Hi Sally, really nice, thank you !
Regards, Jiri 2015-08-04 12:12 GMT+02:00 Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>: > Hello everyone --we are live: > > - NASDAQ GlobeNewswire [confirmed, link forthcoming; site is experiencing > a temporary caching delay] > - ASF "Foundatoin" blog http://s.apache.org/WMr > - @TheASF Twitter Feed > https://twitter.com/TheASF/status/628505943974780928 > > ...plus to [email protected] and our dedicated media/analyst list. This > will appear on the apache.org homepage and archives during the next > auto-update, which should take place within the next half hour. > > Thanks again for all your help, and congratulations on reaching this > milestone! > > Warmly, > Sally > > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > off2 +1 646 583 3362 > skype sallykhudairi > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Niclas Hedhman < > [email protected]>; TheApacheFoundation <[email protected]> > Cc: dev <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 10:44 PM > Subject: Re: Request feedback of Press Release > > Hello Niclas and team Zest --as promised, below are my revisions, based on > Niclas' draft. > > > As mentioned before, if we can lock in the copy by 7PM ET (GMT -5) on > Monday 3 August, we can announce the next day; otherwise, we can announce > on Wednesday. > > I appreciate your patience and look forward to your feedback. > Corrections/comments/additions welcome! > > Cheers, > Sally > > + apologies in advance for any spacing wonkiness; my email client has > "upgraded" some new features that don't like to play nice with plaintext ;-P > > = = = > > DRAFT :: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION > > The Apache Software Foundation announces Apache™ Zest™ v2.1 > > Open Source Composite Oriented Programming platform and tools provides > "New Energy For Java" > > Forest Hill, MD –4 August 2015– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the > all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open > Source projects and initiatives, announced today the immediate availability > of Apache™ Zest™ Java Edition v.2.1, the Composite Oriented Programming > platform leveraging Java. > > As Java is not an object-oriented language (thereby limiting code reuse > and recycling), Composite Oriented Programming (COP) defines a whole new > paradigm of how software is written, where INTENT is expressed and enforced > by execution environment, helping developers to be disciplinary and in > return improving efficiency and clarity. Composite Oriented Programming > allows developers to work with 'fragments', smaller than classes, and > 'compose' fragments into larger 'composites' which acts like the regular > objects. Apache Zest also tackles the enforcement of application > composition, i.e. composites are declared in modules, modules are contained > in layers and access between how layers are controlled/enforced. > > "Apache Zest is a completely new way of writing software", said Niclas > Hedhman, Vice President of Apache Zest. "Object orientation isn't the > appropriate abstraction, as objects in real application get too bloated and > inter-dependent. By working with fragments, it is possible to break the > objects down the respective roles that objects typically have, and mix > those roles across different types of objects." > > Apache Zest integrates aspect oriented programming, persistence, > indexing/query, architecture enforcement and dependency injection. > > "This 2.1 release is an important stepping stone towards the future," said > Paul Merlin, Apache Zest Release Manager. "Compatibility with Qi4j 2.0 API > has been maintained, but all documentation and other references are fully > converted to Apache Zest, and in Zest 3.0 the transformation will be > completed." > > "Apache Zest challenges us Java developers to think differently, but > enables increased productivity and fewer bugs," said Jiri Jetmar, member of > the Apache Zest Project Management Committee and long-time Zest user. "We > find that nearly all boiler-plate code, often found in JPA applications are > completely eradicated, without mapping configuration and other details that > just slows you down." > > > "Apache Zest's slogan --'New Energy for Java - Classes are Dead, Long Live > Interfaces' -- truly captures what Apache Zest is really about: designing > software efficiently," added Hedhman. "We are now looking forward to Zest > 3.0, with many new interesting features, such Messaging integration, Event > Sourcing, Timeseries, Geospatial Support, and much more. All with Java 8 > goodness." > > > Zest originated as Qi4j in 2007, roughly four years following Rickard > Öberg's inception of Composite Oriented Programming (COP). In early 2007, > Hedhman convinced Öberg to start a new Open Source project around this > concept, and Qi4j was born. Since the project's was first announced at the > 2007 Oredev conference, 28 people have contributed source to the project, > and many others have participated on mailing lists regarding direction, > concepts and design. > > > Apache Zest has the unique designation as the first project to enter the > ASF as a pTLP –provisional Top-Level Project– without entering the Apache > Incubator (the official entry path for projects and codebases wishing to > become part of the efforts at The Apache Software Foundation). As part of > its eligibility, Apache Zest had to meet the rigorous requirements of the > Apache Maturity Model http://s.apache.org/O4p , which addresses the > integrity of a project's code, copyright, licenses, releases, consensus > building, and independence, among other qualities. Apache Zest became an > official ASF Top-Level Project in March 2015. > > > "Apache Zest arrived to the Apache Software Foundation four months ago, > and we are incredibly satisfied with the progress on both the codebase as > well as the transition from our previous Qi4j identity", added Hedhman. > > Catch Apache Zest in action on 2 October 2015 at ApacheCon: Core in > Budapest, where many members of the core development team will be available > for questions and more before and after the presentation > http://sched.co/3x3Y > > Availability and Oversight > Apache Zest software is released under the Apache License v2.0 and is > overseen by a self-selected team of active contributors to the project. A > Project Management Committee (PMC) guides the Project's day-to-day > operations, including community development and product releases. For > downloads, documentation, and ways to become involved with Apache Zest, > visit