XPDS14: State of Xen Project (Developer Summit 2014)
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The document outlines the activities and progress of the Xen Project, highlighting the impact of its transition to the Linux Foundation, including increased visibility and community engagement. It discusses goals related to governance, user community involvement, and operational funding, alongside metrics showing growth in web visits, social media following, and contributions. Additionally, it notes challenges the community faces, such as skill gaps and a review bottleneck in patches, while emphasizing the importance of effective messaging and positioning for continued success.
![Secure the long term success of the Xen Project eco-system
Drive momentum of Xen Project and its sub-projects
[Hypervisor, XAPI, Mirage OS]
Sustain Industry
Awareness of
Xen Project
Expand Direct
Involvement of
User Community
with Xen Project
Grow eco-
system directory
to demonstrate
Momentum
Grow Developer
Community by
10%
Deliver Value to
Xen Project
Advisory Board
Members
Primary Goals: Secondary Goals:](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/stateofxenproject-140818170215-phpapp02/85/XPDS14-State-of-Xen-Project-Developer-Summit-2014-10-320.jpg)
XPDS14: State of Xen Project (Developer Summit 2014)
- 1. Lars Kurth Community Manger, Xen Project Chairman, Xen Project Advisory Board Director, Open Source Business Office, Citrix lars_kurth
- 2. Host Sponsor Platinum Sponsor + Evening Reception Gold Sponsor
- 3. BoF’s Take a marker and fill in one of the slots If you host a BoF: be there, take notes, post on the list(s)
- 4. BoF’s Take a marker and fill in one of the slots Lunch Not provided Lots of places within 250 metres
- 5. BoF’s Take a marker and fill in one of the slots Lunch Not provided Lots of places within 250 metres Evening Party Bellwether (302 E Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60611) – across the road Developer Meeting : Wed morning wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Developer_Meeting/ Aug2014
- 6. The impact of moving the Project to the Linux Foundation Success Stories : Metrics and Implications Challenges that we are facing as a community What is Next?
- 7. What was the impact of moving the project to the Linux Foundation? Vinovyn @ Flickr
- 8. Developer Community largely unaffected Except for growth and implications An extra layer of Governance Hugely increased visibility through Marketing Funding for “Common Goods” problems Developing Messaging/Positioning for the project Improved Relationships, More Collaboration More participation from different vendors at Events Marketing is becoming a shared activity User community engaging more Blog posts, Q&A system, … - many “green shoots”
- 9. Companies Community • PR / AR / Marketing / Messaging • Membership Rules / Trademarks / Legal • Provide funds to solve “Common Good” problems • Referee of last resort • Principles (aka Values) • Roles • Decision Making • Project Lifecycle • Community Initiatives, Best Practices, … Advisory Board WGs Test WG PR WG TCT Project Governance
- 10. Secure the long term success of the Xen Project eco-system Drive momentum of Xen Project and its sub-projects [Hypervisor, XAPI, Mirage OS] Sustain Industry Awareness of Xen Project Expand Direct Involvement of User Community with Xen Project Grow eco- system directory to demonstrate Momentum Grow Developer Community by 10% Deliver Value to Xen Project Advisory Board Members Primary Goals: Secondary Goals:
- 11. PR and Marketing: $119 K Increase Xen Project skills (OPW, etc.): $40 K Supporting the Community: $35 K Independently Hosted Test Infrastructure: $165 K Operational: $6 K Total: $365 K
- 12. The last 12 months in numbers
- 13. 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Q1 '13 Q2' 13 Q3' 13 Q4' 13 Q1 '14 Q2 '14 July'14 Impact of AB funding Drives Interest & User Adoption & Contributions
- 14. Average monthly web visits grew by 30% Social Media following grew by 47%
- 15. Commits & unique Authors per month across PVOPS (Xen Project files only) Hypervisor XAPI Mirage OS Skewed because different sub- projects use different average size commits http://bitergia.com/projects/xen-project-dashboard/browser/ – use with care – still some issues
- 16. Xen-‐devel : Messages per Month Contributors / Authors per Month Commits per Month Authors and traffic list are increasing On “commits”: feedback from maintainers suggests a review bottleneck Ohloh.net and xen.markmail.org Highest ever
- 17. Linux: 0.73 è 0.61 KVM1: 1.54 è ??? 1) http://wpcme.coverity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012-Coverity-Scan-Report.pdf - no newer data
- 18. Windows PV Driver project Lead: Paul Durrant (Citrix) Infrastructure only partly in place Embedded and Automotive PV Driver project Lead: Artem Mygaiev (GlobalLogic) Infrastructure not yet in place Launched today, with further launch activities in the next 2 week Mirage OS picking up momentum PVOPS and Xen onARM achieved initial goals
- 21. for our Community Maria Ly @ Flickr
- 22. Up to 1 week 1 to 2 weeks 2 to 3 weeks 3 to 6 weeks 6 to 13 weeks More than 13 weeks 48% 17% 9% 9% 8% 9% 43% 15% 10% 13% 11% 8% July 2013 - Jan 2014 Feb 2014 - Aug 2013 Have no way to measure patches under review
- 24. The monthly average doubled Don’t want to split the community by introducing new lists
- 25. Europe – US – location switch not working (9 months – 15 months – 9 months – …) Dividing the summit into developer – user summit?
- 26. Feel free to raise everything that isn’t working there
- 27. Vacancies and skills Number of open vacancies is increasing Perception: Xen Project requires special skills vs. Linux Translating media momentum into new users Ease of use Onboarding and documentation Better distro integration
- 28. Independently Hosted Test Infrastructure Suppliers sourced Budget proposal in place Can start executing Messaging and Positioning Advisory Board has been working on key messages and positioning First Analyst Meeting In September (or maybe aligned with a large event)