Since anyone can subscribe to Apache mailing lists, how do you normally keep news from flowing out prematurely? I was scratching my head on that one.
On 3/22/13 11:42 AM, "David Nalley" <[email protected]> wrote: >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 it¹s 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 it¹s >>>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 it¹s been great popcorn fodder. >>>While it¹s fair to say that CloudStack had the high ground early on in >>>terms of on-the-ground adoption with enterprises, it¹s 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 it¹s 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 >>>foundation¹s 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: >>>Šwe'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. That¹s a positive >>>statistic and should give the CloudStack fans cause for cheers. While >>>CloudStack has some loyal customer however, it¹s hard to see how >>>they¹ll manage to push through the OpenStack juggernaut time will >>>tell how that all shakes downŠ >>>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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