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Posted to dev@directory.apache.org by Trustin Lee <tr...@gmail.com> on 2005/01/21 06:07:51 UTC
[ApacheDS][release] Announcing the release of ApacheDS 0.8,
Hi.
Apache Directory project team has released ApacheDS 0.8 yesterday, and
wants to announce it to TheServerSide.com and freshmeat.net. I posted
this message to directory-dev@incubator.apache.org to get confirmed by
team members. Noel Bergman told me PRC must be involved for all press
releases, so I'm posting the announcement statement to see this is OK.
Here is the announcement statement I wrote:
-------- BEGIN --------
Apache Directory team is pleased to announce the release of ApacheDS
0.8, a pure-Java LDAP server.
Our primary vision is to build an enterprise directory server platform
and its components where other Internet services ( DNS, DHCP, SLP,
UDDI, ... ) snap in to store their data within the directory so they
may be managed using LDAP.
Features:
* Designed as an LDAP and X.500 experimentation platform.
* The server exposes all aspects of administration via a special
system backend.
* JMX compliance is pending.
* Java based triggers and stored procedures are being implemented.
* Both the backend subsystem and the frontend are separable and
independently embeddable.
* A server side JNDI LDAP provider which directly interacts with the
backend storage.
* Based on a simple Staged Event Driven Architecture (SEDA) which can
handle large amounts of concurrency.
Please note that the Directory Project is an effort undergoing
incubation at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). 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.
Check ApacheDS at: http://incubator.apache.org/directory/
-------- END --------
Is it OK to post the announcement by myself, or is there any person
who does it for me?
Cheers,
Trustin
--
what we call human nature is actually human habit
http://gleamynode.net/
Re: [ApacheDS][release] Announcing the release of ApacheDS 0.8,
Posted by Alex Karasulu <ao...@bellsouth.net>.
Brian, Trustin,
Great pointers Brian. These recommendations really strengthen content
in the announcement of our latest release. And Trustin you've done an
excellent job going through the right channels and involving the
community in formulating our concerted announcement. This is the kind
of community involvement that gives me the warm fuzzies :).
Brian W. Fitzpatrick wrote:
> (Just a few grammar tweaks and an additional paragraph)
>
> This isn't an "official" press release, so as long as your project's
> PPMC gives it the thumbs up, you're golden.
>
Yep this release was passed unanimously by the PPMC. We would never
consider an announcement unless we made it "official" but then again you
can never stress this too much to an incubating project :).
> Good luck, and congrats on the release!
Much appreciated! It was certainly a positive experience formulating
the announcement with the help of the PRC.
Thanks much to both of you,
Alex
> -Fitz
>
> --
> Brian W. Fitzpatrick
> Vice President, Public Relations
> The Apache Software Foundation
> 312-925-0194
>
>
Re: [ApacheDS][release] Announcing the release of ApacheDS 0.8,
Posted by "Brian W. Fitzpatrick" <fi...@apache.org>.
On Jan 21, 2005, at 9:00 PM, Trustin Lee wrote:
> Here is the modified version. Please give me feedback.
One nit: change "Apache Directory team" to "The Apache Directory team".
Aside from that, it looks great. Ship it!
-Fitz
> -------- BEGIN --------
> Apache Directory team is pleased to announce the release of ApacheDS
> 0.8, a pure-Java LDAP server.
>
> Our primary vision is to build an enterprise directory server platform
> and its components where other Internet services snap in to store
> their data within the directory so they may be managed using LDAP.
> Those services include LDAP itself, DNS, DHCP, SLP, UDDI, NTP, and
> most importantly Kerberos, which can integrate with the services to
> provide full-featured network authentication service.
>
> Features:
>
> * Designed as an LDAP and X.500 experimentation platform.
> * The server exposes all aspects of administration via a special
> system backend.
> * Both the backend subsystem and the frontend are separable and
> independently embeddable.
