I missed a new question. I'll append the following when adding the report to the wiki:
Are 3rd parties respecting and correctly using the podlings name and brand? If not what actions has the PPMC taken to correct this? Has the VP, Brand approved the project name? - No known cases of a 3rd party incorrectly using the Daffodil name/brand. - Podling name search has been completed and approved by Brand Management Committee: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-147 On 12/2/19 11:35 AM, Steve Lawrence wrote: > Daffodil > > Apache Daffodil is an implementation of the Data Format Description > Language (DFDL) used to convert between fixed format data and > XML/JSON. > > Daffodil has been incubating since 2017-08-27. > > Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: > > 1. Increase community growth and participation from outside Tresys > (main priority) > 2. Work with other Apache projects where Daffodil could provide > extra functionality (Apache PLC4X, NiFI, and Drill are potential > goals) > 3. Establish a frequent release schedule > > Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be > aware of? > > - None > > How has the community developed since the last report? > > - Voted to add a new Committer--working to get account created and on > boarding now. > - Daffodil talk at ApacheCon NA 2019 > - Daffodil attendance at Podling SharkTank at ApacheCon NA 2019 > - Daffodil talk at BarCamp at ApacheCon NA 2019 > - Attended Hackathon at ApacheCon NA 2019, led to potential > collaboration with Apache PLC4X/code generation and Apache Drill > - Discussions have continue with relative frequency on users@ and dev@ > mailing lists, which more new people popping up in discussions > - Planning to submit a talk for the DC Roadshow in March when CFP opens > > How has the project developed since the last report? > > - 25 commits merged from 4 different contributors > - 50 issues created, 28 issues resolved--lagging in keeping up with > new bugs, but focus has been on bigger features rather than bug > fixes for this release > - Nearing next release, expected in early December. Major features > include user defined functions, support for BLOBs and files larger > than 2GB, and fixed schema compilation performance regression with > ultimate goal of improving schema compilation speed. > > How would you assess the podling's maturity? > Please feel free to add your own commentary. > > [ ] Initial setup > [ ] Working towards first release > [X] Community building > [ ] Nearing graduation > [ ] Other: > > Date of last release: > > - 2019-07-12 > > When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? > > - 2019-06-20 - Brandon Sloane (PPMC) > > Have your mentors been helpful? > > - Yes > > Have your mentors been helpful and responsive or are things falling > through the cracks? In the latter case, please list any open issues > that need to be addressed. > > - No issues >
