{"id":6536,"date":"2014-10-10T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T15:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/?p=6536"},"modified":"2014-10-10T10:42:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T15:42:14","slug":"openstack-community-weekly-newsletter-oct-3-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/openstack-community-weekly-newsletter-oct-3-10\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenStack Community Weekly Newsletter (Oct 3 &#8211; 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.flaper87.com\/post\/5437068bd987d26792ce7139\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Mentoring others and yourself<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lead\"><span lang=\"en-US\">While this topic would have been good for the Tips-and-tricks section below, I think it deserves to open this week&#8217;s wrap-up. With a new session of Outreach Program for Women about to start for OpenStack, our good mentor <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.flaper87.com\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Flavio Percoco<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"en-US\"> gives some ideas on being a good mentor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/openstack-technical-committee-update-2\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">OpenStack Technical Committee Update<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">T<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">he last meeting of the current Technical Committee before the elections (which started today). <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/openstack-technical-committee-update-2\/\">Vishvananda Ishaya<\/a> <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">wraps up the conversations around graduation, the contributor license agreement and the \u201cbig tent\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/maffulli.net\/2014\/10\/07\/next-steps-for-hidden-influencers\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Next steps for \u2018Hidden Influencers\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">With Paris only weeks away it\u2019s time to announce that we have a time and place to meet people whose job is to decide what OpenStack means for their company. The OpenStack Foundation has offered a room to meet in <a href=\"http:\/\/openstacksummitnovember2014paris.sched.org\/event\/268a9853812c22ca8d0636b9d8f0c831#.VDMxjSldVRg\">Paris on Monday, November 3rd, in the afternoon<\/a>: please add the meeting to your <a href=\"http:\/\/openstacksummitnovember2014paris.sched.org\/event\/268a9853812c22ca8d0636b9d8f0c831#.VDMxjSldVRg\">schedule<\/a> and join the <a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/cgi-bin\/mailman\/listinfo\/product-wg\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Road To Paris 2014 \u2013 Deadlines and Resources<\/h2>\n<p>During the Paris Summit there will be a working session for the Women of OpenStack to frame up more defined goals and line out a blueprint for the group moving forward. We encourage all women in the community to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/V39BL7H\">complete this very short survey<\/a> to provide input for the group.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/summit\/openstack-paris-summit-2014\/visa-information\/\">Request an invitation letter for VISA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/summit\/openstack-paris-summit-2014\/hotels\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Reserve hotel rooms<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openstacksummitnovember2014paris.sched.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The official Schedule for the Paris Summit is available<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Relevant Conversations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack-dev\/2014-October\/047965.html\">Creation of neutron-drivers team <\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack-dev\/2014-October\/047914.html\"><span lang=\"en\">Nova Project Priorities for Kilo <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack-dev\/2014-October\/047954.html\">[neutron] Priorities for Kilo and the Summit <\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack-dev\/2014-October\/047801.html\"><span lang=\"en-US\">How to scale Documentation <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack-dev\/2014-October\/047733.html\"><span lang=\"en-US\">PTL Election Conclusion and Results <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips \u2018n Tricks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">By <a href=\"http:\/\/kashyapc.com\/\">Kashyap Chamarthy<\/a>: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kashyapc.com\/2014\/10\/07\/libvirt-blockcommit-shorten-disk-image-chain-by-live-merging-the-current-active-disk-content\/\"><span lang=\"en\">libvirt blockcommit: shorten disk image chain by live merging the current active disk content<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">By <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/icclab\/web-application-to-monitor-and-understand-energy\/\">gaea<\/a>: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/icclab\/web-application-to-monitor-and-understand-energy\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">A Web Application to Monitor and Understand Energy Consumption in an Openstack Cloud<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">By <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nemebean.com\/tags\/openstack\">Ben Nemec<\/a>: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nemebean.com\/content\/host-filesystem-impact-tempest-performance-openstack\"><span lang=\"en\">Host Filesystem Impact on Tempest Performance in OpenStack<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>By Mark Voelker: <a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.com\/business\/14\/10\/interview-mark-voekler-cisco-openstack\">What it takes to make a cloud deployment successful<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Security Advisories and Notices<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack-announce\/2014-October\/000291.html\">Swift metadata constraints are not correctly enforced (CVE-2014-7960) <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/events.linuxfoundation.org\/events\/cloudopen-europe\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 13 &#8211; 15, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/events.linuxfoundation.org\/events\/cloudopen-europe\" target=\"_blank\">CloudOpen \/ LinuxCon Europe<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/events.linuxfoundation.org\/events\/cloudopen-europe\" target=\"_blank\">D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.futurecom.com.br\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 13 &#8211; 16, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.futurecom.com.br\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Futurecom<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.futurecom.com.br\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Sao Paolo, Brazil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/expo.nikkeibp.co.jp\/itpexpo\/2014\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 15 &#8211; 17, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/expo.nikkeibp.co.jp\/itpexpo\/2014\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">ITPro Expo<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/expo.nikkeibp.co.jp\/itpexpo\/2014\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo, Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/OpenStack-LA\/events\/211212902\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 23, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/OpenStack-LA\/events\/211212902\/\" target=\"_blank\">OpenStack L.A. Meetup<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/OpenStack-LA\/events\/211212902\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pasadena, CA, US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tech.rakuten.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 25, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tech.rakuten.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rakuten Technology Conference<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tech.rakuten.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo, Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.jp\/events\/20141027.html\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 27, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.jp\/events\/20141027.html\" target=\"_blank\">Japan OpenStack User Group Meetup<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.jp\/events\/20141027.