February 2010 Newsletter
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<p align="left"><font size="1"> OW2 Newsletter - February
2010 - From the OW2 Management Office </font></p>
<div align="left">Dear OW2 Members, Dear All,<br>
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<p align="left">Energizing the community is our first
strategic objective. OW2 has a great code base, but are we a community?
Do we all have this sense of belonging that defines a community? What
makes you proud of OW2? How can we make OW2 a community that inspires
commitment? Perhaps we each have our own answer.<br>
<br>
What is certain is that, without the mythical ROI, no one will feel
compelled to invest time, effort and emotion in OW2. How do you measure
your ROI in OW2? Here are some clues: </p>
<p align="left">- First, there is of course the standard
monetary payback: we are here to help you save money on one hand and to
make some on the other. If you can identify how much money you save or
make thanks to OW2, you're good.<br>
<p align="left">- Second, there is the technology: we have a great pool of technologies
and companies at OW2 and close interactions with other members will
tell you where you stand regarding the state of the art. How much is
this technology compass worth? <br>
<p align="left">- Third, there is the "we are changing the world" feeling: because,
yes, we are changing the world, and there are not many open source code
bases like ours. World class software you are free to use and
contribute to... What's the price of being able to make your own
technology decisions?</p>
<p align="left">Let's keep the conversation going at
Solutions Linux where several members will show their latest demos:
BonitaSoft, Bull, Engineering, INRIA, JasperSoft, Petals Link, Talend
and Xwiki. </p>
<p align="left">This week-end starts the year of the Tiger
in China; may OW2 be as agile and strong as a Tiger! </p>
<p align="center"> Gong He Xin Xi! 恭贺新禧 </p>
<p align="left">Thank you for your support. </p>
<p><br>
<a href="cedricthomas@ow2.org">Cedric Thomas</a> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>PS: follow and contribute to OW2 on <a
href="http://www.twitter.com/ow2" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a
href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=683257" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>
. </p>
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<h1 style="text-align: left;">>Project Updates<br>
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<p>11 Feb 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1771">XWiki
Enterprise 2.2 Release Candidate 2 released</a></b> (Posted by:
tmortagne) <br>
11 Feb 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1770">XWiki
Enterprise Manager 2.1.2 Released</a></b> (Posted by: jvdrean) <br>
11 Feb 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1769">XWiki
Enterprise 2.1.2 Released</a></b> (Posted by: jvdrean) <br>
04 Feb 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1768">XWiki
Enterprise 2.2 Release Candidate 1 released</a></b> (Posted by:
tmortagne) <br>
28 Jan 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1765">Bonita Open
Solution 5.0 is available!</a></b> (Posted by: mvaldes) <br>
28 Jan 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1766">XWiki
Enterprise 2.2 Milestone 2 released</a></b> (Posted by: tmortagne)
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26 Jan 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1764">Tellus GIS
project has now a feature-oriented synchro</a></b> (Posted by:
mgomez) <br>
26 Jan 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1756">Module OCS
Inventory</a></b> (Posted by: mgomez) <br>
25 Jan 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1755">CARDAMOM
V4.2 released</a></b> (Posted by: jfichez) <br>
21 Jan 10: <b><a
href="http://forge.ow2.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1754">Petals ESB
3.0.3 released</a></b> (Posted by: mlebreton) </p>
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<h1 style="text-align: left;">>Community News </h1>
<h3>OW2 at Solutions Linux 2010<br>
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<p>From March 16-18, 2010, the OW2 Village will once again
be a major attraction at <a
href="http://www.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Events/SolutionsLinux2010Paris"
target="_blank">Solutions Linux</a> as well as our dedicated
conference track showcasing OW2 projects and success stories. Let other
OW2 members know you'll be attending via LinkedIn <a
href="http://events.linkedin.com/Solutions-Linux-OW2-track/pub/233516"
target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<h3>OW2 Election and General Assembly<br>
</h3>
The official notice for the 2010 General Assembly, election of board
members and chairperson of the board was sent to the community on Feb.
11. All details available <a
href="http://www.ow2.org/view/About/Board2010Elections" target="_blank">here</a>.
<br>
<h3>Technology Council<br>
</h3>
<p>The next meeting of the Technology Council will take
place on Monday 15 March, at Issy les Moulineaux (Orange Labs R&D
facilities near Paris), 2pm until 7pm. <a
href="http://www.ow2.org/view/Community/TechnologyCouncil"
target="_blank">More</a>.</p>
<h3>New machines for OW2<br>
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We have ordered our new servers and migration onto the new machines is
scheduled for Friday March 19. Don't plan anything major for that day.
We will keep you
informed on the <a
href="http://www.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/About/ITInfrastructure">OW2 IT
Infrastructure page</a>.
<h3>Supporting the OSGi Alliance </h3>
<p>OW2 signed the agreement to be an official OSGi Alliance
Supporter. OW2 Member Engineering has also signed as a new OSGi
Alliance Supporter. We are dedicated to giving OSGi more momentum
throughout our code base.</p>
<h3>2nd anniversary of the Paris JUG (Java User Group) </h3>
<p>OW2 was there to support the Paris JUG on their 2nd
anniversary. OW2 members eXo Platform and Xwiki were presenting. <a
href="http://www.ow2.org/view/Events/ndBirthdayofParisJUGParis"
target="_blank">More</a> . </p>
<h3>Help us re-launch OW2 Planet </h3>
<p>Help us re-launch the "OW2 planet" web
content by
emailing the RSS feed links from your social media, such as blogs and
twitter, to "ed at ow2 dot org". </p>
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<h1 style="text-align: left;">>Outlook</h1>
<h3>OW2 CEO predictions<br>
</h3>
<p>A tradition brought to us by our friends from the Open
Solutions Alliance, the CEO's Predictions for the year ahead will be
published in the press shortly. </p>
<h3>OSCON<br>
</h3>
<p>After attending in 2008 and 2009, we found OSCON a
hassle-free, friendly open source event. OW2 will return again this
year to participate and exhibit on July 19-23, in Portland, Oregon. </p>
<h3>OW2 programming contest<br>
</h3>
<p>The 2010 OW2 programming contest will be launched in the
next few weeks and the award ceremony will be held from September
24-26, in <a href="http://www.nxu.edu.cn/english/index.htm"
target="_blank">Ningxia University</a> in Yinchuan, the capital city
of China's Ningxia province. </p>
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