Thanks a ton for putting this draft together. Comments inline: On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Joe Brockmeier <j...@zonker.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've included a proposed draft of a release announcement for 4.0. Please > send comments, corrections, flames, and such ASAP. (Note several URLs > are needed, see below where [URL] is included.) > > ### > > [ANNOUNCE] Apache CloudStack 4.0-Incubating Released
I think we need to use the official release number: 4.0.0-incubating. > The Apache CloudStack (Incubating) project is pleased to announce the > 4.0 release of the CloudStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud > orchestration platform. This is the first release from within the Apache > Software Foundation (ASF). 4.0.0-incubating for the release num ...from within the *Incubator of the* Apache... > > Apache CloudStack is a Java-based platform that delivers an integrated > platform that allows users to build a feature-complete IaaS. Similar to Chiradeep and Jie's comments, I would say something like: Apache CloudStack is a software platform that allows users to build a feature rich Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud environment. > Apache > CloudStack includes the compute, networking, accounting, storage, and > user interface components to needed for private, hybrid, or public > clouds. Perhaps replace "includes" with "manages", and then remove user interface part OR add something like ", including an intuitive user interface and rich API for its users." > The 4.0 release represents the culmination of more than six months work 4.0.0-incubating again > by the Apache CloudStack community. The release includes more than a > dozen new features, many bugfixes, security fixes, and a fully audited > codebase that complies with ASF guidelines. > > ##New Features: > > * Inter-VLAN Routing (VPC) > * Site-to-Site VPN > * Local Storage Support for Data Volumes > * Virtual Resource Tagging > * Secure Console Access on XenServer > * Added the ability to create a VM without immediately starting it (via > API) > * Upload an Existing Volume to a Virtual Machine > * Dedicated High-Availability Hosts > * Support for Amazon Web Services API (formerly a separate package) > * AWS API Extensions to include Tagging > * Support for Nicira NVP (L2) > * Ceph RBD Support for KVM > * Support for Caringo as Secondary Storage > * KVM Hypervisor support upgraded to work with Ubuntu 12.04 and RHEL > 6.3 > > ##Downloads > > The official source code release can be downloaded from: > [URL] Will want to direct to the download page. This is because we want people to download via the mirrors, and that page will do that for them. It also has instructions for verifying the artifacts. > > In addition to the official source code release, the project has made > convenience binaries available at: > [URL] I would point to the download page again, perhaps not listing the URL though. Just end with "also available via the projects download page." > Pointers to older releases, the Git repository, and more can be found > at: > http://cloudstack.org/downloads.html This part can probably be removed. > ##Incubating > > Apache CloudStack is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache > Software Foundation (ASF). Incubation is required of all newly accepted > projects until a further review indicates that the infrastructure, > communications, and decision making process have stabilized in a manner > consistent with other successful ASF projects. While incubation status > is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the > code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by > the ASF. > > -- > Joe Brockmeier > j...@zonker.net > Twitter: @jzb > http://www.dissociatedpress.net/ >
