Hi Sally, thanks a lot for forwarding the press release draft and your edits. And thanks to the authors. I really like it. I made questions and annotations inline.
On 12 November 2014 21:39, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone --as promised, below is our revised draft of the announcement. > > Please note that I have created a new boilerplate for Apache CouchDB that > needs to be reviewed. Also, I've made some structural adjustments to meet > our "Project News/Announcement" format and editorial house style (e.g. > capitalizing "Web" and "Open Source"). Kindly ignore any line spacing > oddities, as my mail server is fuzzing those up. > > @Jan --we have a place holder for your quote. Please review and > edit/signoff as appropriate. > > As for announcement timing, we can go live at 11.30AM CET (5.30AM ET), > which is when the Jan's State of the Couch/Union talk is over. Are you OK > with that? If not, I'm happy to work with whatever works best for you (as > long as it's not _too_ early <g>). > > Thanks in advance for your feedback! I'd love to lock in our copy by 6PM > ET on Saturday 15 November if at all possible. > > Warmly, > Sally > > = = = > Apache CouchDB™ Adds Database Clustering with 2.0 Beta Release of NoSQL > Software > Horizontal scalability improves data replication and sync at large scale > for JSON document database > BUDAPEST, Hungary —17 November 2014— At ApacheCon Europe 2014, the Apache > CouchDB™ project today announced a beta release of its CouchDB 2.0 > operational data store. The 2.0 beta release brings improved clustering > technology to the Open Source NoSQL database, making it easier to move data > between different CouchDB instances and continuously synchronize changes > across commodity servers, within Web browsers, and directly on mobile > devices. > > @@AWAITING EDIT/SIGNOFF FROM JAN – "The beta release of CouchDB 2.0 > delivers on our vision of making Apache CouchDB the standard database for > data movement," said Jan Lehnardt, Vice President of Apache CouchDB. "Data > access is like any other utility --applications must excel at keeping data > flowing to and from users, across data centers, and between mobile devices > and central repositories. Our beta release is a milestone for the Apache > CouchDB community, and it's already raising more interest in the project." > CouchDB completely embraces the Web by allowing users to easily: > - Store data with JSON documents; > - Access documents and query indexes using a Web browser via HTTP; > - Index, combine, and transform documents with JavaScript > - Serve Web apps directly out of CouchDB; > @Jan - we spoke about "Couchapps" and what the target of CouchDB is. I am not sure if this point should be here. > - Distribute data and apps efficiently using CouchDB’s incremental > replication; and > - Support master-master ("masterless replica architectures") setups with > automatic conflict detection > We used also the word "bidirectional conflict detection" but maybe we changed it to the simpler "automatic conflict detection" The list reads a bit what CouchDB can do actually, but not what it will be able with 2.0. But maybe this is intentional as it is written below. I would love to see some 2.0 features in the list anyway. > Using CouchDB, the flow of data between an application and its database > remains uninterrupted and highly performant. The clustering improvements > introduced in the beta version of CouchDB 2.0 extend the database’s > performance properties around data durability and high availability, adding > Dynamo distributed system-design principles to CouchDB horizontal scaling > technology. > > CouchDB 2.0 represents major contributions to the Apache project: all the > clustering features of BigCouch, an Open Source variant of CouchDB, have > been folded back into Apache CouchDB. I already asked Mike why Cloudant is not mentioned at all. There are internal reasons. But this paragraph cries for the word "Cloudant". Just like: "Cloudant made major contributions to the Apache ..." :) Is it possible to write this a bit "nicer" ... sry ... can't explain it differently .... The community has also completed development of a new Web dashboard called > Fauxton, with streamlined administration tools, rich code editors, and a UI > for managing database replication. > Also announced today are plans for upcoming new features, including a > declarative querying system, code for which currently resides in an Open > Source repository. The community also intends to evaluate potential code > contributions that would advance CouchDB indexing capabilities. These > potential new features would add integrated full-text indexing for search > based on Apache Lucene™, extend CouchDB view indexing to clustered > environments, and automatically compact indexes with improved logic. > I am not sure if it is smart to speak about these very far away features already now. I was not aware that there is a bigger focus to mention them (but I remember that Jan told me ..). Take this comment maybe better