Information about contributing to marketing for Apache CloudStack can be found on this page.
Marketing is an important part of any community project, and can be done in a open, transparent, collaborative manner similar to development, QA, documentation, and other facets of the project.
Marketing can help to reach out to several groups:
This outreach can take multiple forms:
ANYONE is welcome to contribute to marketing efforts for Apache CloudStack.
Marketing efforts are discussed on the cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org list (to subscribe, email cloudstack-marketing-subscribe@incubator.apache.org).
Release announcements for major (e.g. 4.0.0-incubating) and minor (e.g. 4.0.1-incubating) releases need to be drafted on the -dev or (future) -marketing mailing list and be approved by lazy consensus.
Apache CloudStack is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Incubation is required of all newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. 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.
While there is a world of marketing that can be done to this end, there are a few easy things that can be done with simple participation from members of the community. Getting easy-to-find information in front of potential users and contributors as they land on the main webpage can help out.
Providing a list of organizations using Apache CloudStack can draw in potential users, because it can give a sense of confidence; it can also appeal to potential contributors, in that they realize that their contribution will reach many users.
This list can potentially be added as a link on the main website; additions to this list can be added on a regular (to-be-determined) basis to the web page.
Wiki-based list of organizations is located here.
Many people do presentations at conferences about their usage of Apache Cloudstack. Getting real-world examples in front of potential users can show them the versatility of the project.
This list can potentially be added as a link on the main website; additions to this list can be added on a regular (to-be-determined) basis to the web page.
If you have given a presentation about your usage of Apache Cloudstack, please add it here.
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