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Libcloud joins Apache Software Foundation Incubator (cloudkick.com)
44 points by polvi on Nov 18, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



I am a big fan of libcloud.

One thing I didn't quite get after reading the blog post was what the ASF Incubator gives to its members, or what libcloud is now more likely to accomplish.

I know what a business incubator does. What does an oss incubator do?


Joining the ASF adds structure to the project that will help it grow the community and product. This includes formalities such as contributor agreements, so that all IP is released to the ASF, or votes so that consensus is reached by a group instead of individuals. It does add a little overhead, but the overhead is there to help grow the community in general.


Wow, the 'current support' matrix is filling out very nicely.


Are there implementations of this in any other languages? A quick google search for 'libcloud ruby' didn't turn up anything definitive.




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