Thanks, Andy!
Apologies for the top-posting; my email client no longer allows for properly
marked-up messages ;-(
So here are some quick responses re:
- bulleted list and CloudApps --the list is pulled from what I read in a few
locations, so feel free to add or delete items that work best for the PMC
- bulleted list in general --it's important to show what CouchDB is; yes, we
may know, but others might not, so it's good to highlight core features
- adding v2.0 features --I'd like to do a bulleted list and more detail in the
v2.0 GA release, otherwise we might not have media coverage then ("it's not
newsworthy" is not something we want)
- request "to write this a bit 'nicer' ..." --are you referring to the Cloudant
bit or Fauxton?
- future features --I try to never pre-announce anything, but as it was in the
draft that Mike forwarded, I presumed it was documented/agreed. I'll do what
the PMC prefers
- IRC handles --I'm happy to do what you'd like and align the pointers
accordingly ... personally I prefer to point folks to a Web page that documents
where they can go, if available
- download links --I guessed on this, so if you have a specific URI/L, by all
means, I'll change it :^)
Thanks again for your speedy response. I look forward to hearing from others,
and will forward a revised draft on Friday.
Chat soon,
Sally
________________________________
From: Andy Wenk <[email protected]>
To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>; Mike Broberg <[email protected]>; Andy Ellicott
<[email protected]>; Lynnette Nolan <[email protected]>;
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>;
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 16:55
Subject: Re: Draft for review: Apache 2.0 beta press release
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.
>
>###
>
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