demobox requested changes on this pull request. Many thanks for kicking this off, Ignasi! Happy to fix the typos etc. myself; would like to wait for some comments back before making e.g. style changes.
> +date: 2016-11-15 12:00:00 +release_notes: true +permalink: /releasenotes/2.0.0/ +--- + +1. [Introduction](#intro) +1. [Release Highlights](#highlights) +1. [Compute Improvements](#computeimprovements) +1. [BlobStore Improvements](#blobstoreimprovements) +1. [Known Issues](#knownissues) +1. [Credits](#credits) +1. [Test Results](#test) + +## <a id="intro"></a>Introduction + +Apache jclouds 2.0 represents a significant milestone for the project. We are proud to support all major cloud providers in the marketplace with a mature, stable, codebase that is ready for production. You can [read the official announcement here](#). To get started with jclouds, please see the [jclouds installation guide](/start/install/). Guessing the `#` there is a TODO? > +1. [Release Highlights](#highlights) +1. [Compute Improvements](#computeimprovements) +1. [BlobStore Improvements](#blobstoreimprovements) +1. [Known Issues](#knownissues) +1. [Credits](#credits) +1. [Test Results](#test) + +## <a id="intro"></a>Introduction + +Apache jclouds 2.0 represents a significant milestone for the project. We are proud to support all major cloud providers in the marketplace with a mature, stable, codebase that is ready for production. You can [read the official announcement here](#). To get started with jclouds, please see the [jclouds installation guide](/start/install/). + +## <a id="highlights"></a>Release Highlights + +Apache jclouds 2.0 features include: + +* Wider compatibility with the Guava and Guice libraries. Just curious: what are we referring to here? > +1. [Compute Improvements](#computeimprovements) +1. [BlobStore Improvements](#blobstoreimprovements) +1. [Known Issues](#knownissues) +1. [Credits](#credits) +1. [Test Results](#test) + +## <a id="intro"></a>Introduction + +Apache jclouds 2.0 represents a significant milestone for the project. We are proud to support all major cloud providers in the marketplace with a mature, stable, codebase that is ready for production. You can [read the official announcement here](#). To get started with jclouds, please see the [jclouds installation guide](/start/install/). + +## <a id="highlights"></a>Release Highlights + +Apache jclouds 2.0 features include: + +* Wider compatibility with the Guava and Guice libraries. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. That's true only for CPU, memory and disk space, no? > +1. [BlobStore Improvements](#blobstoreimprovements) +1. [Known Issues](#knownissues) +1. [Credits](#credits) +1. [Test Results](#test) + +## <a id="intro"></a>Introduction + +Apache jclouds 2.0 represents a significant milestone for the project. We are proud to support all major cloud providers in the marketplace with a mature, stable, codebase that is ready for production. You can [read the official announcement here](#). To get started with jclouds, please see the [jclouds installation guide](/start/install/). + +## <a id="highlights"></a>Release Highlights + +Apache jclouds 2.0 features include: + +* Wider compatibility with the Guava and Guice libraries. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. +* Added support for new cloud providers: Idea: add the types of abstractions these new ones provide? > + +Apache jclouds 2.0 features include: + +* Wider compatibility with the Guava and Guice libraries. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. +* Added support for new cloud providers: + * Microsoft Azure Resource Manager + * ProfitBricks v3 + * OneAndOne + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). Do we mean Guava and Guice by "core libraries", or something else? > + +Apache jclouds 2.0 features include: + +* Wider compatibility with the Guava and Guice libraries. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. +* Added support for new cloud providers: + * Microsoft Azure Resource Manager + * ProfitBricks v3 + * OneAndOne + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). Also (minor): make `our CI system` the link there? > +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. +* Added support for new cloud providers: + * Microsoft Azure Resource Manager + * ProfitBricks v3 + * OneAndOne + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. [typo] "Azure"? > +* Added support for new cloud providers: + * Microsoft Azure Resource Manager + * ProfitBricks v3 + * OneAndOne + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. [Read more](/blog/2016/08/22/arbitrary-cpu-ram/) aboout this useful feature fruit of a GSoC 2016 project! A feature fruit a day keeps the doctor away! ;-) See comment above about the "arbitrary hardware values" phrase > + * Microsoft Azure Resource Manager + * ProfitBricks v3 + * OneAndOne + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. [Read more](/blog/2016/08/22/arbitrary-cpu-ram/) aboout this useful feature fruit of a GSoC 2016 project! +* Added Seoul and Mumbai regions to AWS. What are the actual AWS region names? How about something like "Added xx-yyy-1 (Seoul) and .... (Mumbai) regions...)