Intel Corp. has turned its back on a major OpenStack initiative it founded with Rackspace Inc., but all parties concerned nonetheless insist that there’s no problem, and Intel said it remains committed to the open-source project.

Fortune reported over the weekend that Intel has decided to stop providing funding to something called the OpenStack Innovation Center, aka OSIC, which it set up with Rackspace just two years ago. The OSIC is a 2,000-node facility that was established as a kind of laboratory for developing OpenStack as a platform for big businesses. Intel originally committed to funding the collaboration until 2018, but has now decided to call it a day.

The OpenStack Foundation, which is also a party to OSIC, basically confirmed Fortune’s story on Monday. It said Rackspace will probably shed around 25 jobs as a result, if the company cannot find a new role for them.

Unsurprisingly, many believed that Intel’s decision to quit OSIC meant it was giving up on OpenStack altogether, something that would be hugely damaging to the open-source project. However, Intel, Rackspace and the foundation all insisted that they remained as committed as ever to the project.

How so? An Intel spokesperson told The Register that the company is very proud of its achievements at OSIC and the contributions its made to OpenStack in general. “Both companies believe strongly in the future of OpenStack and will continue to contribute to, and collaborate in, the community,” the Intel spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, OpenStack Foundation chief operating officer Mark Collier penned a blog post on Monday reiterating that Intel will continue to play its part in the platform’s development. He noted that both Intel and Rackspace are sponsors for the annual OpenStack Summit, which is due to take place next month.

“Contrary to some of the wilder theories on social media, there are no signs that Intel or Rackspace are abandoning OpenStack,” Collier said. “This move was specifically about the end of the OSIC joint partnership for the test cluster after ~2 years.”

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