Re: [ANN] Cayenne Becomes a Top Level Apache Project

From: John (mmmmmmmmm5..eb.de)
Date: Fri Jan 05 2007 - 14:36:00 EST

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    Congratulations,
    I wonder that its not yet :)

    john.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Andrus Adamchik" <andru..bjectstyle.org>
    To: <cayenne-use..ncubator.apache.org>
    Cc: <cayenne-de..ncubator.apache.org>; <general@incubator.apache.org>
    Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 2:10 PM
    Subject: [ANN] Cayenne Becomes a Top Level Apache Project

    > /A bit of a late announcement and old news to cayenne-dev
    > subscribers, but here is goes..../
    >
    > I am glad to announce that during its December meeting, Apache Board
    > accepted a resolution officially establishing Cayenne as a top level
    > Apache project. This is great (if not unexpected) news for us. ASF is
    > built on principles of meritocracy, inclusiveness and self-governance
    > - same principles that we were following along the road. I am
    > delighted to see ASF as a permanent home for Cayenne (and I am sure I
    > am not alone in that feeling).
    >
    > When we decided to dive into the incubation process, we had a vague
    > idea that joining ASF would be good for growing Cayenne community.
    > What I came to realize now is that the Apache brand is not the only
    > reason why this happens. The other important factor, collaboration
    > within the foundation, is real. We are now a part of a much bigger
    > open source club where new ideas will have a much better chance of
    > finding a receptive audience. It is up to us now to participate and
    > take advantage of that.
    >
    > I'd like to thank the Incubator community and especially our mentors
    > (Jean, Jim, Bill and Brian) for helping us with accommodation at the
    > ASF. And also pat ourselves (Cayenne committers) on the back - we've
    > done a huge amount of work to make the graduation happen.
    >
    > Finally, a note about immediate Cayenne plans:
    >
    > * We will be migrating the site and the mailing lists to the new
    > locations.
    > * We are working on the site facelift.
    > * 2.0.2 (and 1.2.2) releases are almost ready to go.
    > * The first 3.0 milestone (alpha) will follow immediately after that.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Andrus
    >
    >
    >



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