In short, I didn’t get to much other than the Keynote(s) today. Was doing some last minute prep for a 4:30p session today (Wednesday).

Keynote Summary:

Live streaming is available on openstack.org
This is the largest summit yet, 1400 folks in attendance. Quite a few last minute, so, logistics on day 1 were a bit off due to unexpected numbers.
May not be the “biggest” open cloud event, but definitely the most productive.
Scheduling is also on openstack.org
Board of directors breakfast panel, 7:45a
Now, this is a bit different, and quite cool: on Friday, the last day of the conference, there is a “service day” where we’ll be cleaning up the beach via Surf Rider
There is an Unconference track & Lightning talks.
The OpenStack foundation is now independent and well supported…

Owns the name and the trademark. Technical direction comes from the technical committee
Technical committee is elected 100% on merit of contributors of code.
Beyond that, board meetings are not boring, because everyone is excited and engaged.
Board is drawn up as follows:

Platinum/Gold/Free – First two cost some cash, the third is free for everyone to either contribute / consume.
NEW: There is a User Committee – This will function as the voice of the user. If you don’t do code, you can still contribute hugely here.

Users – OpenStack users are not typical software consumers. They are engaged and passionate about OpenStack as well as the community.

Tron – We fight for the users!
Lots of user sessions this week around all manner of topics (10 – 10k nodes, etc).

The OpenStack community is not just pretty big, it’s also global.
There are lots of countries represented at the conference, most every continent.
Look for an international summit soon. If you have suggestions, email to: events@openstack.org

There were more folks lined up waiting to get into the conference than there were for a local iPhone launch.
There was a review of the livestream data, also a note that the keynote had filled the main room and had some overflow into others.
Passion != Hype, it means we care, we’re engaged, and want to see “The Right Thing” happen.

Ubuntu Keynote

There were other things on the slide, honestly! However, he focused on Ops.
To alleviate some pain, stay close to mainline. It will save you headache down the road

Awesome Glasses!
Not talking about things, like how big, or what OpenStack is. Instead, talking about the WHY of it.
The space is changing…

Because of the changing landscape, be aware of why we are here this week. Take the opportunity to build something others will want to emulate, not become them.