful.  If not then you’ll likely want to wait until next week when we start to show the actual core capabilities matrix.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’re maintaining these on the wiki: <a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/CoreCriteria">
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/CoreCriteria</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But I’m including a the update here too<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:20.3pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">I've posted about the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://robhirschfeld.com/2014/01/07/defcore-critieria/" title="How are we picking the OpenStack DefCore “must pass” tests?"><span style="color:#1B8BE0">early
 DefCore core capabilities selection</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>process before and we've put them into application and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://robhirschfeld.com/2014/04/11/defcore-road-show/" title="Running with scissors > DefCore “must-pass” Road Show Starts [VIDEOS]"><span style="color:#1B8BE0">discussed
 them with the community</span></a>.  The feedback was simple:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_long;_didn't_read"><span style="color:#1B8BE0">tl;dr</span></a>.  <em><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue","serif"">You've
 got the right direction but make it simpler</span></em>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://robhirschfeld.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/capabilities_selection2.png"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#1B8BE0;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="1004" height="673" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CF6542.23B2C8C0" alt="http://robhirschfeld.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/capabilities_selection2.png"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">So we pulled the 12 criteria into four primary categories:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">Usage:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">the
 capability is widely used (Refstack will collect data)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">Direction</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">: the capability advances OpenStack
 technically<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">Community</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">: the capability builds the OpenStack community
 experience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">System</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">: the capability integrates with
 other parts of OpenStack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">These categories summarize critical values that we want in OpenStack and so make sense to be the primary factors used when we select core capabilities.  While we strive to make
 the DefCore process objective and quantitive, we must recognize that these choices drive community behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:#333333">With this perspective, let's review the selection criteria.  To make it easier to cross reference, we've given each criteria a shortened name:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.2pt">SHOWS PROVEN USAGE<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:20.3pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"<span class="b"><b>Widely Deployed</b></span>" Candidates are widely deployed capabilities.  We favor capabilities that are supported by multiple
 public cloud providers and private cloud products.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Used by Tools"</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black"> Candidates are
 widely used capabilities:Should be included if supported by common tools (RightScale, Scalr, CloudForms, ...)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:20.3pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"<strong><span style="font-family:"helvetica neue","serif"">Used by </span></strong><span class="b"><b>Clients"</b></span> Candidates are widely used
 capabilities: Should be included if part of common libraries (Fog, Apache jclouds, etc)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:20.3pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">Aligns with Technical Direction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"<span class="b"><b>Future Direction"</b></span> Should reflect future technical direction (from the project technical teams and the TC) and help
 manage deprecated capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Stable" </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">Test is required stable
 for >2 releases because we don't want core capabilities that do not have dependable APIs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:20.3pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Complete"</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black"> Where the code being
 tested has a designated area of alternate implementation (extension framework) as per the Core Principles, there should be parity in capability tested across extension implementations.  This also implies that the capability test is not configuration specific
 or locked to non-open technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.2pt">PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Discoverable"</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black"> Capability being
 tested is Service Discoverable (can be found in Keystone and via service introspection)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Doc'd"</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black"> Should be well documented,
 particularly the expected behavior.  This can be a very subjective measure and we expect to refine this definition over time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Core in Last Release"</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">  A test
 that is a must-pass test should stay a must-pass test.  This make makes core capabilities sticky release per release.  Leaving Core is disruptive to the ecosystem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.2pt">TAKES A SYSTEM VIEW<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"<span class="b"><b>Foundation"</b></span> Test capabilities that are required by other must-pass tests and/or depended on by many other capabilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Atomic"</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black"> Capabilities is unique
 and cannot be build out of other must-pass capabilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span class="b"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">"Proximity"</span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black"> (sometimes called
 a Test Cluster) selects for Capabilities that are related to Core Capabilities.  This helps ensure that related capabilities are managed together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:19.5pt;line-height:20.3pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"helvetica neue","serif";color:black">Note: The 13th "non-admin" criteria has been removed because Admin APIs cannot be used for interoperability and cannot be considered
 Core.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444">Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444">______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444">Rob Hirschfeld, OpenStack Board & DefCore Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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