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openworldforum.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 30 &#8211; Nov 01, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openworldforum.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open World Forum<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openworldforum.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paris, France<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.org\/summit\" target=\"_blank\">Nov 03 &#8211; 07, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.org\/summit\" target=\"_blank\">OpenStack Summit November 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.org\/summit\" target=\"_blank\">Paris, France<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/conference\/lisa14\" target=\"_blank\">Nov 09 &#8211; 14, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/conference\/lisa14\" target=\"_blank\">USENIX LISA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usenix.org\/conference\/lisa14\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle, WA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.jp\/events\/20141201.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dec 01, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.jp\/events\/20141201.html\" target=\"_blank\">Japan OpenStack User Group Meetup<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.jp\/events\/20141201.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/technology\/summits\/na\/data-center\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dec 02 &#8211; 05, 2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/technology\/summits\/na\/data-center\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gartner Data Center Conference<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/technology\/summits\/na\/data-center\/\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas, NV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/\">New visual appearance for openstack.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack\/2014-October\/009849.html\">[Nova] Juno RC2 available <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack\/2014-October\/009840.html\">[Cinder] Juno RC2 available <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack\/2014-October\/009835.html\">[Heat] Juno RC2 available <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack\/2014-October\/009798.html\">[Sahara] Juno RC2 available <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack\/2014-October\/009807.html\">[Ceilometer] Juno RC2 available <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.openstack.org\/pipermail\/openstack\/2014-October\/009806.html\">[Keystone] Juno RC2 available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/futurecom-2014\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Futurecom 2014<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildcloudstorage.com\/2014\/10\/5-issues-that-ail-swift.html\">4 Issues that Ail Swift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nemebean.com\/content\/quintupleo-status-update\"><span lang=\"en\">QuintupleO Status Update<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tesora.com\/blog\/juno-here-what\u2019s-new-openstack-trove\"><span lang=\"en\">Juno is here: What\u2019s new in OpenStack Trove?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/dreamscape\/2014\/10\/06\/support-the-ada-initiative-a-challenge-to-the-openstack-community\/\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Support the Ada Initiative: A Challenge to the OpenStack Community<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OpenStack Project Meeting: <a href=\"http:\/\/eavesdrop.openstack.org\/meetings\/project\/2014\/project.2014-10-07-21.01.html\">Summary<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/eavesdrop.openstack.org\/meetings\/project\/2014\/project.2014-10-07-21.01.log.html\">full logs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Got Answers?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/\">Ask OpenStack<\/a> is the go-to destination for OpenStack users. Interesting questions waiting for answers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50729\/cinder-vmware-integration-stuck-with-error-no-backend-provided-no-valid-host-was-found\/\">cinder-vmware integration: stuck with error &#8220;No backend provided &amp; No valid host was found&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50585\/when-will-a-performance-enhanced-dpdk-or-other-openvswitch-be-integrated-into-the-openstack\/\">When will a performance enhanced (dpdk or other) openvswitch be integrated into the openstack?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50569\/tempest-all-object-storage-test-failing-restclientexception\/\">tempest all object storage test failing RestClientException<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50553\/how-to-visualize-the-whole-openstack-topology-on-odl-gui-with-links\/\">How to visualize the whole OpenStack topology on ODL GUI with links?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50546\/unicodeerror-error-when-starting-glance-registry-service\/\">UnicodeError error when starting glance registry service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50523\/how-should-neutron-service-plugins-communicate-with-each-other\/\">How should neutron service plugins communicate with each other?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50360\/instances-lose-networking-after-a-few-minutes\/\">Instances lose networking after a few minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50265\/how-to-put-object-using-postman-with-swift-api\/\">How to put object using Postman with Swift API?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50166\/how-to-add-members-to-image-in-multi-domain-cloud\/\">How to add members to image in multi-domain cloud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ask.openstack.org\/en\/question\/50484\/juno-neutron-plugin-compatibility-matrix\/\">Juno &#8211; neutron plugin compatibility matrix<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Welcome New Reviewers, Developers and Core Reviewers<\/h2>\n<table width=\"664\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"309\" \/>\n<col width=\"355\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,person291a86f6-3fbe-42f3-9844-888437613988\">Mudassir Latif<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"355\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,personc41a7449-0e2d-4514-90bc-d9ef098d9039\">Daniel Mellado<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,person61594bc5-6672-4617-911c-bc8da2d267aa\">Anna<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"355\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,personc884d105-ebcb-422e-844a-f26cf31012fa\">Joakim L\u00f6fgren<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,person4954e97f-7bf3-458b-a233-3d9e1c74f67e\">woody<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"355\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,persondaba20ce-094c-43bd-a7d9-393c926290c6\">Shaifali Agrawal<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"309\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,person2303be14-3102-4e0c-b1cb-518a9af0c3f9\">Barnaby Court<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"355\"><a href=\"http:\/\/activity.openstack.org\/data\/plugins\/zfacts\/view.action?viewproperties=true&amp;instance=Person,personefbb5b98-e4e4-409b-bd29-1153905fe0cc\">Oleksii Zamiatin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>OpenStack Reactions<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/openstackreactions.enovance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/success.gif\" alt=\"success\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" name=\"graphics1\" align=\"BOTTOM\" border=\"0\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just finished a successful and very productive mid-cycle hackathon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The weekly newsletter is a way for the community to learn about all the various activities occurring on a weekly basis. If you would like to add content to a weekly update or have an idea about this newsletter, please leave a comment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mentoring others and yourself While this topic would have been good for the Tips-and-tricks section below, I think it deserves to open this week&#8217;s wrap-up. With a new session of Outreach Program for Women about to start for OpenStack, our good mentor Flavio Percoco gives some ideas on being a good mentor. 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