Interested in keeping track of what's happening in the open source cloud? Opensource.com is your source for news in OpenStack, the open source cloud infrastructure project, in this special Liberty-release edition of our weekly OpenStack news.

OpenStack around the web

There's a lot of interesting stuff being written about OpenStack. Here's a sampling:

• All in the name of Liberty: OpenStack 12 set free!
• OpenStack's Liberty is out: But what's in the new release?
• Liberty is first OpenStack release under 'big tent' model: What this means, practically speaking.
• What you need to know about OpenStack Liberty: A mix of new features and a new governance model.
• What’s new in OpenStack Liberty: Open source cloud platform adds container support, changes governance model.
• Give us Liberty, or give us death: Key features and what's ahead.

OpenStack discussions

Here's a sample of some of the most active discussions this week on the OpenStack developers' listserv. For a more in-depth look, why not dive in yourself?

• Liberty doesn't have caps on deps: Thoughts on packaging needs.
• Upgrade to Gerrit 2.11: An upward move proposed by the infrastructure team.
• Incorrect project source URLs: Sorting out documentation addresses.
• Establishing release liaisons for Mitaka: Enabling cross-project coordination.

Cloud & OpenStack events

Here's what is happening this week. Something missing? Email us and let us know, or add it to our events calendar.

• OpenStack sessions at All Things Open: October 18-19; Raleigh, NC.
• OpenStack BoF meetup at All Things Open: October 18; Raleigh, NC.
• October OpenStack meetup: October 21; Budapest, Hungary.

Interested in the OpenStack project development meetings? A complete list of these meetings' regular schedules is available here. Thanks to the OpenStack Community Weekly Newsletter for many of these linked articles.