OpenStack is an open source platform, developed under Apache license, that enables businesses and service providers alike to create their own infrastructure clouds (IaaS). More details can be found here.
It is a project with great interest and support from the developer community and industry alike. The instant growth in the popularity, is for me, the greatest challenge. Currently 156 companies are listed as supporting the project.
Concerns were raised today by CEO and Founder of Piston Cloud, Joshua McKenty, on the foundation mailing list here, with some further views expressed here, here and here.
Success of an open source project depends upon constant collaboration and valuable input. In this case, it also depends on how long the OpenStack Foundation takes on reaching an agreement on the governance and ensuring that the project aligns to the expectations of all stakeholders, supporters, contributors and most importantly, requirements from the adopters.
Competition from the providers offering similar services is stiff and constantly improving. Agility is required for the project to succeed - it seems OpenStack Foundation needs some of the Cloud characteristics to compete in the everchanging market!
