Thanks, Mark. I appreciate your editorial input! I'll take a peek and the googledoc and will follow-up online.
Kind regards, Sally >________________________________ > From: Mark R. Hinkle <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >Cc: Robyn Bergeron <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]>; Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; >Giles Sirett <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]>; Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & >Publicity <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 14:10 >Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >release for 4.4] > > >IMHO the wording is a little awkward given the inputs from so many people in >working on our messaging. I took a shot at making it read a little smoother in >this edition. Not a final draft just a more easily digested version with my >comments and some questions. > >https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-PNizgMsvPLbhKLwXv2ntSQpIbl0PcHp1-ac38nq5Q8/edit?usp=sharing\ > >I also think the list of users is too comprehensive I pared that down and put >it into a project boilerplate I think we should pare it down farther as I am >proud of our users it does make things a bit hard to read. > >Regards, Mark > > > > > > > >On Jul 28, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Thanks, Robyn --having a community-oriented quote would be fantastic, and >> always a good idea. >> >> We often use this hook in our call-to-action closings; examples at [1], [2], >> and [3] are the most recent. >> >> I'll see what I can pull up on the Gartner quote. IIRC, it's from a couple >> of years ago. >> >> Cheers & chat soon, >> Sally >> >> + apologies for top-posting: running to a meeting and wanted to get this out >> sooner rather than later. >> >> [1] >> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces60 >> [2] >> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces59 >> [3] >> https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces58 >> >> = = = = = >> vox +1 617 921 8656 >> skype sallykhudairi >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Robyn Bergeron <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>> Cc: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>> <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Pierre-Luc Dion >>> <[email protected]>; Apache CloudStack Press Team >>> <[email protected]>; ASF Marketing & Publicity <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 12:49 >>> Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >>> release for 4.4] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> >>>> To: "Daan Hoogland" <[email protected]>, "Giles Sirett" >>>> <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>>> Cc: [email protected], "Pierre-Luc Dion" >>>> <[email protected]>, "Apache CloudStack Press Team" >>>> <[email protected]>, "ASF Marketing & Publicity" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 9:04:57 AM >>>> Subject: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >>>> release for 4.4] >>>> >>>> Hello again! As promised, please review the initial draft below and forward >>>> any comments/corrections/additions. >>>> >>>> Hugo, I'd also love a quote from you, as well as any supporting quotes from >>>> the community (let's limit this to no more than 3-5). >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for your help with this. >>>> >>>> - Sally >>>> >>>> + copying [email protected] as well as [email protected] to keep everyone >>>> in the loop. I'd like to move the final editing process over to press@ once >>>> comments/quotes are received. >>>> >>>> = = = >>>> >>>> The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache™ CloudStack™ v4.4 >>>> >>>> >>>> Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source IaaS Cloud computing software platform >>>> now >>>> more efficient, with improved storage, monitoring, resource scheduling, >>>> virtualization, and performance. >>>> >>>> >>>> Forest Hill, MD –NN August 2014– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the >>>> all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 170 Open >>>> Source projects and initiatives, announced today the availability of >>>> Apache™ >>>> CloudStack™ v4.4, the mature, Open Source turnkey software platform used >>>> for >>>> creating Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud computing in private-, >>>> public-, and hybrid cloud environments. >>>> >>>> >>>> "QUOTE," said Hugo Trippaers, Vice President of Apache CloudStack. "MORE >>>> FROM >>>> HUGO." >>> >>> Not to put words in Hugo's mouth (ha ha) - as he of course may have his own >>> ideas - but just a suggestion... >>> >>> Much of the press release focuses on what's new/features, and that it's >>> "enterprise ready" with a long list of companies implementing - and a bit >>> light on the community angle, outside of the info on the wider apache >>> foundation community. >>> >>> While I know it's a bit tricky, given that folks are contributing "as >>> individuals" - but somehow highlighting that the work in the release >>> continues to reflect the increasing community participation and >>> contributions by a diverse group of developers and operators seems like it >>> might ... highlight a nice unified community feeling :) >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Apache CloudStack users power billions of dollars' worth of business >>>> transactions annually across their clouds, and has become the Open Source >>>> platform for many service providers to set up on-demand, elastic public >>>> cloud computing services, as well as enterprises to set up a private or >>>> hybrid cloud for use by their own employees. In addition, CloudStack is >>>> available to individuals and organizations that wish to study and implement >>>> an IaaS for personal, educational, and/or production