Hi Sally, Happy to add the incubator link. Should the line say "May 2012" or "April 2012"?
I thought we entered the incubator in April: http://incubator.apache.org/projects/cloudstack.html Says "project enters incubation" on 4/16/2012. But maybe it was officially official in May? Thanks! Joe On Fri, Oct 12, 2012, at 08:50 AM, Sally Khudairi wrote: > Thanks, Joe. > > This looks good overall. Comments inline: > > > > > > [ANNOUNCE] Apache CloudStack 4.0.0-incubating Released > > > > The Apache CloudStack project is pleased to announce the 4.0.0-incubating > > release of the CloudStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud > > orchestration > > platform. This is the first release from within the Apache Incubator, the > > entry > > path into the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). > > > > Apache CloudStack is an integrated software platform that allows users to > > build > > a feature-rich IaaS. CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and > > rich > > API for managing the compute, networking, accounting, and storage for > > private, > > hybrid, or public clouds. > > Please add "The project entered the Apache Incubator in May 2012." or > "Cloudstack entered the Apache Incubator in May 2012." > > > > > The 4.0.0-incubating release represents the culmination of more than six > > months > > work by the 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: > > > > http://cloudstack.org/downloads.html > > Links should be from apache.org wherever possible --maybe we point to > http://incubator.apache.org/cloudstack somewhere? > > > > > > In addition to the official source code release, the project has also made > > convenience binaries available on the Apache CloudStack download page. > > > > ##CloudStack Collaboration Conference > > > > The CloudStack project will have its first collaboration conference in Las > > Vegas, from November 30th through December 2nd at The Venetian. The > > conference > > will provide an opportunity for the community to learn more about > > CloudStack, > > share best practices for deploying CloudStack, and discuss ideas for > > upcoming > > releases. > > > > Learn more about the CloudStack Collaboration Conference at: > > > > http://collab12.cloudstack.org/ > > > > ##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. > > > Thanks for adding this bit. > > Cheers, > Sally > > > -- > > Joe Brockmeier > > Twitter: @jzb > > http://dissociatedpress.net/ > > -- Joe Brockmeier j...@zonker.net Twitter: @jzb http://www.dissociatedpress.net/
