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On 04/06/2015 11:42 PM, James Slagle wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running for TripleO PTL for the Liberty cycle. I've been an active
> TripleO developer and contributor for going on 2 years now.
> 
> I'm really excited about all the great progress TripleO made during Kilo.
> The puppet integration is almost fully complete and has enabled several
> aspects that I'd like to see TripleO continue to improve on during Liberty:
> 
> * Better defined interfaces in tripleo-heat-templates -- The puppet work has
> moved us to having a cleaner separation in the templates between the actual
> deployment and configuration of the Overcloud. I'd like to see us build on
> this work, particularly in a way that will enable integration with Kolla so
> we can have a Heat deployed containerized Overcloud.
> 
> * Package based updates -- I really feel a traditional distribution based
> package based story is the quickest way to providing an update solution for
> TripleO. Containerization, once integrated, could provide a second update
> solution that would provide many of the same benefits as an image based
> update model.
> 
> * CI coverage -- tripleo-ci continues to prove it's value by finding real
> regressions in OpenStack that otherwise would have been missed. I'd like to
> continue to press on our CI and use it to report on other projects (such as
> the puppet modules) where that desire exists.
> 
> There are a few other items that I feel are important for us to focus on
> during Liberty:
> 
> I feel we can do a better job releasing our software projects in a way that
> makes it easier to consume TripleO.  Particularly in such a way that it's
> more obvious how to use it together to deploy OpenStack. I think a part of
> that would be the re-introduction of using stable branches and to improve
> our documentation on deploying via TripleO.
> 
> I'd also like to see us make it easier for users to get started with
> TripleO.  The only so called "entry point" or way to get started with
> TripleO currently is devtest.  While devtest works for developers and at
> driving our CI, I don't consider it something to be used for deploying an
> actual production cloud. I think we need to work to fill this gap.
> 
> Making things easier to get started would also help us bring in new
> developers.  In the same vein, we grow our developer community by
> integrating with things like Puppet and Kolla. I think we have a lot of
> great opportunity here to show how TripleO can integrate with new and
> existing deployment solutions.
> 
> Finally, moving forward, I'd like to see our project encourage more
> leadership growth. I don't feel like the majority of a project's leadership
> needs to come from just 1 (or a few) individual or role. If elected as PTL,
> I'd look forward to fostering this type of growth in our community.
> 
> Thanks for your consideration!
> 


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