Feedback on December 2012 Board Report

[Suresh Marru <sm...@apache.org>]

Hi All,

Please add/modify/comment on the board report draft for the progress in Nov. 2012:

Thanks,
Suresh

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Apache Airavata is a software framework to construct, execute, 
and manage long running applications and workflows on 
distributed computing resources.

== Releases ==

The PMC has not made a release this reporting period, however it is close in creating release candidates for the next 0.6 release, roughly anticipated in mid-december. 

== Activity ==

The mailing list, jira and commit activity remains very high. The current activity is on developing simpler interfaces to integrate with Airavata services and enabling security. The project is progressing well with a focus on stabilizing API's, documentation, and client integration. These changes will potentially appeal and attract wider community. If the current momentum continues, the PMC should be able to march towards its 1.0 production ready release within the next quarter or two. 

== Community ==

The are new community contributions in enabling security. Community has also expressed in contributing simpler distributions and integrate with embedded tomcat for quick start tutorials. GSoC students have also expressed interest to integrate their projects into trunk during holidays. A handful number of contributors are showing sustained interest towards the project and are potential PMC members. 

== Outreach ==

Members of Airavata PMC, Marlon Pierce, Suresh Marru and Chris Mattmann have organized a BOF Featuring ASF at Supercomputing 2012 in mid november - http://sc12.supercomputing.org/schedule/event_detail.php?evid=bof212. The BOF covered open source experiences in Apache, Eclipse and a Academic Foundation Enzo. Presentations included experience with open source in eGovernance, academic research and industry contributions in parallel computing and distributed systems.

PMC members submitted talks for the ApacheCon NA 2013.

== Infrastructure ==

There are no infrastructure issues.

== Infrastructure ==

There are no outstanding issues requiring board attention.