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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As background for our discussion of RFP process, I have added the whitepaper we wrote last year to google docs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vTRKUwSb2qEvkHKbK31hc5X_P0BvcfZOkeFHOrhTUkY/edit?hl=en&authkey=CODz_eYD">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vTRKUwSb2qEvkHKbK31hc5X_P0BvcfZOkeFHOrhTUkY/edit?hl=en&authkey=CODz_eYD</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> discuss-bounces@lists.opensfs.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.opensfs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Carrier<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 30, 2011 9:18 AM<br><b>To:</b> discuss@lists.opensfs.org; twg@lists.opensfs.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Discuss] TWG next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The OpenSFS board met last Friday to review the Lustre requirements document that we had submitted earlier in the week (link below). They agreed with our recommendations to pursue RFPs to meet both our near-term performance and long-term foundational requirements. Galen Shipman will attend our call this Thursday to provide an overview of the board’s decision. Dave and I then want to discuss with the team the next steps in the RFP process.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>As stated in our bylaws, our discussions about the RFPs themselves must exclude vendors who might respond to the RFPs. We will begin using the separate twg-rfp list for this purpose. If you represent a company that will not be bidding on the RFPs, then please sign-up at <a href="http://lists.opensfs.org/listinfo.cgi/twg-rfp-opensfs.org">http://lists.opensfs.org/listinfo.cgi/twg-rfp-opensfs.org</a> to help us with this work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Next meeting: 3/31 at 9:30a PT / 12:30 ET<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> Dial-in numbers are 715-726-4994 or 866-304-8294. The meeting ID and password are 7012090.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Requirements document<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mLg4P-GEi_nP7g1APP4K8c1hgh_8mdqf0U2gWjh0aq0/edit?hl=en&authkey=COuayqYM">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mLg4P-GEi_nP7g1APP4K8c1hgh_8mdqf0U2gWjh0aq0/edit?hl=en&authkey=COuayqYM</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>John & Dave<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>TWG co-chairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>