[openstack-dev] [neutron][lbaas][octavia]

Kevin Benton blak111 at gmail.com
Fri Aug 29 05:46:30 UTC 2014


I see. Then if a group's ultimate goal is their own project, would the
Neutron incubator even make sense as a first step?


On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Kyle Mestery <mestery at mestery.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Kevin Benton <blak111 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think we need some clarification here too about the difference between
> the
> > general OpenStack Incubation and the Neutron incubation. From my
> > understanding, the Neutron incubation isn't the path to a separate
> project
> > and independence from Neutron. It's a process to get into Neutron. So if
> you
> > want to keep it as a separate project with its own cores and a PTL,
> Neutron
> > incubation would not be the way to go.
>
> That's not true, there are 3 ways out of incubation: 1) The project
> withers and dies on it's own. 2) The project is spun back into
> Neutron. 3) The project is spun out into it's own project.
>
> However, it's worth noting that if the project is spun out into it's
> own entity, it would have to go through incubation to become a fully
> functioning OpenStack project of it's own.
>
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Susanne Balle <sleipnir012 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Just for us to learn about the incubator status, here are some of the
> info
> >> on incubation:
> >>
> >> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Approved/Incubation
> >> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/NewProjects
> >>
> >> Susanne
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Susanne Balle <sleipnir012 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  I would like to discuss the pros and cons of putting Octavia into the
> >>> Neutron LBaaS incubator project right away. If it is going to be the
> >>> reference implementation for LBaaS v 2 then I believe Octavia belong in
> >>> Neutron LBaaS v2 incubator.
> >>>
> >>> The Pros:
> >>> * Octavia is in Openstack incubation right away along with the lbaas v2
> >>> code. We do not have to apply for incubation later on.
> >>> * As incubation project we have our own core and should be able ot
> commit
> >>> our code
> >>> * We are starting out as an OpenStack incubated project
> >>>
> >>> The Cons:
> >>> * Not sure of the velocity of the project
> >>> * Incubation not well defined.
> >>>
> >>> If Octavia starts as a standalone stackforge project we are assuming
> that
> >>> it would be looked favorable on when time is to move it into incubated
> >>> status.
> >>>
> >>> Susanne
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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