[Rdo-list] Integration of MidoNet into RDO Manager

[Adam Young]

On 07/28/2015 01:49 AM, Sandro Mathys wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> We, the MidoNet Community [0], would like to integrate MidoNet into
> RDO Manager. Our resources are limited, so this won't happen over
> night - but we have to begin somewhere. Let's start with a few basics
> and questions.
>
> In case you haven't heard yet: MidoNet is a network virtualization
> software that plugs into OpenStack Neutron. While OpenStack is
> currently our main focus, it's not our only use case - but obviously
> the one we'll focus on here. Our packages are currently hosted in our
> very own repository [1].
Looks like an APT repo;  I see no SRPMS in

http://repo.midonet.org/openstack-kilo/RHEL/7/unstable/SRPMS/

I don't see sources for the .debs either.    You probably want to get 
those published;  just linking to the git repo is not sufficient as 
people need to be able to rebuild the binary packages.

>
> Are packages hosted on the developer's repositories acceptable for
> integration into RDO Manager? We need to unbundle a couple of things
> (or maybe more than just a couple) before we can package them for
> inclusion into the proper repository.
Typically, using a COPR is just a transition step to getting packages 
into Fedora;  RDO very much follows the Fedora model.

The individual packages themselves must be submitted, reviewed, and 
maintained.  RDO manager is the last step of the process, and will only 
work with RDOmanaged packages.


>
> Speaking of repositories, once we're ready to package them properly
> for inclusion, which repository would be the (most?) proper one for
> RDO Manager? RDO? CentOS (wherever Cloud SIG packages go)? EPEL?
Its usually easiest to start with Fedora for all packaging.  Once they 
are accepted into Fedora, figuring out how to get them into the 
appropriate other locations will follow.


Thus far, RDO manager has been focused on upstream OpenStack and the 
necessary pieces from the base OS that need to be updated to support 
it.  While it should be possible to have an add-on like MidoNet, I don't 
know how the rest of the community would feel about it being required to 
be part of RDO.  My thought is that, so long as it A) is under a 
sufficient license and B) provides real value beyond what is available 
from Neutron, it should be possible to include, so long as including it 
does not impact people currently developing and deploying RDO.


Is there any move to get MidoNet into upstream OpenStack?

>
> So, are there any guidelines or such on how to get the integration
> process started? What (first) steps are necessary? What do we need to
> prepare? ...
>
> Cheers,
> Sandro
> MidoNet Community Manager
>
> [0] https://www.midonet.org/
> [1] http://repo.midonet.org/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Rdo-list mailing list
> Rdo-list at redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rdo-list
>
> To unsubscribe: rdo-list-unsubscribe at redhat.com