Over the last 3 years, the technical governance of the OpenStack open source project evolved a lot, and most recently last Tuesday. As an elected member of that governance body since April 2011, I witnessed that evolution from within and helped in drafting the various models over time. Now seems …
The beginning of a new release cycle is as good as any moment to question why we actually go through the hassle of producing OpenStack releases. Twice per year, on a precise date we announce 6 months in advance, we bless and publish source code tarballs of the various integrated …
The OpenStack Grizzly release of yesterday officially closes the Grizzly development cycle. But while I try to celebrate and relax, I can't help from feeling worried and depressed on the hours following the release, as we discover bugs that we could have (should have ?) caught before release. It's a kind …
Back from a (almost) entirely-offline week vacation, a lot of news were waiting for me. A full book was written. OpenStack projects graduated. An Ubuntu rolling release model was considered. But what grabbed my attention was the announcement of UDS moving to a virtual event. And every 3 months. And …
In 3 weeks, free and open source software developers will converge to Brussels for 2+ days of talks, discussions and beer. FOSDEM is still the largest gathering for our community in Europe, and it will be a pleasure to meet again with longtime friends. Note that FOSDEM attendance is free …