http://zest.apache.org/ > > > About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) > Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than 350 > leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server --the world's > most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's meritocratic process > known as "The Apache Way," more than 550 individual Members and 4,700 > Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely available > enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: > thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; > and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring > initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, > trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, > funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors including Bloomberg, > Budget Direct, Cerner, Citrix, Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, Google, > Hortonworks, HP, IBM, InMotion Hosting, iSigma, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft, > Pivotal, Produban, WANdisco, and Yahoo. For more information, visit > http://www.apache.org/ or follow @TheASF on Twitter. > > > © The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache", "Zest", "Apache Zest", and > "ApacheCon" are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software > Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands > and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. > > > # # # > > > [MEDIA CONTACT:SALLY] > > ________________________________ > From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > To: Niclas Hedhman <[email protected]>; TheApacheFoundation < > [email protected]> > Cc: dev <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 4:36 AM > Subject: Re: Request feedback of Press Release > > > > Amazing, Niclas --what a comprehensive job you've done here! > > Gold star for you :^) > > If everything is ready on your end (and you merely await my > feedback/edits), we can announce as early as next week. The preferred > announcement days for optimum media coverage are, in order, Tuesdays, > followed by Mondays, then Wednesdays. > > I'm hoping we can lock in the copy by 7PM ET on Monday, 3 August, so we > can announce the following morning (~6AM ET). If not, then we'll add 24 > hours, and go live on Wednesday 5 August. > > I'll add this to my list and will be back in touch soon. > > Warmly, > Sally > > > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Niclas Hedhman" <[email protected]> > To: "TheApacheFoundation" <[email protected]> > Cc: "dev" <[email protected]> > Subject: Request feedback of Press Release > Date: Thu, Jul 30, 2015 23:09 > > Sally, > We are now in the final stages (vote has passed, and a relatively simple > push code into right position remains) of our first release at ASF. > > Below is my proposed press release statement, and we would value any > professional feedback on it, as well as the "point of no return" time for > your suggested press release time, if you understand what you mean. "When > do we have to be sure everything is in place, and if not we can abort your > 'push button' for it to go out?" > > Also, I didn't add the standard footer and other embellishments, which I > see is always present. I'll let you do that, to ensure the right version is > used. > > > > -o-o-o-o- > > Apache Software Foundation announces Apache Zest 2.1 > > The > Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, > stewards, and incubators of more than 170 Open Source projects and > initiatives, today announced the release of Apache Zest Java Edition > 2.1, the Composite Oriented Programming platform leveraging Java. > > "Apache > Zest arrived to the Apache Software Foundation four months ago, and we > are incredibly satisfied with the progress on both the codebase as well > as the transition from our previous Qi4j identity", said Niclas Hedhman, > the V.P of Apache Zest. > > > From Apache Zest's home page we can read; Composite Oriented Programming > allows developers to > work with 'fragments', smaller than classes, and 'compose' fragments > into larger 'composites' which acts like the regular objects. Apache > Zest also tackles the enforcement of application composition, i.e. > composites are declared in modules, modules are contained in layers and > access between layers are controlled/enforced. > Niclas continues; "Apache Zest is a > completely new way of writing software. Object orientation isn't the > appropriate abstraction, as objects in real application get too bloated > and inter-dependent. By working with fragments, it is possible to break > the objects down the respective roles that objects typically have, and > mix those roles across different types of objects." > > Apache > Zest integrates aspect oriented programming, persistence, > indexing/query, architecture enforcement and dependency injection. > > "This > 2.1 release is a important stepping stone towards the future.", says > Paul Merlin, the Release Manager of Apache Zest. "Compatibility with > Qi4j 2.0 API has been maintained, but all documentation and other > references are fully converted to Apache Zest, and in Zest 3.0 the > transformation will be completed." > > > "Apache Zest > challenges us Java developers to think differently, but enables > increased productivity and fewer bugs.", says Jiri Jetmar, a Project > Management Committee member and long-time user of Zest. "We find that > nearly all boiler-plate code, often found in JPA applications are > completely eradicated, without mapping configuration and other details > that just slows you down." > > > Niclas > concludes; "Apache Zest has the slogan 'New Energy for Java - Classes > are Dead, Long Live Interfaces", and that truly capture what Apache Zest > is really about. Designing software efficiently. We are now looking > forward to Zest 3.0, with many new interesting features, such Messaging > integration, Event Sourcing, Timeseries, Geospatial Support and much > more. All with Java 8 goodness." > > > Apache Zest is available both at https://zest.apache.org/download, as > well as Maven Central under the groupId of "org.qi4j" > > For an in-depth presentation of Apache Zest, please come to ApacheCon:Core > in Budapest. Apache Zest is presented on the 2 October 2015, and most of > the core development team will be available for questions, discussions, > introductions and more, before and after the presentation. > > > -o-o-o-o- > > > > > > Cheers > > -- > > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > http://zest.apache.org - New Energy for Java >