? > + * ProfitBricks v3 + * OneAndOne + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. [Read more](/blog/2016/08/22/arbitrary-cpu-ram/) aboout this useful feature fruit of a GSoC 2016 project! +* Added Seoul and Mumbai regions to AWS. +* Implement the compute abstraction in CloudSigma v2. We should probably choose either active ("Add ...", "Implement ...") or past tense ("Added ...", "Implemented ...") style consistently. > + * OneAndOne + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. [Read more](/blog/2016/08/22/arbitrary-cpu-ram/) aboout this useful feature fruit of a GSoC 2016 project! +* Added Seoul and Mumbai regions to AWS. +* Implement the compute abstraction in CloudSigma v2. +* Added the Miami region to CloudSigma v2. See comment above > + * Backblaze B2 +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. [Read more](/blog/2016/08/22/arbitrary-cpu-ram/) aboout this useful feature fruit of a GSoC 2016 project! +* Added Seoul and Mumbai regions to AWS. +* Implement the compute abstraction in CloudSigma v2. +* Added the Miami region to CloudSigma v2. +* Promoted Docker and OAuth apis to the main repo. The *groupId* for their respective dependencies changes to `org.apahce.jclouds.api`. Typo in "apahce". Also (minor) "APIs" rather than "apis". > +* Better integration with OSGi and Apache Karaf. +* Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. + +The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12327379&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430). + +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. [Read more](/blog/2016/08/22/arbitrary-cpu-ram/) aboout this useful feature fruit of a GSoC 2016 project! +* Added Seoul and Mumbai regions to AWS. +* Implement the compute abstraction in CloudSigma v2. +* Added the Miami region to CloudSigma v2. +* Promoted Docker and OAuth apis to the main repo. The *groupId* for their respective dependencies changes to `org.apahce.jclouds.api`. +* Promoted Google Compute Engine and ProfitBricks providers to the main repo. The *groupId* for their respective dependencies changes to `org.apahce.jclouds.provider`. Same typo > +We have also improved our CI system by adding compatibility builds with the > core libraries and by adding weekly builds that run the live tests. Check it > out at: [https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com](https://jclouds.ci.cloudbees.com). + +## <a id="computeimprovements"></a>Compute Improvements + +* Added support for Microsoft azure ARM, ProfitBricks v3 and OneAndOne. +* Configuration of arbitrary hardware values in the compute abstraction. [Read more](/blog/2016/08/22/arbitrary-cpu-ram/) aboout this useful feature fruit of a GSoC 2016 project! +* Added Seoul and Mumbai regions to AWS. +* Implement the compute abstraction in CloudSigma v2. +* Added the Miami region to CloudSigma v2. +* Promoted Docker and OAuth apis to the main repo. The *groupId* for their respective dependencies changes to `org.apahce.jclouds.api`. +* Promoted Google Compute Engine and ProfitBricks providers to the main repo. The *groupId* for their respective dependencies changes to `org.apahce.jclouds.provider`. + + +## <a id="blobstoreimprovements"></a>BlobStore Improvements + +* Added multi-region support for BlobStore. For all blobstore providers? Is there a link that explains in a bit more detail what this means? > +* Implement the compute abstraction in CloudSigma v2. +* Added the Miami region to CloudSigma v2. +* Promoted Docker and OAuth apis to the main repo. The *groupId* for their respective dependencies changes to `org.apahce.jclouds.api`. +* Promoted Google Compute Engine and ProfitBricks providers to the main repo. The *groupId* for their respective dependencies changes to `org.apahce.jclouds.provider`. + + +## <a id="blobstoreimprovements"></a>BlobStore Improvements + +* Added multi-region support for BlobStore. + +TODO: Changes related to the OLD swicft API? + + +## <a id="knownissues"></a> Known Issues + +* The json credentials file used in Google Cloud cannot be used in the jclouds CLI for Google Cloud Storage and for Google Compute Engine, when using a reusable compute service. [minor] "JSON" rather than "json"? Also link to an open issue for this, if present? Out of curiosity: what is a "reusable compute service? > +## <a id="blobstoreimprovements"></a>BlobStore Improvements + +* Added multi-region support for BlobStore. + +TODO: Changes related to the OLD swicft API? + + +## <a id="knownissues"></a> Known Issues + +* The json credentials file used in Google Cloud cannot be used in the jclouds CLI for Google Cloud Storage and for Google Compute Engine, when using a reusable compute service. + +## <a id="credits"></a>Credits + +jclouds would like to thank everyone who contributed time and effort in order to make this release happen: + +* [Rita Zhang](https://twitter.com/ritazzhang) and her team, especially [Jim Spring](https://twitter.com/jmspring) and [Janne Koskinen](https://twitter.com/jtjk), for their contributions to the Microsoft Azure ARM provider ant the OAuth apis. [minor] "APIs"? > +* Added multi-region support for BlobStore. + +TODO: Changes related to the OLD swicft API? + + +## <a id="knownissues"></a> Known Issues + +* The json credentials file used in Google Cloud cannot be used in the jclouds CLI for Google Cloud Storage and for Google Compute Engine, when using a reusable compute service. + +## <a id="credits"></a>Credits + +jclouds would like to thank everyone who contributed time and effort in order to make this release happen: + +* [Rita Zhang](https://twitter.com/ritazzhang) and her team, especially [Jim Spring](https://twitter.com/jmspring) and [Janne Koskinen](https://twitter.com/jtjk), for their contributions to the Microsoft Azure ARM provider ant the OAuth apis. +* [Josef Cacek](https://twitter.com/jckwart) for all his contributions to the Docker provider. +* Ali Bazlamit for adding support for the ProfitBricks v3 and the OneAndOne providers. 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