Thank you for your suggestion! I have updated our release process wiki to reflect your point and we will make sure to incorporate next time.
- Meghna > On Sep 7, 2017, at 4:16 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What is the project about? Why should I be interested in it? > [rhetorical questions] > > The Announce emails are sent to people not on the developer or user lists. > Most will have no idea what the project is about. > > So the e-mails should contain at least brief details of what the > product does, and some info on why the new release might be of > interest to them. > > Readers should not have to click the link to find out the basic information > (although of course it is useful to have such links for further detail). > > Please can you add that information to future announce mails? > > Thanks. > > > On 7 September 2017 at 03:06, Naveen Swamy <nsw...@apache.org> wrote: >> The Apache MXNet community is happy to announce Apache MXNet version 0.11.0! >> We hit some major milestones with this release! >> This is our first official release as an incubating Apache project. The >> project has now fully migrated its code base and website to Apache. >> This release includes code contributions from developers from Apple, >> Samsung, Microsoft and many other. >> We have also crossed over 400 contributors on the project so far. The 0.11.0 >> release features Apple Core ML model converter, Support for Keras v1.2.2. >> >> A blog that explains an end to end use case of building an ios app using >> MXNet and Core ML: >> https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ai/bring-machine-learning-to-ios-apps-using-apache-mxnet-and-apple-core-ml/<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ai/bring-machine-learning-to-ios-apps-using-apache-mxnet-and-apple-core-ml/> >> >> The AWS blog that highlights the key features of the release: >> https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ai/apple-core-ml-and-keras-support-now-available-for-apache-mxnet/<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ai/apple-core-ml-and-keras-support-now-available-for-apache-mxnet/> >> >> A full list of the changes in this release can be found in the release >> notes: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/MXNet+0.11.0+Release+Notes >> <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET/MXNet+0.11.0+Release+Notes> >> >> Link to Download: http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/mxnet/ >> <http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/mxnet/> >> >> To build this project, view this page and select “Build from Source”: >> http://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/get_started/install.html >> <http://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/get_started/install.html> >> >> The Docker Images can be found here: >> https://hub.docker.com/u/mxnet/ <https://hub.docker.com/u/mxnet/> >> >> The Pip package can be found here: >> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mxnet <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mxnet> >> >> The Release Tag is here: >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/tree/0.11.0 >> <https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/tree/0.11.0> >> >> MXNet Resources >> - Issues: https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues >> <https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues> >> - Wiki: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET >> <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MXNET> >> - Mailing list(s): dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org >> <mailto:dev@mxnet.incubator.apache.org> >> >> For more information on Apache MXNet, please see: >> https://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/ <https://mxnet.incubator.apache.org/> >> >> Thanks! >> Apache MXNet(incubating) Team >> _______ >> >> DISCLAIMER: >> Apache MXNet (incubating) is an effort undergoing incubation at The >> Apache Software Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the name of Apache >> Incubator PMC. 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.
