confirmed On 03/31/2014 01:04 PM, Kyle Mestery wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have decided to run for the OpenStack Networking (Neutron) PTL position. > > Why I Want To Be Neutron PTL > ----- > I want to be Neutron PTL because I wish to continue pushing Neutron forward > and help it evolve, and have the skills necessary to do it. I've worked in > Open > Source for many years, having contributed to projects such as Open vSwitch, > libvirt, and OpenDaylight, as well as OpenStack Neutron. Neutron has a great > team of developers, both core and non-core contributors. Being able to help > them all work productively together and push Neutron forward is something I > not only want to do, but something I think I can be very effective at. > > Qualifications > ----- > I have been a core developer since the beginning of the Havana cycle. My > main focus in Neutron has been around the Modular Layer 2 (ML2) sub-team, > which I've co-lead for the last year. I wrote the OpenDaylight ML2 > driver, as well > as the devstack integration and Jenkins setup for OpenDaylight. I have also > been leading a sub-team focused on Group Based Policy since the Icehouse > Summit. As on Open vSwitch developer, my focus has been on improving > Neutron's use of OVS, and enhancing OVS for use by Neutron. I founded the > Minnesota OpenStack Meetup in November of 2012, hosting numerous speakers > from the OpenStack community to an audience in the upper Midwest. I've > presented at the last few OpenStack Summits on Open Source SDN topics, as > well as giving presentations on OpenStack at other Open Source conferences. I > recently co-hosted the first Open vSwitch Hackathon, which allowed core OVS > developers to interact with not only each other but also developers from > OpenStack Neutron and OpenDaylight. > > Icehouse Accomplishments > ----- > This past cycle, my main focus was continuing to expand the ML2 sub-team and > assist plugin developers who were porting their existing core plugins > into ML2 or > writing brand new ML2 drivers. I also formed and lead the Group Based Policy > sub-team, which is now marching towards a Proof of Concept for the Juno Summit > In addition, I've spent time with the OpenDaylight project to ensure that > OpenDaylight integrates with OpenStack Neutron as an ML2 driver. > > Looking forward to Juno > ----- > If I am elected PTL, I'd like to focus on a few areas for Neutron. One > immediate > area of improvement I'd like to do is around the blueprint process. I've been > watching what Russell and the Nova team have been doing with setting up the > Nova BP process to use gerrit, and I'd like to move Neutron in this > direction as well. > Formalizing this process a bit more will lead to less surprises for BP > drafters, and > will also ensure core reviewers know what they are signing up for as > people propose > features. I'd also like to work to expand our core reviewer team in > the Juno cycle. As > the project has grown, the existing core reviewers could use some assistance > by > working to expand the team and spread the review load. Along these > lines, I'd also > like to empower the sub-teams in Neutron. The project has grown to a point > where > empowering the various sub-teams to allow more effective decision > making would be > a good thing. I'd like to continue the focus on ensuring Neutron is a > good citizen in > the community by ensuring we squash bugs related to the gate. And > finally, I want to > work to ensure we have a scalable, production quality Open Source > Neutron reference > implementation in the Juno timeframe. > > In closing > ----- > OpenStack Neutron has taken a big step forward in the Icehouse cycle > with regards to > stability and testing. Ensuring we continue to enhance the development > process will > allow us to continue making strides in this area and allow Neutron to > continue evolving > in a positive direction. > > Thank you, > Kyle > > _______________________________________________ > OpenStack-dev mailing list > OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev >
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