Thanks folks. I'm taking a pass at this (in the doc) myself now. On 14 November 2014 13:42, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks so much, Andy, and everyone else. > > I apologize for breaking the collaborative editing process by forwarding my > plaintext version. Some PMCs don't like the Google Doc method --lots of > annotations/questions, who pulls the trigger, offline access, etc., so I tend > to forward a "here's the latest version" to the list(s) along the way. > > So that's one thing off my "to do" list :-) > > I'll hop onto the doc in a few hours to see how things are progressing. > > Cheers and chat soon, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Andy Wenk" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Andreas Wenk" <[email protected]>, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]>, > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, "Mike Broberg" <[email protected]>, "Andy > Ellicott" <[email protected]>, "Lynnette Nolan" <[email protected]>, > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Draft for review: Apache 2.0 beta press release > Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2014 06:15 > > Hi everyone, > we just found out that there was a bit of confusion where to edit the draft. > Jan and I had a quick IRC talk and I would like to let you know how we want > to fix this. > > * the base for all (!) further edits and reviews is the original Google doc at > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1haCoxdPnkrY2MNxhlkg7V0xrK3jsL78eemvSFCBcLC4/edit?usp=sharing > > * Jan copied Sally's revised draft on top of the document. The draft from > Lynnette and Mike is still there at the end of the document > > * Jan is copy editing Sally's version recently > > * I am reviewing the draft also > > * when done we will reply here and let you know > > You are very welcome to also work on that document. You may wanna use the > comment function (or edit directly for typos and such ...). I believe this > proposed way will lead to a quick finish and cool press release :) > > Thanks a lot for all you patience and awesome help! > > Cheers > > Andy > > On 13 November 2014 11:22, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > wrote: > Thanks, Andy, for your responses. > > > > I'm standing by :-) > > > > Warmly, > > Sally > > > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > From: "Andy Wenk" <[email protected]> > > To: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[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]> > > Subject: Draft for review: Apache 2.0 beta press release > > Date: Thu, Nov 13, 2014 05:03 > > > > Hi Sally, > > thanks a lot for your replies to my annotations. You had some questions and I > will answer them inline. As you have mentioned already, I am looking forward > to read thoughts of others here. > > > > On 13 November 2014 02:22, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Andy! > > > > > > > > Apologies for the top-posting; my email client no longer allows for properly > marked-up messages ;-( > > > > oh never mind :) > > > > 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 > > > > I would like to ask the other participants what we should include here. My > main point was the question, if we should also include the new features of > CouchDB 2.0 > > > > > > - 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 > > > > ok > > > > > > - 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) > > > > but the whole press release is referring to CouchDB 2.0. Maybe I > misunderstand this point. Let's see what others say about this. > > > > > > - request "to write this a bit 'nicer' ..." --are you referring to the > Cloudant bit or Fauxton? > > > > The Cloudant bit where Cloudant is not mentioned - what is intentional and > required > > > > > > - 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 > > > > Again, I would like to hear what others say about this point. > > > > > > - 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 > > > > Actually, we do not have a summary page so we should find consensus what we > write here > > > > > > - download links --I guessed on this, so if you have a specific URI/L, by all > means, I'll change it :^) > > > > I am not sure what the plans are here. I think the best solution would be to > integrate an extra point at http://couchdb.apache.org/#download named > "CouchDB Beta 2.0" or sth. like that > > > > Thanks again for your speedy response. I look forward to hearing from others, > and will forward a revised draft on Friday. > > > > I have to thank you for your awesome work :D > > > > Chat soon, > > > > Sally > > > > Cheers > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > 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. > > > >> > > > >>### > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- > 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
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