I believe we discussed last time that we should not do minor release announcements.
> On Jun 25, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Erik Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's a draft for you, based on the 4.4.3 announcement: > > The 4.4.3 announcement contain a quote by you regarding the process, I don't > know if you want to reuse it, or if we should get a new one. > I see it varies in announcements whether or not they are included, 4.3.2 for > instance does not have a quote. > > Erik > > > #### DRAFT START #### > Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software platform > boasts improved efficiency and performance. > > The Apache CloudStack project announced the immediate availability of > Apache CloudStack v4.4.4, the latest release for the 4.4 version of the > turnkey Open Source cloud computing software platform used for creating > private-, public-, and hybrid cloud environments. > > Apache CloudStack clouds enable billions of dollars' worth of business > transactions annually across their clouds, and its maturity and > stability has led it to has become the Open Source platform for many > service providers to set up on-demand, elastic public cloud computing > services, as well as enterprises and others to set up a private or > hybrid cloud for use by their own employees. > > #### INSERT QUOTE ####### > > Lauded by Gartner Group, CloudStack includes an intuitive user > interface and rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, > software, and storage infrastructure resources. > > CloudStack v4.4.4 reflects several fixes and backports. > > A complete overview of all new enhancements can be found in the > project release notes at > http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-release-notes/en/4.4.4/ > > CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide and > is in use/production at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China > Telecom, DATACAENTER Services, DataPipe, Edmunds.com, EVRY, > Exoscale, GreenQloud, Hokkaido University, IDC Frontier, Ikoula, KDDI, > KT/Korea Telecom, LeaseWeb, NTT, Orange, PCextreme, > Schuberg Philis, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, SunGard AS, Taiwan Mobile, > Tata, Trader Media Group, TomTom, University of Melbourne, > University of Sao Paolo, Verizon, WebMD and Zynga, among others. > > CloudStack originated at Cloud.com, which was acquired by Citrix in > 2011. CloudStack was submitted to the Apache Incubator in April 2012 > and graduated as an Apache Software Foundation Top-level Project in > March 2013. > > Availability > > CloudStack v4.4.4 is available immediately as a free download from > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. Apache CloudStack > software is released under the Apache License v2.0. > > Governance and Oversight > > Apache CloudStack 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. > > Get Involved! > > Apache CloudStack welcomes contribution and community participation > through mailing lists as well as attending face-to-face MeetUps, > developer trainings, and user events. Catch CloudStack in action at > the CloudStack Days or the CloudStack Collaboration Conference > > > CloudStack Days Seattle 2015 , 20th August 2015, > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudstack-seattle > > and > > CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2015 in Dublin, 8th and 9th of > October 2015, http://cloudstackcollab.org > > # # # > > NOTE: you are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the > [email protected] distribution list. To unsubscribe, send email from the > recipient account to [email protected] with the word > "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > #### DRAFT END ####
