1) There are many ways to contribute to Apache CloudStack without coding, such as helping with user support, marketing, documentation, testing, and more. 2) The mailing lists are the primary channels for discussions and decision making. 3) Potential contributors can get involved by attending or hosting events, writing case studies, translating materials, and more.

1. Contributing to
Apache CloudStack
Sebastien Goasguen,
January 23rd
@sebgoa

2. Outline
How to Contribute to CloudStack ?
Do I need to code ?
How can I help ?

3. Apache Software Foundation
Mechanisms…
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

4. Apache Software Foundation
• Community over code
• Everything happens on the mailing lists
• Focused with releasing software

5. Mailing Lists
dev@cloudstack.apache.org
users@cloudstack.apache.org
marketing@cloudstack.apache.org
cloudstack.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
ML are the official channels, decisions are
recorded and made there.
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

6. Coding
Clone the code repository
Work on your patches
Get feedback on dev@
Submit them to reviews.apache.org
Ultimately gain write access to the code
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

7. User Support
Answer user questions on the mailing lists,
especially users@
Share your knowledge about CloudStack,
help others install, troubleshoot
Become a committer: e.g Geoff, Shanker…
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

8. Marketing
marketing@ mailing list
Help promote CloudStack on social media
Help organize events (meetups, workshops,
conference)
Talk about CloudStack at conferences
Become a committer: e.g Giles …
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

9. IRC
IRC is the old instant messaging system, still
heavily used today by open source folks.
Join #cloudstack #cloudstack-dev on freenode
Engage with fellow CloudStack folks, user
support via IRC
Become a committer: e.g Kelcey …
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

10. Testing / Vote
Anyone can vote on a release.
Voting is a key principle of ASF. Releases are
voted on. If votes don’t pass we keep
working…
Users can test, upgrade, etc and participate on
[VOTE] threads
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11. Bug filing
Use CloudStack, find bugs
File bug reports on JIRA
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

12. Documentation
Big push coming to change documentation
format to make it easier to fix and contribute
to.
Contributing to CloudStack

13. Undirect Contributions
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

14. Translation
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

15. Ecosystem
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

16. Event hosting
Meetups , evening event #cloudbeers
“Build a Cloud Day”, full day or half-day events
Need location and pizzas…
Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva, Berlin, London,
Dublin, Bucarest, Madrid, Barcelona,
Brussells…
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

17. Sponsoring Events
CloudStack Collaboration Conference:
Vegas, Santa-Clara, Amsterdam
Denver April 9-11th.
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

18. Case Studies
WebMD
TomTom
ISWest
PCExtreme
Exoscale
ASG
We need more…
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Case+Studies
Contributing to Apache CloudStack

19. Get Involved with Apache
CloudStack
Web: http://cloudstack.apache.org/
Mailing Lists: cloudstack.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
IRC: irc.freenode.net: 6667 #cloudstack #cloudstack-dev
Twitter: @cloudstack
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups/CloudStack-Users-Group-3144859
If it didn’t happen on the mailing list, it didn’t happen.