Re: [Xen-devel] [Vote] XCP-ng subproject proposal

[Lars Kurth]

> On 9 Sep 2019, at 15:44, Lars Kurth  wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Olivier had posted an RFC for this proposal on xen-devel@- see 
> https://xen.markmail.org/thread/ermnrb3ps3okvnjr 
>  
> 
> The proposal also has been discussed by the Advisory Board and was approved
> 
> However, for the proposal to fully pass the proposal must be run by past all 
> mature subproject, which are Hypervisors, Windows PV Drivers and XAPI (see 
> https://xenproject.org/developers/governance/#project-decisions 
> ). People 
> listed under Project team visible on the right columns of following pages can 
> vote
> * https://xenproject.org/developers/teams/xen-hypervisor/ 
>  - already voted: 
> Jan, Ian, Wei, George
> * https://xenproject.org/developers/teams/windows-pv-drivers/ 
> 
> * https://xenproject.org/developers/teams/xen-api/ 
> 
> 
> The RFC proposal has passed the Hypervisor team with 4/8 votes (see 
> https://xen.markmail.org/thread/ermnrb3ps3okvnjr 
> ), but more support would 
> be appreciated
> 
> The proposal is attached below. Please vote before next Tuesday
> 
> Best Regards
> Lars

Hi all.
so no more votes which means the proposal has passed
Lard

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[Xen-devel] [Vote] XCP-ng subproject proposal

[Lars Kurth]

Hello everyone,

Olivier had posted an RFC for this proposal on xen-devel@- see 
https://xen.markmail.org/thread/ermnrb3ps3okvnjr 
 

The proposal also has been discussed by the Advisory Board and was approved

However, for the proposal to fully pass the proposal must be run by past all 
mature subproject, which are Hypervisors, Windows PV Drivers and XAPI (see 
https://xenproject.org/developers/governance/#project-decisions 
). People 
listed under Project team visible on the right columns of following pages can 
vote
* https://xenproject.org/developers/teams/xen-hypervisor/ 
 - already voted: Jan, 
Ian, Wei, George
* https://xenproject.org/developers/teams/windows-pv-drivers/ 

* https://xenproject.org/developers/teams/xen-api/ 


The RFC proposal has passed the Hypervisor team with 4/8 votes (see 
https://xen.markmail.org/thread/ermnrb3ps3okvnjr 
), but more support would be 
appreciated

The proposal is attached below. Please vote before next Tuesday

Best Regards
Lars

# XCP-ng proposal

## The Project

XCP-ng is a turn-key virtualization platform based on the Xen Hypervisor, using 
existing Xen Project tools (XAPI). It's built from Xenserver source, improved 
and maintained by both passionate individuals and companies. The result is a 
completely free and Open Source solution available for everyone.

Thanks to a very successful Kickstarter campaign as well as backing from 
various companies, the project doesn't require any further funds and isn't 
seeking monetary contributions.

We believe forming a Xen sub-project within the Linux Foundation has the 
potential to bring further companies and contributors into the Xen Project as a 
whole, as well as demonstrate our dedication to open source. XCP-ng has already 
displayed its ability to draw new users into the Xen virtualization ecosystem. 
For new users, utilizing Xen from scratch can be daunting. XCP-ng offers a way 
to solve this problem by drawing end-users more closely into the Xen Project 
and providing an easy route for prospective Xen users to get started with Xen. 
This is an area where Xen has been trailing KVM for a long time. Hosting XCP-ng 
within the Xen Project provides a route to level the playing field. It would 
also enable the Xen Project to leverage XCP-ng success stories for the benefit 
of the Xen Project as a whole.

## The Mission

Our goal is to continue development of XCP-ng while building a large community 
of contributors to XCP-ng. We also expect an increase of contributions to XAPI 
as well as the Xen Project. Through large community involvement and 
contributions we have already turned XCP-ng into a stable hypervisor platform 
that is used in small and large enterprise deployments.

## Upstream first, fully Open Source

Vates and XCP-ng have started to work with a number of academic organizations 
with the aim to fund and develop feature improvements and new features that 
benefit the whole Xen Project ecosystem (including the Hypervisor and XAPI). We 
follow an upstream first philosophy, which is possible because of the fast 
release cycle of XCP-ng and expect to become a long-term contributor to XAPI 
and the Hypervisor project.

Besides contributions, we believe that an XCP-ng which is part of the Xen 
Project will deliver other benefits:

* Bring passionate and verbal XCP-ng users closer to the Xen Project
* Bring more publicity to the Xen Project: currently we have the XCP-ng blog, 
newsletter and success stories, which we are willing to share with the Xen 
Project

With an incredibly active forum, IRC, and github, we are always looking for 
more contributors to the project. We also believe in giving back to the open 
source community via contributions to upstream projects, and we believe 
becoming a Xen Project member will help in our ability to do so. To further our 
dedication to open source, Vates SAS, the company with the most active 
contributions to XCP-ng currently, is in the process of becoming a Linux 
Foundation member.

## How we differ from existing platforms

Our vision is to maintain XCP-ng as a complete easy-to-use hypervisor solution 
similar to existing full-stack solutions. Where we differ is our dedication to 
the open source mindset. We have no licensing system or license restrictions, 
all pieces of the platform are free to use. Simultaneously, we encourage 
community involvement and have merged many community contributions already.

## Infrastructure

The infrastructure will be primarily managed by Vates, with multiple companies 
in partnership (mainly hosting companies owning DC real estate). Access and 
resources can be given for people interested in becoming