That’s really disappointing Has Ben been explicitly given the release under embargo, or has somebody leaked it to him ?
I hear Davids point that we can only ask, but I would be disappointed if somebody on this list had chosen to distribute, when it was very clear that would not be a good thing Kind Regards Giles D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Sally Khudairi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 22 March 2013 15:41 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; "[email protected]" Subject: Fw: Fwd: [New post] CloudStack Graduates to an Apache Top Level Project 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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