The Open Clustering Framework is a standarization effort to unify the current projects underway with regard to clustering on the Linux platform with a common component model, common APIs and at least one Open Source implementation. The initial focus is on High Availability Clustering and Linux, but this is not a long-term or inherent limitation.

The talk will outline the rationale behind this project and the urgent need for such a standard, the current status -- affiliation with the Free Standards Group, current drafts under discussion -- and of course also provide a glance into the future.