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What is Open Source Cloud? (Linux.com)

What is Open Source Cloud? (Linux.com)

Posted Mar 29, 2013 12:19 UTC (Fri) by psomas (subscriber, #48733)
Parent article: What is Open Source Cloud? (Linux.com)

"Having an open cloud matters"

I think the term "Open Cloud" is a bit confusing. Open source cloud is what really matters. Open cloud could also mean open cloud standards and APIs, so that you can prevent vendor lock-ins etc. For those interested in open source cloud software, you might also want to take a look at Synnefo. It's an open-source IaaS cloud platform, compliant with the OpenStack APIs, but using a different underlying architecture / design.


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What is Open Source Cloud? (Linux.com)

Posted Mar 29, 2013 13:50 UTC (Fri) by zonker (subscriber, #7867) [Link]

Thanks for the comment. It was clear in my head when I put it on paper. (Well, into Vim. Same thing these days...) In the future I'll be sure to be more precise, as I dislike the attempts to claim "openness" simply APIs or whatever. Code still matters.

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