Not necessarily. Most people contribute to Apache Lucene/Solr using external repositories (forks) and raise pull requests against Apache owned repositories. There's no SGA needed on such occasions.
I see two paths forward from here. a) Lets setup a single repository for all packages/plugins, say lucene-solr-extras or lucene-solr-contribs or lucene-solr-sandbox etc., and develop it there. b) All development for this effort happens in an external repository ( https://github.com/apple/solr-dc or https://github.com/anshumg/solr-dc) and we raise a PR against Apache owned repository (which can be created if needed once we are all onboard). What does everyone else think? On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 10:23 AM Mike Drob <md...@apache.org> wrote: > An external repository probably ends up requiring a software grant? I know > there is a material difference between code originating externally and code > originating within the umbrella of the ASF in terms of IP, copyright, or > other legal status. > > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 8:11 PM Ishan Chattopadhyaya < > ichattopadhy...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If all we need now is a place to commit a PoC for now (and something like >> sandbox repo or contribs won't suffice), why can't we have a separate >> repository in GitHub outside Apache and merge into an Apache repository >> only once the code takes reasonable shape? >> >> On Fri, 8 Jan, 2021, 2:31 am Anshum Gupta, <ans...@anshumgupta.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the feedback, Mike. >>> >>> I like the idea of the sandbox, but that might be restricting when we >>> want to work on more than one repos. >>> >>> I'm not sure if that would happen in the near future, but as we can >>> always discard the repo and it doesn't really come at a cost, I don't see a >>> problem with having a repo created for this specific reason. >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 12:45 PM Mike Drob <md...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not sure where I sit on this, going to start typing things and then >>>> hopefully I'll reach a conclusion by the end. >>>> >>>> This definitely needs to be outside of the core solr repo so that it >>>> can be versioned and released independently. And I disagree with Ishan >>>> about the consequence of abandoning the repository - if we realize that >>>> it's a bad direction then we can pivot, but we shouldn't let a fear of the >>>> unknown stop us from doing it in the first place. >>>> >>>> However, if all we need right now is a place to commit code that is >>>> WIP, then what we really want is a sandbox to play with, and not >>>> necessarily a strongly directed repo. Lucene has a sandbox in the main >>>> code. We could similarly start this under Solr contrib and move it out >>>> before an actual release of 9x happens. Or maybe we start with a >>>> [lucene-]solr-sandbox repository that we can throw all sorts of stuff into >>>> and then when components are mature enough they get to graduate into their >>>> own repo? >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 2:32 PM Anshum Gupta <ans...@anshumgupta.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I understand your concern, but this is the placeholder for where the >>>>> code would be, not what the code would look like. >>>>> >>>>> Considering we agreed to do this in a repository outside of the core, >>>>> I believe this is a good place to start. The idea that the release cadence >>>>> for the cross-dc effort should be different from that of core is an >>>>> argument in favor of this approach, but I'm happy to talk more about it. >>>>> I just thought that based on the original email, folks were on-board >>>>> with the idea of this being outside of core Solr artifact/release. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 11:06 AM Ishan Chattopadhyaya < >>>>> ichattopadhy...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> -1 on this. Without finalizing on the shape of how the solution will >>>>>> look like, I don't think we should start a repository: it would be bad if >>>>>> we have to abandon the repository of our approach changes (say we want to >>>>>> keep it tightly integrated inside Solr). >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, 7 Jan, 2021, 11:45 pm Anshum Gupta, <ans...@anshumgupta.net> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Inline with my earlier email, I'll be requesting a new repository to >>>>>>> host the cross-dc work. Please let me know if you have any questions or >>>>>>> concerns. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Repository name: *solr-crossdc >>>>>>> *Generated name:* lucene-solr-crossdc.git (that's auto-generated, >>>>>>> so can't remove the TLP prefix) >>>>>>> *Commit notification list:* commits-cros...@lucene.apache.org (I >>>>>>> think it makes sense for these commit notifications to go to a new list, >>>>>>> but I'm open to reusing the old one) >>>>>>> *GitHub notification list:* dev@lucene.apache.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll be submitting a request for the same later in the day today if >>>>>>> there are no concerns. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Anshum Gupta >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Anshum Gupta >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Anshum Gupta >>> >>
