Hello all, Apache Libcloud developers and community thinks we are ready to graduate and become a top level project.
Libcloud (http://incubator.apache.org/libcloud/) has entered the incubator in late 2009 and so far we have had multiple releases. The last version (0.4.2) was released in January. We are currently working towards 0.5.0 which is planned to be released in the upcoming week. This release is considered as a big one since it will include multiple new features (storage & load balancer API), new provider drivers and a lot of improvements. We have also built a healthy and a diverse community around our project. So far we have received (and continue to receive) multiple contributions from them. Community voting has passed with ten (10) +1's, zero (0) 0's and zero (0) -1's. Thread with the results can be found at http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-libcloud/201105.mbox/browser Our status file can be found at http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/public/trunk/site-author/projects/libcloud.xmland the resolution is included bellow. <http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-libcloud/201105.mbox/browser> Thanks, Tomaz Establish the Apache Libcloud Project WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software related to abstracting differences between cloud providers for distribution at no charge to the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Libcloud Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Libcloud Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to software providing a standard interface to the cloud provider APIs; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Libcloud" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Libcloud Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Libcloud Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Libcloud Project: * Eric Woods (wood...@apache.org) * Jed Smith (j...@apache.org) * Jeremiah Orem(or...@apache.org) * Jerry Chen (je...@apache.org) * Roman Bogorodskiy (rbogorods...@apache.org) * Tom Davis (t...@apache.org) * Tomaz Muraus (to...@apache.org) * Paul Querna (pque...@apache.org) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Tomaz Muraus be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Libcloud, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Libcloud PMC be and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and increased participation in the Apache Libcloud Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Libcloud Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Libcloud podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Libcloud podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged.
