Is the OpenStack Big Tent Model Working? | Linux Today

Is the OpenStack Big Tent Model Working?

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Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 27, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas—Last May, the open-source OpenStack Foundation announced that it was moving from a restricted integrated project release model to the Big Tent model. Under the Big Tent, more projects are included under the definition of OpenStack, providing a wide array of capabilities to users. Now, a year after the Big Tent was announced, leaders of the OpenStack project discussed what’s wrong and what’s right with the Big Tent at the OpenStack Summit here.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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