> * Provides a server side JNDI LDAP provider which directly interacts
> with the backend storage.
> * Powered by Staged Event Driven Architecture (SEDA) which can handle
> large amounts of concurrency.
>
> * Pending JMX compliance
> * Implementing Java based triggers and stored procedures
>
> Apache Directory team is looking for developers and users to work with
> the server and give feedback. Mailing list information is at:
> http://incubator.apache.org/directory/mailing-lists.html
>
> Please note that the Directory Project is an effort undergoing
> incubation at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). 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.
>
> Check ApacheDS at: http://incubator.apache.org/directory/
>
> The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and
> financial support for a broad range of open source software projects.
> The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual
> property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits
> contributors potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and
> meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver
> enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract
> large communities of users.
> -------- END --------
>
> Cheers,
> Trustin
> --
> what we call human nature is actually human habit
> --
> http://gleamynode.net/
Re: [ApacheDS][release] Announcing the release of ApacheDS 0.8,
Posted by Trustin Lee <tr...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:55:35 -0600, Brian W. Fitzpatrick
<fi...@apache.org> wrote:
> (Just a few grammar tweaks and an additional paragraph)
>
> On Jan 20, 2005, at 11:07 PM, Trustin Lee wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > Apache Directory project team has released ApacheDS 0.8 yesterday, and
> > wants to announce it to TheServerSide.com and freshmeat.net. I posted
> > this message to directory-dev@incubator.apache.org to get confirmed by
> > team members. Noel Bergman told me PRC must be involved for all press
> > releases, so I'm posting the announcement statement to see this is OK.
> >
> > Here is the announcement statement I wrote:
> >
> > -------- BEGIN --------
> > Apache Directory team is pleased to announce the release of ApacheDS
> > 0.8, a pure-Java LDAP server.
> >
> > Our primary vision is to build an enterprise directory server platform
> > and its components where other Internet services ( DNS, DHCP, SLP,
> > UDDI, ... ) snap in to store their data within the directory so they
> > may be managed using LDAP.
>
> "The primary goal of the Apache Directory Project is to build...". I'd
> rephrase and pull the TLAs out of the parentheses--maybe divide into 2
> sentences?
>
> > Features:
> >
> > * Designed as an LDAP and X.500 experimentation platform.
> > * The server exposes all aspects of administration via a special
> > system backend.
> > * JMX compliance is pending.
>
> Change to active voice: "Pending JMX compliance"
>
> > * Java based triggers and stored procedures are being implemented.
>
> Active voice.
>
> > * Both the backend subsystem and the frontend are separable and
> > independently embeddable.
>
> Same.
>
> > * A server side JNDI LDAP provider which directly interacts with the
> > backend storage.
>
> Not a sentence.
>
> > * Based on a simple Staged Event Driven Architecture (SEDA) which can
> > handle large amounts of concurrency.
>
> Kind of weak.
>
> > Please note that the Directory Project is an effort undergoing
> > incubation at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). 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.
> >
> > Check ApacheDS at: http://incubator.apache.org/directory/
>
> I think the content of the announcement is great, but it could use a
> little bit of "strength" in its presentation. These are just my
> recommendations--feel free to ignore them. :)
>
> > -------- END --------
>
> Please add this paragraph to the end:
>
> The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and
> financial support for a broad range of open source software projects.
> The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual
> property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits
> contributors potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and
> meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver
> enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large
> communities of users.
>
> > Is it OK to post the announcement by myself, or is there any person
> > who does it for me?
>
> This isn't an "official" press release, so as long as your project's
> PPMC gives it the thumbs up, you're golden.
>
> Good luck, and congrats on the release!
>
> -Fitz
>
> --
> Brian W. Fitzpatrick
> Vice President, Public Relations
> The Apache Software Foundation
> 312-925-0194
>
>
Here is the modified version. Please give me feedback.
-------- BEGIN --------
Apache Directory team is pleased to announce the release of ApacheDS
0.8, a pure-Java LDAP server.