use. >>>> >>>> >>>> Lauded by Gartner Group as "a solid product", >>> >>> Is a citation/permission needed for this? (At least, a year, or "in their >>> yearly report," or something a bit more concrete seems like it would have >>> more authenticity.) >>> >>> >>> -robyn >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> CloudStack includes an >>>> intuitive user interface and rich APIs for managing the compute, >>>> networking, >>>> software, and storage infrastructure resources. CloudStack entered the >>>> Apache Incubator in April 2012 and became an Apache Top-level Project in >>>> March 2013. >>>> >>>> >>>> CloudStack v4.4 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, including >>>> root disk resize and storage management, support for DRS VMware and >>>> Microsoft Windows Hyper-V, Virtual Router notification, and 135 bug fixes, >>>> as detailed in the release notes >>>> http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-release-notes/en/latest/ >>>> >>>> >>>> CloudStack is in use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, ASG, Autodesk, BT Cloud, >>>> Bechtle AG, China Telecom, Cloudera, DataPipe, Dell, Digital China Advanced >>>> Systems, Disney, Edmunds.com, Exoscale, GreenQloud, Hokkaido University, >>>> Huawei, IDC Frontier, Ikoula, Juniper Networks, KDDI, KT/Korea Telecom, >>>> Kyuden Infocom, Kyushu University, LeaseWeb, MCPc, Microland Ltd, Nokia, >>>> NTT, NVision Group, Orange, PCextreme, PPTV, Safe Swiss Cloud, Schuberg >>>> Philis, ShapeBlue, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, SolidFire Storage, Stratosec, >>>> SunGard AS, Taiwan Mobile, Targus Technologies, Tata, Trader Media Group, >>>> TrendMicro/TCloud Computing, TomTom, University of Melbourne, University of >>>> Sao Paolo, Verizon, WebMD, Zenoss, and Zynga, among others. >>>> >>>> >>>> [@@CLOSING QUOTE FROM HUGO.] >>>> >>>> >>>> Catch Apache CloudStack in action at the 20th Japan CloudStack User Group >>>> MeetUp (Osaka Prefecture; 1 August 2014 @cloudstackja, >>>> http://lanyrd.com/2014/csstudy20/) and CloudStack Collaboration Conference, >>>> the official user/developer conference of the Apache CloudStack community >>>> (Budapest, Hungary, 19-21 November 2014). For more information and to >>>> register, visit >>>> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudstack-collaboration-conference-europe >>>> and follow @CCCEU14 on Twitter. >>>> >>>> >>>> Availability and Oversight >>>> CloudStack v4.4 is available immediately as a free download from >>>> http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. As with all Apache products, >>>> Apache CloudStack software is released under the Apache License v2.0, and >>>> is >>>> overseen by a self-selected team of active contributors to the project. A >>>> Project Management Committee (PMC) guides the Project's day-to-day >>>> operations, including community development and product releases. For >>>> documentation and ways to become involved with Apache CloudStack, visit >>>> http://cloudstack.apache.org/ and @CloudStack on Twitter. >>>> >>>> >>>> About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) >>>> Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than one >>>> hundred and seventy leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP >>>> Server --the world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's >>>> meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 450 individual >>>> Members and 3,500 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely >>>> available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users >>>> worldwide: >>>> thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; >>>> and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring >>>> initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, >>>> trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, >>>> funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors including Budget >>>> Direct, Citrix, Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, Google, Hortonworks, HP, >>>> Huawei, IBM, InMotion Hosting, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft, Pivotal, >>>> Produban, >>>> WANdisco, and Yahoo. >>>> For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/ or follow @TheASF on >>>> Twitter. >>>> >>>> >>>> "Apache", "Apache CloudStack", "CloudStack", "ApacheCon", the Apache >>>> CloudStack logo, and the Apache CloudStack Cloud Monkey logo are trademarks >>>> of The Apache Software Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are the >>>> property of their respective owners. >>>> >>>> >>>> # # # >>>> >>>> [MEDIA CONTACT -SALLY] >>>> >>>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>> To: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>> Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 10:06 >>>>> Subject: Re: press release for 4.4 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks so much for the suggestion, Daan. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I can start drafting something this week. >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards, >>>>> Sally >>>>> >>>>> = = = = = >>>>> vox +1 617 921 8656 >>>>> skype sallykhudairi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: Daan Hoogland <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; Giles Sirett >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; >>>>>> Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 4:06 >>>>>> Subject: press release for 4.4 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sally et al, >>>>>> >>>>>> The vp asked me if I could arrange with you to create a press release >>>>>> that will be inviting to write articles. Pierre-Luc's release notes >>>>>> should help with that. I can assist but am not the person to do this. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Daan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> > > >
