Re: [DRAFT] [ANNOUNCE] Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v6.2.0

[Pearl d'Silva]

Hi All,

Thanks for reviewing, the updated draft reads as follows:

### START ###
Apache CloudStack, proven as one of the most scalable, free and open
source cloud computing operating system for large scale private,
public, and hybrid clouds, today announced the availability of the
latest release of Apache CloudMonkey v6.2.0, the latest version of the
turnkey enterprise Cloud orchestration platform's command line
interface tool.

Apache CloudMonkey v6.2.0 is the latest maintenance release since the
previous v6.1.0 release in July 2020. CloudMonkey v6.2.0 can be used
both as an interactive shell and as a command line tool that
simplifies CloudStack configuration and management.

The release includes the following changes:
    - New option to change default cmk config file
    - Validation of arguments with limited set of options, while
setting cloudmonkey configuration
    - Verify user access to cloudmonkey configuration file
    - Allow sync command to be used as a verb for cloudstack API calls
    - Print response with newlines if output format chosen is "text"
    - Map "default" output type to "json"
    - Add autocompletion as an optional configuration
    - Display output in human readable format
    - Show meaningful metadata for id autocompletion for some APIs

## Downloads and Documentation

The official source code for CloudMonkey v6.2.0 can be downloaded from
http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html.

CloudMonkey's usage details are documented at
https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/wiki

### END ###

I'll soon send out the announcement to all the MLs.

Thanks,
Pearl Dsilva
________________________________
From: Rohit Yadav <rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 11:08 AM
To: marketing@cloudstack.apache.org <marketing@cloudstack.apache.org>
Subject: Re: [DRAFT] [ANNOUNCE] Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v6.2.0

+1

Daan, build instructions are in README file 
https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey#development

Regards.





________________________________
From: Gabriel Bräscher <gabrasc...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 6:36:47 PM
To: Apache CloudStack Marketing <marketing@cloudstack.apache.org>
Subject: Re: [DRAFT] [ANNOUNCE] Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v6.2.0

Hi Pearl,

I am +1 in keeping the first one, as Suresh mentioned.
Apart from that, looks good.

Regards,
Gabriel;

Em seg., 4 de out. de 2021 às 09:56, Suresh Anaparti 
<suresh.anapa...@shapeblue.com<mailto:suresh.anapa...@shapeblue.com>> escreveu:
Hi Pearl,

The below statements in the draft, are the same. Better to keep first one.

Apache CloudStack, proven as one of the most scalable, free and open
source cloud computing operating system for large scale private,
public, and hybrid cloud

Apache CloudStack is the proven, highly scalable, and easy-to-deploy
IaaS platform used for rapidly creating private, public, and hybrid
Cloud environment


Regards,
Suresh

On 04/10/21, 5:19 PM, "Pearl Dsilva" 
<pearl11...@apache.org<mailto:pearl11...@apache.org>> wrote:

    Hi All,

    Kindly review the announcement draft for Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey 
v6.2.0:

    ### START ###
    Apache CloudStack, proven as one of the most scalable, free and open
    source cloud computing operating system for large scale private,
    public, and hybrid clouds, today announced the availability of the
    latest release of Apache CloudMonkey v6.2.0, the latest version of the
    turnkey enterprise Cloud orchestration platform's command line
    interface tool.

    Apache CloudStack is the proven, highly scalable, and easy-to-deploy
    IaaS platform used for rapidly creating private, public, and hybrid
    Cloud environments. Thousands of large-scale public Cloud providers
    and enterprise organizations use Apache CloudStack to enable billions
    of dollars worth of business transactions annually across their
    clouds.

    Apache CloudMonkey v6.2.0 is the latest maintenance release since the
    previous v6.1.0 release in July 2020. CloudMonkey v6.2.0 can be used
    both as an interactive shell and as a command line tool that
    simplifies CloudStack configuration and management.

    The release includes the following changes:
        - New option to change default cmk config file
        - Validation of arguments with limited set of options, while
    setting cloudmonkey configuration
        - Verify user access to cloudmonkey configuration file
        - Allow sync command to be used as a verb for cloudstack API calls
        - Print response with newlines if output format chosen is "text"
        - Map "default" output type to "json"
        - Add autocompletion as an optional configuration
        - Display output in human readable format
        - Show meaningful metadata for id autocompletion for some APIs

    ## Downloads and Documentation

    The official source code for CloudMonkey v6.2.0 can be downloaded from
    http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html.

    CloudMonkey's usage details are documented at
    https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/wiki

    ### END ###

    Thanks,
    Pearl Dsilva