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Is OpenStack the New Linux?

Posted by timothy on from the interesting-tools-find-interesting-uses dept.

snydeq writes "As the self-proclaimed 'cloud OS for the datacenter,' OpenStack is fast becoming one of the more intriguing movements in open source — complete with lofty ambitions, community in-fighting, and commercial appeal. But questions remain whether this project can reach its potential of becoming the new Linux. 'The allure of OpenStack is clear: Like Linux, OpenStack aims to provide a kernel around which all kinds of software vendors can build businesses. But with OpenStack, we're talking multiple projects to provide agile cloud management of compute, storage, and networking resources across the data center — plus authentication, self-service, resource monitoring, and a slew of other projects. It's hugely ambitious, perhaps the most far-reaching open source project ever, although still at a very early stage. ... Clearly, the sky-high aspirations of OpenStack both fuel its outrageous momentum and incur the risk of overreach and collapse, as it incites all manner of competition. The promise is big, but the success of OpenStack is by no means assured.'"

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  1. Done. by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...projects to provide agile cloud management...

    Whenever I see "blaw...blaw AGILE blaw...blaw", I stop reading.

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    1. Re:Done. by Smauler · · Score: 5, Funny

      I reckon the slashdot editors should just have gone the whole hog, with :

      "2013 : The Year of OpenStack on the Desktop?"

  2. yup by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've HURD this before.

    1. Re:yup by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Somehow I just GNU there would be a smarmy AC cracking puns.

  3. Do you mind if I grab your wallet? by mccrew · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just testing out that question in the title thing... :)

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  4. Re:what problem does OpenStack address? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is there some deficiency in Linux and the various BSDs that OpenStack is intended to remedy?

    Yes: Not enough free advertising on Slashdot.

  5. Re:More clound BS? Not again. by metrometro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Big egos are just the hallmark of failure.

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    FTFY

  6. No by Pf0tzenpfritz · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a "cloud OS for the datacenter" Open Stack clearly has to iconoclast on empowering croud-sorced segregation-effects within the namespace of its initial synergies. Anything else would be a paradigm shift.

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