Moving Towards Open Cloud?

Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum (CCIF) is drafting an Open Cloud Manifesto. Idea is to embrace the fundamental principles of an open cloud with the help of worldwide cloud community. Open Cloud Manifesto will describe principles and guidelines for interoperability in cloud computing. Unfortunately two major cloud computing players, Amazon and Microsoft have not given any positive commitment about Open Cloud Manifesto. On his blog Steve Martin (Microsoft Azure product manager) writes,

We were admittedly disappointed by the lack of openness in the development of the Cloud Manifesto. What we heard was that there was no desire to discuss, much less implement, enhancements to the document despite the fact that we have learned through direct experience. Very recently we were privately shown a copy of the document, warned that it was a secret, and told that it must be signed "as is," without modifications or additional input. It appears to us that one company, or just a few companies, would prefer to control the evolution of cloud computing, as opposed to reaching a consensus across key stakeholders (including cloud users) through an “open” process. An open Manifesto emerging from a closed process is at least mildly ironic.

Well all I can say that the idea is worth to try but the intentions are more important. Now a days a lot of self promotional open movements are playing around, you can not stake on every and any effort. Suddenly there is flood of "Open" movements, people are really confused what's going on. To me it looks like a rat race to win Novel Prize for "Open" movement

Moving Towards Open Cloud?