Just to clarify --we can issue this as an announcement from either: - Apache CloudStack (the project), where the format would follow what I had created for the CloudMonkey news release; or - The ASF, where the format would follow our "major Apache project milestones" outline, so the content will have more formal boilerplate, etc.
Your choice; I'm happy to help either way. Mark's comments on the draft made me realize that I had both hats on during the drafting process. Thanks for your patience, Sally = = = = = vox +1 617 921 8656 skype sallykhudairi >________________________________ > From: Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> >To: Mark R. Hinkle <mrhin...@gmail.com>; "pr...@cloudstack.apache.org" ><pr...@cloudstack.apache.org> >Cc: Robyn Bergeron <rberg...@redhat.com>; "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" ><marketing@cloudstack.apache.org>; Daan Hoogland <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com>; >Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com>; "h...@apache.org" ><h...@apache.org>; Pierre-Luc Dion <pd...@cloudops.com>; ASF Marketing & >Publicity <pr...@apache.org> >Sent: Monday, 28 July 2014, 14:13 >Subject: Re: [DRAFT FOR REVIEW] Announcing CloudStack v4.4 [was Re: press >release for 4.4] > > > >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 <mrhin...@gmail.com> >>To: pr...@cloudstack.apache.org; Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> >>Cc: Robyn Bergeron <rberg...@redhat.com>; "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" >><marketing@cloudstack.apache.org>; Daan Hoogland <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com>; >>Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com>; "h...@apache.org" >><h...@apache.org>; Pierre-Luc Dion <pd...@cloudops.com>; ASF Marketing & >>Publicity <pr...@apache.org> >>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 >><sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.INVALID> 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 <rberg...@redhat.com> >>>> To: marketing@cloudstack.apache.org; Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> >>>> Cc: Daan Hoogland <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com>; Giles Sirett >>>> <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com>; h...@apache.org; Pierre-Luc Dion >>>> <pd...@cloudops.com>; Apache CloudStack Press Team >>>> <pr...@cloudstack.apache.org>; ASF Marketing & Publicity >>>> <pr...@apache.org> >>>> 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" <s...@apache.org> >>>>> To: "Daan Hoogland" <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com>, "Giles Sirett" >>>>> <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com>, h...@apache.org >>>>> Cc: marketing@cloudstack.apache.org, "Pierre-Luc Dion" >>>>> <pd...@cloudops.com>, "Apache CloudStack Press Team" >>>>> <pr...@cloudstack.apache.org>, "ASF Marketing & Publicity" <pr...@apache.org> >>>>> 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 press@cloudstack.a.o as well as pr...@apache.org 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 <s...@apache.org> >>>>>> To: Daan Hoogland <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com>; Giles Sirett >>>>>> <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com> >>>>>> Cc: "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" <marketing@cloudstack.apache.org>; >>>>>> Pierre-Luc Dion <pd...@cloudops.com> >>>>>> 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 <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> To: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org>; Giles Sirett >>>>>>> <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com> >>>>>>> Cc: "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" <marketing@cloudstack.apache.org>; >>>>>>> Pierre-Luc Dion <pd...@cloudops.com> >>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> > >
