[Rdo-list] Operators and Developers

I had a very interesting conversation with a large-scale OpenStack user at ApacheCon a week ago, who was complaining about the disconnect between OpenStack developers and the actual OpenStack operators who deploy OpenStack in the real world. He felt that the OpenStack developers are out of touch with what it takes to run clouds in the real world, and are developing features that are academically interesting but practically useless. I mention this here because he promised to block out some time to sit down with me, and possibly some of you, in Vancouver, to discuss his concerns, and where he feels that the disconnects are. So I was wondering if any of you might be interested in sitting in on such a conversation, and seeing what we can learn. (And, yes, he's having this conversation in the upstream as well, not just with me. The organization in question is a large one, and has been a frequent sponsor of the OpenStack Design Summit.) -- Rich Bowen - rbowen(a)redhat.com OpenStack Community Liaison http://rdoproject.org/