An open source OS company just blogged about a new open source project that they are putting resources into. They did not release a commercial product that competes with any existing storage solution.
How exactly would one expect a new project to be announced? Tell me more about how far away from done you think they are.
Sorry if that's a bit sarcastic, but seriously wouldn't it be nice if these comments where more along the lines of: "Interesting new project, here's some issues we've run into vis a vis reliable storage that you should look out for..."