Our primary vision is to build an enterprise directory server platform
and its components where other Internet services snap in to store
their data within the directory so they may be managed using LDAP.
Those services include LDAP itself, DNS, DHCP, SLP, UDDI, NTP, and
most importantly Kerberos, which can integrate with the services to
provide full-featured network authentication service.
Features:
* Designed as an LDAP and X.500 experimentation platform.
* The server exposes all aspects of administration via a special system backend.
* Both the backend subsystem and the frontend are separable and
independently embeddable.
* Provides a server side JNDI LDAP provider which directly interacts
with the backend storage.
* Powered by Staged Event Driven Architecture (SEDA) which can handle
large amounts of concurrency.
* Pending JMX compliance
* Implementing Java based triggers and stored procedures
Apache Directory team is looking for developers and users to work with
the server and give feedback. Mailing list information is at:
http://incubator.apache.org/directory/mailing-lists.html
Please note that the Directory Project is an effort undergoing
incubation at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). 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.
Check ApacheDS at: http://incubator.apache.org/directory/
The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and
financial support for a broad range of open source software projects.
The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual
property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits
contributors potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and
meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver
enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract
large communities of users.
-------- END --------
Cheers,
Trustin
--
what we call human nature is actually human habit
--
http://gleamynode.net/
Re: [ApacheDS][release] Announcing the release of ApacheDS 0.8,
Posted by "Brian W. Fitzpatrick" <fi...@apache.org>.
(Just a few grammar tweaks and an additional paragraph)
On Jan 20, 2005, at 11:07 PM, Trustin Lee wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Apache Directory project team has released ApacheDS 0.8 yesterday, and
> wants to announce it to TheServerSide.com and freshmeat.net. I posted
> this message to directory-dev@incubator.apache.org to get confirmed by
> team members. Noel Bergman told me PRC must be involved for all press
> releases, so I'm posting the announcement statement to see this is OK.
>
> Here is the announcement statement I wrote:
>
> -------- BEGIN --------
> Apache Directory team is pleased to announce the release of ApacheDS
> 0.8, a pure-Java LDAP server.
>
> Our primary vision is to build an enterprise directory server platform
> and its components where other Internet services ( DNS, DHCP, SLP,
> UDDI, ... ) snap in to store their data within the directory so they
> may be managed using LDAP.
"The primary goal of the Apache Directory Project is to build...". I'd
rephrase and pull the TLAs out of the parentheses--maybe divide into 2
sentences?
> Features:
>
> * Designed as an LDAP and X.500 experimentation platform.
> * The server exposes all aspects of administration via a special
> system backend.
> * JMX compliance is pending.
Change to active voice: "Pending JMX compliance"
> * Java based triggers and stored procedures are being implemented.
Active voice.
> * Both the backend subsystem and the frontend are separable and
> independently embeddable.
Same.
> * A server side JNDI LDAP provider which directly interacts with the
> backend storage.
Not a sentence.
> * Based on a simple Staged Event Driven Architecture (SEDA) which can
> handle large amounts of concurrency.
Kind of weak.
> Please note that the Directory Project is an effort undergoing
> incubation at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). 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.
>
> Check ApacheDS at: http://incubator.apache.org/directory/
I think the content of the announcement is great, but it could use a
little bit of "strength" in its presentation. These are just my
recommendations--feel free to ignore them. :)
> -------- END --------
Please add this paragraph to the end:
The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and
financial support for a broad range of open source software projects.
The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual
property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits
contributors potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and
meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver
enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large
communities of users.
> Is it OK to post the announcement by myself, or is there any person
> who does it for me?
This isn't an "official" press release, so as long as your project's
PPMC gives it the thumbs up, you're golden.
Good luck, and congrats on the release!
-Fitz
--
Brian W. Fitzpatrick
Vice President, Public Relations
The Apache Software Foundation
312-925-0194