[openstack-dev] [Neutron] A big tent home for Neutron backend code
Salvatore Orlando
sorlando at nicira.com
Thu Apr 23 20:27:10 UTC 2015
Doug, HMS Octavia was a British mine sweeper that served during WW2
figthing German warships and u-boats somewhere in the sea.
I therefore believe if you have anything against this name you are secretly
a nazi.
Does that work for the Godwin's law call?
Salvatore
On 23 April 2015 at 22:09, Doug Wiegley <dougwig at parksidesoftware.com>
wrote:
>
> > On Apr 23, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Russell Bryant <rbryant at redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 04/23/2015 03:23 PM, Kyle Mestery wrote:
> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Doug Wiegley
> >> <dougwig at parksidesoftware.com <mailto:dougwig at parksidesoftware.com>>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Apr 23, 2015, at 11:57 AM, Russell Bryant <rbryant at redhat.com
> >> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 04/23/2015 01:19 PM, Armando M. wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 23 April 2015 at 09:58, Russell Bryant <rbryant at redhat.com
> >> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com>
> >>>> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 04/23/2015 12:14 PM, Armando M. wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 23 April 2015 at 07:32, Russell Bryant <rbryant at redhat.com
> >> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com
> >> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com>>
> >>>>> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com>
> >> <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com <mailto:rbryant at redhat.com>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 04/22/2015 10:33 PM, Armando M. wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Would it make sense to capture these projects as simply
> >>>>>> 'affiliated', ie. with a loose relationship to Neutron,
> >>>>> because
> >>>>>> they use/integrate with Neutron in some form or
> >>>> another (e.g.
> >>>>>> having 3rd-party, extending-api,
> >>>> integrating-via-plugin-model,
> >>>>>> etc)? Then we could simply consider extending the
> >>>>> projects.yaml
> >>>>>> to capture this new concept (for Neutron or any
> >>>> other project)
> >>>>>> once we defined its ontology.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thoughts?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> That seems interesting, but given the communities stated
> >>>> goals
> >>>>>> around Big Tent, it seems to me like affiliation or not,
> >>>> adding
> >>>>>> these under the Neutron tent, inside the larger
> >>>> OpenStack Bigger
> >>>>>> Tent, would be a good thing.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>> Kyle
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks for clearing some of the questions I raised. I should
> >>>>> stress the
> >>>>>> fact that I welcome the idea of finding a more sensible home
> >>>> for these
> >>>>>> projects in light of the big tent developments, but it seems
> >>>> like
> >>>>> we're
> >>>>>> still pouring down the foundations. I'd rather get us to a
> >>>> point where
> >>>>>> the landscape is clear, and the dust settled. That would help us
> >>>>> make a
> >>>>>> more informed decision compared to the one we can make right
> >>>> now.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Can you be a bit more specific about what's not clear and
> >>>> would help
> >>>>> make you feel more informed?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am not clear on how we make a decision, as to which project
> >>>> belongs or
> >>>>> doesn't to the Neutron 'umbrella', 'tent', 'stadium' or however
> >> we end
> >>>>> up calling it :)
> >>>>
> >>>> OK, that's fine. Figuring that out is the next step if folks
> >> agree with
> >>>> Neutron as the home for networking-foo repos. I'm happy to
> >> write up a
> >>>> strawman proposal for inclusion criteria and a set of expectations
> >>>> around responsibilities and communication.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> What about the other Neutron related ones that didn't strictly follow
> >>>> the networking- prefix in the name, would the naming convention
> >> be one
> >>>> of the criteria? I look forward to your proposal.
> >>>
> >>> Good question. I think consistency is good, especially when there are
> >>> so many of them. It helps make it clear that they're all
> >> following some
> >>> sort of pattern. Luckily we do have a way to get repos renamed if
> >> needed.
> >>
> >> There is one existing project, stackforge/octavia, which is quite
> >> active and has used its codename extensively. Suggested naming I’d
> >> be ok with, but enforced naming seems… confining.
> >
> > To be honest, I really don't care about the names. All it takes is some
> > pretty easy docs to help people figure out what things are and where
> > they live. Making it a recommendation is fine with me.
> >
> >>
> >> If we've reached the point where we're arguing about naming, dos this
> >> mean we've built consensus on the "yes, it makes sense for these to live
> >> under Neutron" argument?
> >
> > Ha. I figured I'd give it at least another day before stirring up more
> > debate with a proposal around criteria / responsibilities / expectations.
>
> Quick, someone invoke Godwin’s law, and then let’s ship this thing.
>
> doug
>
>
> >
> > --
> > Russell Bryant
> >
> >
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