So Krishnan Subramanian, in the Google+ hangout that he kindly arranged, asked "What next would you like to see or expect to happen in OpenStack project this year?"
My more structured response is:
- It is important that everyone in the project understands and appreciates the 'Open' in the Open cloud projects, one of which is OpenStack
- If it is dubbed as the 'Kernel of the Cloud', take a look back at how the linux kernel is maintained.
- Because of the obvious benefits of the project, there is considerable industry interest. This hasn't been seen before in similar open projects. This is particularly different and may determine the project's future. It is a wait and watch game.
- Open projects tend to have their 'baking phase'. I'm not sure if the industry is allowing this crucial phase. It is critical especially for OpenStack, as PaaS and SaaS will potentially built on it.
- Security must not be overlooked, and it is may be the byproduct of this 'baking phase'. An undisclosed zero-day in OpenStack may be detrimental to the trust in the project.
OpenStack project is a coding/development project driven by the community. The risks to this project are comparable to any other coding project and more, as it is an IaaS-layer software.
Stability, security, release cycles and developer and industry acceptance will collectively decide the success of this project during this and the coming years IMO.
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