Saying farewell to Jenkins, powering satellite Internet, and more OpenStack news

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OpenStack around the web

There is a lot of interesting stuff being written about OpenStack. Here's a sampling from some of our favorites:

There is no Jenkins, only Zuul: OpenStack finally turns off its last Jenkins master and now entirely uses Zuul to automates its testing.
How service optimization keeps ViaSat flying: Satellite-based internet soars with OpenStack.
Technical Committee highlights: A new release tag, reorganizing cross-project work coordination, and much more from OpenStack's technical governance committee.
Build it yourself: How a small team deployed OpenStack.
OpenStack gaining traction in Australia: What did the attendees of OpenStack Day Australia have to say about the future of adoption?
OpenStack infrastructure embraces containers, but challenges remain: How will OpenStack help to solve container issues for enterprises?
5 new OpenStack tutorials for cloud mastery: New resources for improving your skills with OpenStack.

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?

Version header for OpenStack microversion support: Will there be a generalized microversion header format?
Strategy for placement API structure: Making decisions for Nova placement API.
Add option to disable some strict response checking for interop testing: Waving restrictions from DefCore in the short term.
Require a level playing field for OpenStack projects: A new potential requirement for OpenStack projects.
What do you work on upstream of OpenStack: Where are OpenStack developers contributing outside of OpenStack?

For an even more in-depth look back at the developer email list, check out Mike Perez's digest of the OpenStack Developer Mailing List or Hugh Blemings' Last week on OpenStack Dev.

Cloud & OpenStack events

Let's take a look at a few of the global events happening this week. Did we miss an important one? Email us and let us know, or add it to our events calendar.