You can't really - all you can do is ask politely. --David
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:45 AM, Kelly Hair <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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