Hi all,
Regarding all work and progress we made so far in Apache CarbonData, I
think it's time to start the discussion about graduation as a new TLP
(Top Level Project) at the Apache Software Foundation.
Graduation means we are a self-sustaining and self-governing community,
and ready to be a full participant in the Apache Software Foundation. Of
course, it doesn't imply that our community growth is complete or that a
particular level of technical maturity has been reached, rather that we
are on a solid trajectory in those areas. After graduation, we will
still periodically report to the ASF Board to ensure continued growth of
a healthy community.
Graduation is an important milestone for the project and for the users
community.
A way to think about graduation readiness is through the Apache Maturity
Model [1]. I think we satisfy most of the requirements [2].
There are some TODOs to address. I will tackle in the coming days
(release guide, security link, ...).
Regarding the process, graduation consists of drafting a board
resolution, which needs to identify the full Project Management
Committee, and getting it approved by the community, the Incubator, and
the Board. Within the CarbonData community, most of these discussions
and votes have to be on the private@ mailing list.
I would like to summarize here from points arguing in favor of graduation:
* Project's maturity self-assessment [2]
* 600 pull requests in incubation
* 5 releases (including RC) performed by two different release manager
* 65 contributors
* 4 new committers
* 713 Jira created, 593 resolved or closed
Thoughts ? If you agree, I would like to share the maturity
self-assessment on the website.
If you want to help me on some TODO tasks, please, ping me by e-mail,
Skype, hangout or whatever, to sync together.
Thanks !
Regards
JB
[1] http://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-
maturity-model.html
[2]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hifkDCfbyramBba1uRHYjwaKEcxAyWMxS9iwJ1_etY/edit?usp=sharing
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