Nice. A few inline comments...
--kevan
On Jun 12, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Matt Hogstrom wrote:
All,
I have included a preliminary shot at the Press Release for
Geronimo 1.1. This is a draft and needs your input.
The areas where I think we might need some wordsmithing is the 1.5
support.
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Apache Software Foundation Announces Release of
Apache Geronimo Version 1.1
Usability and Configuration Improvements Mean Users Need Less
Knowledge
To Configure and Deploy J2EE Applications
A bit awkward... How about "Usability Improvements Simplify
Configuration and Deployment of J2EE Applications"
(City, State) June xx, 2006 -- The Apache Software Foundation is
pleased to announce the release of Apache Geronimo Version 1.1, a
completely open source, high performance application server from
the Apache community. The release continues the J2EE certification
path led by the previous version of Geronimo, providing a fully
compliant and usable J2EE container suitable for everything from
development to Enterprise deployments.
Apache Geronimo v1.1 introduces several structural changes
improving scalability, portability and overall organization, as
well as including new features and functionality. Enhancements
have been made to the administration console including memory
utilization graphics and plugins to improve usability. JDK 1.5
support is included, and improvements have been made to the
innovative configuration and administration/plug-in architecture.
Whereas the previous version offered a full J2EE configuration,
v1.1 includes a “Little G” configuration, a smaller footprint web-
oriented version of
... smaller footprint, web-oriented version...
Geronimo that can be scaled up to JMS or full J2EE using plug-ins
as users’ needs change. The addition of Little G provides an
option for those who want to use Geronimo for lightweight
applications without the additional installation overhead.
On of the main goals of Geronimo is flexibility. Geronimo should
be flexible enough to include what users want and need. Apache
Geronimo
On ==> One
Geronimo is flexible enough to include only the capabilities that
users want and need.
already offers a modular architecture that makes it easy to create
custom distributions with custom feature sets. With v1.1, we (the
Apache Geronimo Team) looked at users’ needs and added even more
features to benefit those needs, increase functionality, and extend
usability.
The flexible, easy to use, and easy-to-configure app server is
built from best-of-breed open source components and is fully
licensed under the business-friendly Apache Software License
offering multiple benefits to organizations and their development
teams. The software is available for download from the Apache
Geronimo web site (http://geronimo.apache.org/).
About the Apache Software Foundation
The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal and
financial support for a broad range of open source software
projects. The Foundation provides an established framework for
intellectual property and financial contributions that
simultaneously limits contributors' potential
legal exposure. Through a collaborative and meritocratic
development process, Apache projects deliver enterprise-grade,
freely available software products that attract large communities
of users. The pragmatic Apache License makes it easy for all users,
commercial and individual, to deploy Apache products. For more
information on The Apache Software Foundation, please visit
http://www.apache.org/.
Java and J2EE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems,Inc. in the United States and other countries. All
other trademarks or registered trademarks herein are property of
their respective owners.
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