as a question please ... The Apache CouchDB community encourages feedback for incorporation into the > v2.0 generally available release, which is expected early 2015. Those > interested in becoming involved with Apache CouchDB are invited to > participate on any of the project's eight mailing lists and/or contribute > code at https://github.com/apache/couchdb. The project also welcomes > questions on IRC in the #couchdb channel on freenode > #couchdb is for users #couchdb-dev is for developers We should mention both or if only one, we should mention #couchdb-dev imho. I asked myself, if it would be good to also mention docs.couchdb.org . But there users will find the documentation about 1.6.1. And as I just heard, we do not have any documentation for 2.0 yet. We should have a little "how to guide" and we should include that link here - if we decide to link to any docs at all. > Downloads and Documentation > The official source code for the beta release of CouchDB v2.0 can be > downloaded from http://couchdb.apache.org/#download This link will have the GA releases. Will the beta be here? If not, we should change the link to the appropriate location. > > Availability and Oversight > As with all Apache products, CouchDB software is released under the Apache > License v2.0, and is overseen by a self-selected team of active > contributors to the project. The Apache CouchDB Project Management > Committee (PMC) guides the Project's day-to-day operations, including > community development and product releases. > About Apache CouchDB™ > Apache CouchDB is a proven, efficient Open Source database that ensures > uninterrupted, highly performant data flow between modern Web and mobile > applications and their data stores. CouchDB's suite of features, including > on-the-fly document transformation, real-time change notifications, and > easy-to-use administration console greatly simplifies the Web application > development process. Focused on distributed scaling, CouchDB is highly > available, partition tolerant, and consistent, with a fault-tolerant > storage engine that prioritizes data safety. CouchDB entered the Apache > Incubator in February 2008 and became an Apache Top-level Project in > November of the same year. For downloads, documentation, and ways to become > involved with Apache CouchDB, visit http://couchdb.apache.org/ and > https://twitter.com/CouchDB > # # # > © The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache", "CouchDB", "Apache CouchDB", > "Lucene", "Apache Lucene", the Apache CouchDB logo, and the Apache feather > logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of The Apache Software > Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands > and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. > [APACHE COUCHDB CONTACT] > Sally Khudairi > Vice President > The Apache Software Foundation > +1 617 921 8656 > <[email protected]> > Thanks again and all the best Andy > ________________________________ > From: Mike Broberg <[email protected]> > To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > Cc: Andy Ellicott <[email protected]>; Lynnette Nolan <[email protected]>; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 16:25 > Subject: Re: Draft for review: Apache 2.0 beta press release > > > > Oh, good. Thanks, Sally! I think I told the community the reverse (my > bad), but that makes sense: You and the press team will take an initial > pass, and will then send it back to the community for review. > > Pardon my ignorance, but I'm not sure if the ASF issues its own news > releases or what the process is there. We're fine either way, but of course > we'd help set up the approved release for distribution via PRWeb if needed. > Just wanted to mention that up front in case it matters. > > Thanks! --Mike > -- > Mike Broberg | IBM Cloudant | 200 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 | > [email protected] | (617) 299-1409 Google Voice > -- > > "Sally Khudairi" ---11/11/2014 04:18:56 PM---Thanks so much, Mike. Thank > you, Lynnette! I'll edit and forward the draft back to the community by > > > > > From: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > To: Mike Broberg/Cambridge/IBM@IBMUS, [email protected] > Cc: [email protected], Lynnette Nolan/Cambridge/IBM@IBMUS, "Andy Ellicott" < > [email protected]>, [email protected] > Date: 11/11/2014 04:18 PM > Subject: Re: Draft for review: Apache 2.0 beta press release > > > ________________________________ > > > > Thanks so much, Mike. Thank you, Lynnette! > > I'll edit and forward the draft back to the community by Thursday, > hopefully sooner. > > I'm also copying the ASF Press team here to ensure everyone's in the loop. > > Cheers, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Mike Broberg" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>, "Lynnette Nolan" <[email protected]>, "Andy > Ellicott" <[email protected]> > Subject: Draft for review: Apache 2.0 beta press release > Date: Tue, Nov 11, 2014 16:10 > > Hello, community-- After our google hangout with Jan, Alexander, and > others on Monday, my colleague Lynnette and I drafted a press release for > your review. > > It's open to all for comments via > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1haCoxdPnkrY2MNxhlkg7V0xrK3jsL78eemvSFCBcLC4/edit?usp=sharing > > If you would like edit access, please let me know. (I already granted edit > access to Jan, Noah, and others who I suspect might be interested, but my > apologies in advance if I left you off.) > > The goal is to send a draft over to Sally Khudairi by Friday morning U.S. > Eastern, so she has time to review before Jan, Joan, and others speak about > the Apache 2.0 beta release at ApacheCon Europe on 17 November. > > Thanks very much for your edits/comments! --Mike > -- > Mike Broberg | IBM Cloudant | 200 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 | > [email protected] | (617) 299-1409 Google Voice > -- > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1haCoxdPnkrY2MNxhlkg7V0xrK3jsL78eemvSFCBcLC4/edit?usp=sharing > > DRAFT: NOT FOR RELEASE > DRAFT: FOR APACHE COUCHDB COMMUNITY REVIEW > Apache CouchDB™ Adds Database Clustering with 2.0 Beta Release of NoSQL > Software > Horizontal scalability improves data replication and sync at large scale > for JSON document database > > > BUDAPEST — NOVEMBER 17, 2014 — The Apache CouchDB™ project today announced > a beta release of CouchDB 2.0 at the ApacheCon Europe conference. The > software release brings improved clustering technology to the open source > NoSQL database. Now, CouchDB can more easily move data between different > CouchDB instances and continuously synchronize changes to that data across > CouchDB services running on commodity servers, within Web browsers, and > directly on mobile devices. > > CouchDB is an operational data store designed to ensure the flow of data > between an application and its database remains uninterrupted and highly > performant. The clustering improvements introduced in the beta version of > CouchDB 2.0 extend the database’s performance properties around data > durability and high availability, adding Dynamo distributed system-design > principles to CouchDB horizontal scaling technology. > > “The beta release of CouchDB 2.0 delivers on our vision of making Apache > CouchDB the standard database for data movement,” said Jan Lehnardt, vice > president of Apache CouchDB at the Apache Software Foundation. “Data access > is like any other utility. Applications must excel at keeping data flowing > to and from users, across data centers, and between mobile devices and > central repositories. The beta release is a milestone for the Apache > CouchDB community, and it’s already raising more interest in the project.” > > CouchDB 2.0 represents major contributions to the Apache project. All the > clustering features of BigCouch, an open source variant of CouchDB, have > now been folded back into Apache CouchDB. The community has also completed > development of a new Web dashboard called Fauxton, with streamlined admin > tools, rich code editors, and a UI for managing database replication. The > beta release of CouchDB 2.0 containing these features is available now at > <link>. The community encourages feedback for incorporation into the > generally available release, which is expected in early 2015. > > At ApacheCon Europe, the CouchDB community also announced plans for > upcoming new features. The first new feature is a declarative querying > system, code for which currently resides in an open source repository. The > community also announced its intention to evaluate soon-to-be-open-sourced > code that would advance CouchDB indexing capabilities. These potential new > features would add integrated full-text indexing for search based on Apache > Lucene™, extend CouchDB view indexing to clustered environments, and > automatically compact indexes with improved logic. > > “Apache”, “Apache CouchDB” , “Apache Lucene”, and “CouchDB” are registered > trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation in the United > States and/or other countries. All other brands and trademarks are the > property of their respective owners. > > > > About Apache CouchDB™ > CouchDB is a database that completely embraces the Web and works well with > modern Web and mobile applications. Store database records as JSON > documents. Access documents and query indexes via HTTP. Index, combine, and > transform JSON documents with JavaScript. Distribute data efficiently using > CouchDB’s incremental replication and synchronization technology. CouchDB > supports master-master setups (a.k.a. “masterless replica architectures”) > with automatic conflict detection. CouchDB works well with modern Web and > mobile applications. It is not a relational database. For more on CouchDB, > join our mailing lists via http://couchdb.apache.org/, contribute code at > https://github.com/apache/couchdb, or bring your questions to IRC in the > #couchdb channel on freenode. > > ### > -- Andy Wenk Hamburg - Germany RockIt! GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc
