Openstack Next Steps for Ubuntu

[GOAL] Ensure that Openstack remains well support for Ubuntu 14.04. [RATIONALE] Openstack has been in Ubuntu for 6 releases now and is established and stable. Icehouse is the next release of Openstack and Ubuntu should have this release as well.

Openstack Hypervisors for Ubuntu

[GOAL] Make sure that common hypervisors (KVM/QEMU, Xen(XCP/libvirt-xen/Xenserver), LXC, Vmware, RHEV) work well with Openstack on Ubuntu. [RATIONALE] Users would like to use something other than QEMU/KVM for their openstack deoployments.

Openstack Next steps for S for Ubuntu

[GOAL] Ensure that Openstack remains well support for Ubuntu 13.10 and for 12.04 via the Cloud Archive. [RATIONALE] Openstack has been in Ubuntu for 5 releases now and is established and stable. Havana is the next release of Openstack and Ubuntu should have this release as well.

Investigate alternatives to mysql for Ubuntu

[GOAL] Include alternatives to MySQL in Ubuntu for evaluation prior to the next LTS release. [RATIONALE] MySQL has/is rock solid and provides a sound foundation as a relational database for Ubuntu. However, MySQL derivatives offer some interesting features and the potential to work more openly with a MySQL compati...

Openstack packaging for Ubuntu

Rationale: Re-work packaging framework so its easier to work with and maintain. Goal: Map out process the packaging of openstack packaging in Ubuntu. As well as automate packaging work as much as possible to easier maintain