It might be an idea to send out a follow up email to one or more of the lists with links to the official tweet, blog post, HN submission, Reddit submission, etc, etc. That way, we can leverage a bit of social media promotion across the community. My first reaction to this email was "where do I retweet?"
On 5 June 2013 03:18, Joe Brockmeier <j...@apache.org> wrote: > The Apache CloudStack project is pleased to announce the 4.1.0 release > of the CloudStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud orchestration > platform. This is the first major release from Apache CloudStack since > its graduation from the Apache Incubator on March 20th. > > 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 resources for private, hybrid, or public clouds. > > The 4.1.0 release represents more than five months of development effort > by the Apache CloudStack community. The release includes many new > features and bugfixes from the 4.0.x cycle. The 4.1.0 release also marks > major changes in the codebase to make CloudStack easier for developers, > a new structure for creating RPM/Debian packages, and completes the > changeover to using Maven as a build tool. > > ## New Features > > Some of the notable new features in Apache CloudStack 4.1.0 include: > > * An API discovery service that allows an end point to list its > supported APIs and their details. > * Added an Events Framework to CloudStack to provide an "event bus" with > publish, subscribe, and unsubscribe semantics. Includes a RabbitMQ > plugin that can interact with AMQP servers. Introduces the notion of a > state change event. > * Implement L3 router functionality in the Nicira NVP plugin, and > including support for KVM (previously Xen-only). > * API request throttling to prevent attacks via frequent API requests. > * AWS-style regions. > * Egress firewall rules for guest networks. > * Resizing root and data volumes. > * Reset SSH key to access VMs. > * Support for EC2 Query API. > * Autoscaling support in conjunction with load balancing devices such as > NetScaler. > > ## Downloads > > The official source is available from: > > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html > > In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors > also make convenience binaries available. 4.1.0 convenience binaries > should be available within a day or so of the release announcement. > > Note that there is a known issue with 4.1.0 and a recent Tomcat release. > This has been addressed in the convenience binaries, but is still > present in 4.1.0 source release. We will be working on a 4.1.1 release > that will contain that fix shortly. > > ## CloudStack Collaboration Conference > > The CloudStack community will be gathering for its second conference > this month in Santa Clara, CA. The event will start on June 23rd with a > hackathon, then formal programming on June 24th and 25th. This year > we've gotten some fantastic keynotes, including DevOps legend Gene Kim > (author of "The Phoenix Project"). You can find all the details at > http://www.cloudstackcollab.org/, and the schedule at > http://www.cloudstackcollab.org/schedule/. > > ## About Apache CloudStack > > Apache CloudStack is a complete software suite for creating > Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds. Target environments include > service providers and enterprises. It is used by many service providers > to set up an on-demand, elastic cloud computing services and by > enterprises to set up a private cloud for use by their own employees. > Apache CloudStack is also available to individuals and organizations > that wish to study and implement an IaaS for personal, educational, > and/or production use. > > Further information on Apache CloudStack can be found at > cloudstack.apache.org. > > > -- > Joe Brockmeier > PMC Member Apache CloudStack > j...@apache.org > Twitter: @jzb > -- NS
