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From: Chiradeep Vittal <Chiradeep.Vittal@citrix.com>
To: CloudStack Users <cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 10:48:44 -0700
Subject: Re: new features
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New features continue to be posted on the dev mailing list. Feature
specifications are here:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/CloudStack+Next+Rele
ase

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Design


On 11/1/12 7:00 AM, "Chip Childers" <chip.childers@sungard.com> wrote:

>On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Giles Sirett <giles.sirett@shapeblue.com>
>wrote:
>> Thanks Chip
>> Agreed: I think it is absolutely essential that the USERS  of
>>Cloudstack help drive the new features and roadmap of the product. We
>>are the people at the "coalface", we are the people who hear feedback
>>from our businesses & customers on a daily basis
>>
>> As an example, I saw a mail (yesterday?) about the lack of password
>>reset. To many in this community, that is probably a trivial issue.
>>However, I can tell everybody that it is the number 1 feature complaint
>>I get from Cloudstack customers. In the real world, it just isn't
>>sensible to deploy a user facing GUI if users cannot reset their own
>>passwords. Features like this may not be as high profile and interesting
>>as others, but they are things that make a difference when people decide
>>whether to use CS or not
>>
>>
>> What you suggest is exactly what I intend doing.... my session at
>>Collab is called " Feedback from the coalface: what our customers are
>>asking for". I intend to make it an interactive discussion/workshop for
>>people to bring in their ideas of great new features. If we get enough
>>ideas, we may even have a vote on preferences and priorities.
>> Although that workshop wouldn't be a formal Apache workshop, I would
>>like to think that we can bring those ideas into the community for
>>consideration afterwards.
>>
>
>Just to correct something minor:  There isn't such a think as a
>"formal Apache workshop".  New features can be proposed, but they have
>to end up as proposals on the dev list for the project.
>
>But I get your point...  and if you (and other users) are able to
>collectively pull together feature requests and some level of measured
>interest, you (or someone else) can bring those over to the dev list
>via feature requests.
>
>Building up an active user community that helps drive features for the
>devs is a great initiative.  I'd love to see this evolve into a very
>active feedback loop!
>
>> In advance of this session, what I'm trying to do is take stock of what
>>is already  requested and/or planned. And so far (from my previous) I
>>see only 12 open requests.
>>
>> Thinking about it, if anybody has any good ideas for feature requests,
>>it would be great if you're able to share them on this list (or PM me if
>>you prefer)  - I can then feed those ideas into the session at Collab.
>> Also thinking about it Chip : do you want to help me run that session ?
>>:-)
>
>Happy to lend a hand.  We can catch up in LV perhaps...
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chip Childers [mailto:chip.childers@sungard.com]
>> Sent: 01 November 2012 13:24
>> To: cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org
>> Subject: Re: new features
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Giles Sirett
>><giles.sirett@shapeblue.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I=B9m preparing a workshop for the Collab conf end November and  I want
>>> to get a definitive list of all  current open feature requests  for
>>> Cloudstack
>>>
>>> I go here
>>>
>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator!executeAdvanced.j
>>> spa
>>>
>>> and search for
>>>
>>> project =3D CLOUDSTACK AND issuetype =3D "New Feature" ORDER BY priorit=
y
>>> DESC
>>>
>>> gives me 12 results
>>>
>>> Is that correct? =AD is that ALL open new feature requests ?
>>>
>>> Kind Regards
>>>
>>> Giles
>>>
>>
>> Hey Giles,
>>
>> I actually started a thread related to this on cloudstack-dev@i.a.o
>>recently, specifically focused on the feature release after
>>4.0.0-incubating.  We're trying to sort out (1) how we collect new
>>feature ideas, and (2) how we organize them into release activities as I
>>type this.  I do know that there are many ideas that have already been
>>proposed on the dev list that are not records in Jira yet.
>>
>> If the user community (this list) is interested in driving a discussion
>>around what you would like the developers to work on, I think that would
>>be a great thing to do.  Keep in mind that the developers will pick and
>>choose what they are interested in working on, but the more information
>>we get from our users the better!
>>
>> -chip
>>
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