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/ >
