Open Stack

Excerpts from Anita Kuno's message of 2015-02-17 07:38:01 -0800:
> On 02/17/2015 09:21 AM, Clint Byrum wrote:
> > There has been a recent monumental shift in my focus around OpenStack,
> > and it has required me to take most of my attention off TripleO. Given
> > that, I don't think it is in the best interest of the project that I
> > continue as PTL for the Kilo cycle.
> > 
> > I'd like to suggest that we hold an immediate election for a replacement
> > who can be 100% focused on the project.
> > 
> > Thanks everyone for your hard work up to this point. I hope that one day
> > soon TripleO can deliver on the promise of a self-deploying OpenStack
> > that is stable and automated enough to sit in the gate for many if not
> > all OpenStack projects.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> So in the middle of a release, changing PTLs can take 3 avenues:
> 
> 1) The new PTL is appointed. Usually there is a leadership candidate in
> waiting which the rest of the project feels it can rally around until
> the next election. The stepping down PTL takes the pulse of the
> developers on the project and informs us on the mailing list who the
> appointed PTL is. Barring any huge disagreement, we continue on with
> work and the appointed PTL has the option of standing for election in
> the next election round. The appointment lasts until the next round of
> elections.
> 

Thanks for letting me know about this Anita.

I'd like to appoint somebody, but I need to have some discussions with a
few people first. As luck would have it, some of those people will be in
Seattle with us for the mid-cycle starting tomorrow.

> 2) We have an election, in which case we need candidates and some dates.
> Let me know if we want to exercise this option so that Tristan and I can
> organize some dates.
> 

Let's wait a bit until I figure out if there's a clear and willing
appointee. That should be clear by Thursday.