[Capi-bof] Charter discussion & get the CAPI group started.

[David Snelling]

Thijs,

OGF is too poor. I have one we can use with global free  dialin. Let  
me know the time and we'll set it up. It also includes web conferencing.

On 11 Mar 2009, at 11:01, Thijs Metsch wrote:

>
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks for the reply! Does OGF have a telcon dialin which we could  
> use?
> Or should we use another one?
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Thijs
>
> On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 20:46 -0400, David Snelling wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> On 10 Mar 2009, at 05:46, Thijs Metsch wrote:
>>
>>>> We should, however, try to contact our AD; he'll sure be able to  
>>>> give
>>>> some hints on what GFSG will want to see...
>>>
>>> David Snelling is our AD and I think he is even on the list. I'll  
>>> ping
>>> him...
>>
>> Yes, and a short call might help the authors of the charter. Give  
>> it a
>> week or so on email and then we'll set up a call.
>>
>>>>> 5. Are there sufficient interest and expertise in the group's  
>>>>> topic,
>>>>> with at least several people willing to expend the effort that is
>>>>> likely
>>>>> to produce significant results over time?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes. Several industrial leaders and research projects in the Cloud
>>>>> ecosystem have stated their interest and are willing to help.
>>>>
>>>> Should be more concrete. Do we have the commitment from industry
>>>> leaders (except for Sun ;) )? If so, this should be stated.
>>>
>>> Do we really need to put names in here? I'm a little bit unsure  
>>> about
>>> this. one :-)
>>
>> Numbers of workers are important and names of companies,users, etc.
>> Names of people are not necessary.
>>
>>>>> 6. Does a base of interested consumers (e.g., application
>>>>> developers,
>>>>> Grid system implementers, industry partners, end-users) appear to
>>>>> exist
>>>>> for the planned work?
>>>>> Yes. Many research projects and community groups are talking  
>>>>> about a
>>>>> standard for Cloud computing.
>>>> Could we get this a bit more concrete, too (i.e. stating which
>>>> projects)?
>>>
>>> See above comment :-)
>>
>> Answers in this space would be good. I think from where we are,
>> support from the consumers of such an interface rather than providers
>> would be very important.
>>>
>>
>> Take care:
>>
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     Dr. David Snelling < David . Snelling . UK . Fujitsu . com >
     Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited
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