The OpenStack open source cloud project is a lot like Linux. While there is a core upstream base, there’s also a community of distributions that packages the technology together in a way to make it easier to use and deploy.
During a panel event today at the OpenStack Summit, OpenStack distribution vendors explained what it is that they do, how they differentiate and why fragmentation is not a risk.
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