wondering the same thing here. Very surprised.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > Really?! > > This announcement is _under embargo_ until Monday. Yet I just received this > from one of our "friendlies" :-( > > How did this leak happen? I'm really not happy about this. > > -Sally > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- >>From: [REDACTED] >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Friday, 22 March 2013, 11:33 >>Subject: Fwd: [New post] CloudStack Graduates to an Apache Top Level Project >> >> >> >>Sally, isn't this news under embargo until 25 March at 10 ET? >> >> >>/Chris >> >> >>---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>From: The Diversity Blog - SaaS, Cloud & Business Strategy >><[email protected]> >>Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:13 AM >>Subject: [New post] CloudStack Graduates to an Apache Top Level Project >>To: [REDACTED] >> >> >> >>Ben Kepes posted: "" >> >>New post on The Diversity Blog - SaaS, Cloud & Business Strategy >> CloudStack Graduates to an Apache Top Level Projectby Ben Kepes >>Almost a year ago Citrix scored a coup when it’s CloudStack product (which >>itself was formerly the cloud operating system known as cloud.com) was >>elevated to the cloud platform of the Apache foundation. It was all the more >>interesting sine Cloud.com were founding members of OpenStack and the war of >>words between CloudStack (in particular it’s colorful marketing head Peder >>Ulander) and the OpenStack community has given those of us in the gallery >>much to chuckle about since then – if nothing else it’s been great popcorn >>fodder. >>While it’s fair to say that CloudStack had the high ground early on in terms >>of on-the-ground adoption with enterprises, it’s also fair to say that >>OpenStack, with the massive buy in from big names vendors like HP, IBM and >>Dell, won out on the attention measures. OpenStack was, from a technical >>perspective, a little rough around the edges 12 months ago but it’s fair to >>say that the past year has seen it come along nicely and the upcoming >>OpenStack summit will no doubt be a showcase of enterprise adoption >>(disclosure – OpenStack is covering my T&E to attend the OpenStack summit in >>Portland and as part of the summit I have written a general open cloud report >>for the foundation). Much of the criticism that OpenStack proponents have >>been able to level at CloudStack has focused on its apparently limited >>contributor base – in their minds, a project with support from essentially >>only one company is never going to get the traction it needs to truly > become an accepted standard. >>Which is why the announcement that the Apache Software Foundation is >>promoting CloudStack to a top level project next week is so important – to >>qualify as a TLP, an initiative needs to have proven a well developed >>community, strong governance and, by definition, widespread adoption. >>According to Chip Childers, Vic President of Apahe CloudStack, the >>foundation’s work since adoption has focused on growing a strong community >>around the code and ensuring the governance is robust. As a thinly veiled >>criticism of some previous dramatic and unhappy happenings in the OpenStack >>community, Childers went on to say that: >>…we've managed to build a diverse, friendly and very open community around >>CloudStack. New participants receive a really warm welcome and we make sure >>that all contributors are on an equal footing, whether they are writing code >>or helping with any other aspect of the project. Anybody thinking of getting >>involved in the project would quickly find what a great community we are >>In terms of how the project actually works - Apache CloudStack 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. Apache CloudStack source code, >>documentation, mailing lists, and related resources are available at >>http://cloudstack.apache.org/. >>The key thing here though is just how wise the developer community to >>CloudStack is. The foundation reports that as of today the initiative boasts >>some 440 developers and, in the most important metric of all, only 32% of >>those developers are from Citrix. That’s a positive statistic and should give >>the CloudStack fans cause for cheers. While CloudStack has some loyal >>customer however, it’s hard to see how they’ll manage to push through the >>OpenStack juggernaut – time will tell how that all shakes down… >>Ben Kepes | March 22, 2013 at 10:13 am | Tags: Apache foundation, Citrix, >>Cloud.com, CloudStack, Dell, IBM, OpenStack, Peder Ulander | Categories: >>Business | URL: http://wp.me/p8KWj-3X1 >>Comment See all comments >>Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. >>Trouble clicking? 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