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SuccessBot Says dims 1: Rally running against Glance (Both Rally and Glance using py3.5). AJaegar 2: docs.openstack.org is served from the new Infra file server that is AFS based. jd 3: Gnocchi 3.1 will be shipped with an empty /etc and will work without any config file by default. cdent 4 : edleafe found narrowed… Read more »

SuccessBot Says Dims – Keystone now has Devstack based functional test with everything running under python3.5. Tell us yours via OpenStack IRC channels with message “#success <message>” All Time To Retire Nova-docker nova-docker has lagged behind the last 6 months of nova development. No longer passes simple CI unit tests. There are patches to at… Read more »

SuccessBot Says AJaeger: We’ve now got the first Deployment guide published for Newton, see http://docs.openstack.org/project-deploy-guide/newton/ . Congrats to OpenStack Ansible team! clarkb: OpenStack CI has moved off of Ubuntu Trusty and onto Ubuntu Xenial for testing Newton and master. ihrachys: first oslo.privsep patch landed in Neutron. dulek: Cinder now supports ZeroMQ messaging! All Release Countdown… Read more »

Updates Release schedule clarification after Ocata [5] Nova placement/resource providers [6][12] Stuart McLaren stepping down from glance core [8] Allowing Teams Based on Vendor-specific Drivers (cont) [1] Narrowed down options at last TC meeting to following [2]: Soft black (option 2): default option, had no negative feedback, represents the current status quo Soft white (option… Read more »

Updates: Nova placement/resource providers update with some discussions on aggregates and API [4] New Nova core reviewer: Stephen Finucane [8] Project mascots are all around the mailing list, search for “logo” in the subject to find them Status update on unsupported Ironic drivers [10] The DefCore Committee is now called Interop Working Group [11] Creating… Read more »

Want to attend the OpenStack Summit Boston but need help with the right words for getting your trip approved? While we won’t write the whole thing for you, here’s a template to get you going. It’s up to you to decide how the Summit will help your team, but with free workshops and trainings, technical… Read more »

Updates Nova Resource Providers update [2] Nova blueprints update [16] OpenStack-Ansible deploy guide live! [6] The Future of OpenStack Needs You [1] Need more mentors to help run Upstream Trainings at the summits Interested in doing an abridged version at smaller more local events Contact ildikov or diablo_rojo on IRC if interested New project: Nimble… Read more »

Updates: Nova placement/resource provider work [4] New release-announce list and other changes to openstack-announce [5] Formal Discussion of Documenting Upgrades[6] Stewardship Working Group description/update [7] OpenStack Liberty has reached EOL [8] Switching test jobs from Ubuntu Trusty to Xenial on the gate is happening on December 6th [9] A Continuously Changing Environment: We have core… Read more »

SuccessBot Says mriedem: We’re now running neutron by default in Ocata CI jobs [1]. stevemar: fernet token format is now the default format in keystone! thanks lbragstad samueldmq and dolphm for making this happen! Ajaegar: developer.openstack.org is now hosted by OpenStack infra. Tonyb: OpenStack requirements on pypi [2] is now a thing! All Registration Open… Read more »

Cross Project Proprietary Driver Code Recap At the Barcelona design summit there was a cross-project session on the challenge we’re running where to draw the line with proprietary driver code [1]. Option 1: All libraries imported by the driver must be licensed such that they are redistributable by package maintainers and must be compatible with… Read more »