+1
> On Mar 10, 2015, at 2:48 AM, Sean Busbey <bus...@cloudera.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Accumulo!
>
> This is the VOTE thread following our DISCUSS thread on establishing a new
> contrib for upgrade testing. For more details, please see the prior DISCUSS
> thread on this topic[1].
>
> Cloudera has recently made public some code used for doing correctness
> testing for Accumulo installations across upgrades[2]. The project contains
> simple data load and verification tools as well as a rudimentary upgrade
> test automation script. Cloudera would like to donate this code to the ASF
> and use it as a starting place for a contrib repository focused on testing
> Accumulo across versions generally.
>
> Upon passage of this vote, the Accumulo PMC will adopt this repo as a code
> base for the new project contrib "accumulo-upgrade-tests" subject to the
> ASF IP clearance process[3].
>
> Either as a part of the IP clearance process or immediately thereafter the
> repo's docs, artifacts, and packages will be updated to make use of ASF
> releases ad naming conventions rather than vendor specific materials.
>
> I (Sean Busbey) have volunteered to shepherd the paperwork in the IP
> clearance process, handle the updates to ASF releases, and serve as
> component lead for a new Jira component to cover the contrib.
>
> Note that as a contrib repository, the artifacts from this repo will be
> versioned independently from the primary Accumulo codebase. While this repo
> seeks to be useful for testing across Accumulo releases, this proposal does
> not establish any requirement for its use on release candidates of the
> primary codebase.
>
> Per our bylaws, this vote will require consensus approval (at least 3
> binding +1 votes and no binding vetoes). Though only PMC votes are binding,
> all community members are encouraged to vote.
>
> The vote will remain open until 0700 GMT Tuesday March 17 2015 (0300 EDT).
>
> Please vote one of:
>
> [ ] +1: Establish the 'accumulo-upgrade-tests' contrib by adopting the
> codebase as described
> [ ] -1: Do not adopt the codebase because ...
>
>
> [1]: http://s.apache.org/MsR
> [2]: https://github.com/cloudera/accumulo-upgrade-test/
> [3]: http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/
>
> --
> Sean
