Hi Mesos folks, As of now, we still don¹t have a board report for your project.
Cheers, Chris -----Original Message----- From: "chair...@apache.org" <chair...@apache.org> Reply-To: "bo...@apache.org" <bo...@apache.org> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 5:40 AM To: "bo...@apache.org" <bo...@apache.org> Subject: Project report summary - Meeting of October 15, 2014 >The next meeting of the Board of Directors will occur on October 15, 2014. >The current agenda can be viewed at: > > https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15 > >The meeting is scheduled for 10:30am Pacific and will begin as >soon thereafter that a sufficient attendance to constitute a >quorum is recognized by the chairman. > > Other Time Zones: http://timeanddate.com/s/2qxk > >The meeting will be held via teleconference, hosted by Doug Cutting and >Cloudera: > > International : +1-650-479-3208 > U.S. Toll-Free : +1-877-668-4493 > Other Toll-Free : http://s.apache.org/globalcallin > Access Code : 2329 5771 > >IRC #asfboard on irc.freenode.net will be used for backup >purposes. > >Missing Project Reports >----------------------- > >The following projects have not yet submitted a report: > - Mesos > - OpenMeetings > - Perl > - TomEE > >Summaries of Submitted Project Reports >-------------------------------------- > >Accumulo > > The Apache Accumulo sorted, distributed key/value store is a robust, > scalable, high performance data storage system that features cell-based > access control and customizable server-side processing. It is based on > Google's BigTable design and is built on top of Apache Hadoop, > Zookeeper, and Thrift. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Accumulo > >ACE > > Apache ACE is a software distribution framework that allows you to > centrally manage and distribute modular software components, > configuration data and other artifacts to OSGi based and related target > systems. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/ACE > >ActiveMQ > > Apache ActiveMQ is a popular and powerful open source messaging > server. Apache ActiveMQ is fast, supports many Cross Language Clients > and Protocols, comes with easy to use Enterprise Integration Patterns > and many advanced features while fully supporting JMS 1.1 and J2EE > 1.4. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/ActiveMQ > >Airavata > > Apache Airavata is a software framework to construct, execute, and >manage > long running applications and workflows on distributed computing >resources. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Airavata > >Aries > > Apache Aries delivers a set of pluggable Java components enabling an > enterprise OSGi application programming model. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Aries > >Attic > > A quiet quarter - one ticket on helping the WS/Axis TLP retire three of > their subprojects is all the activity that has been required of the >Attic. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Attic > > Comments: > cm: please add the year too regarding last PMC/committer addition. > Thanks! > >Avro > > Apache Avro is a cross-language data serialization system. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Avro > >Axis > > The Apache Axis project is responsible for the creation and maintenance >of > software related to the Axis Web Services frameworks and subsidiary > components. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Axis > > Comments: > cm: Please list dates of last PMC/committer addition. Thanks! > >Celix > > Celix is an OSGi like implementation in C with a distinct focus on > interoperability between Java and C. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Celix > >Chukwa > > Apache Chukwa is a log collection and analysis framework for Apache >Hadoop > Clusters. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Chukwa > >Crunch > > Apache Crunch is a Java library for writing, testing, and running >MapReduce > and Spark pipelines on Apache Hadoop. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Crunch > >CXF > > Apache CXF is an open source services framework. CXF helps you build and > develop services using frontend programming APIs, like JAX-WS and > JAX-RS. These services can speak a variety of protocols such as SOAP, > XML/HTTP, RESTful HTTP, or CORBA and work over a variety of transports > such as HTTP, JMS or JBI. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/CXF > > Comments: > cm: Please list dates of last PMC/committer addition. Thanks! > >DB > > The Apache DB TLP consists of the following subprojects: > o DdlUtils : a small, easy-to-use component for working with > Database Definition (DDL) files. > o Derby : an open source relational database implemented entirely >in Java. > o JDO : focused on building the API and the TCK for compatibility > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/DB > > Comments: > rg: Please include dates of releases - thanks > >Deltacloud > > Apache Deltacloud defines a web service API for interacting with cloud > service providers and resources in those clouds in a unified manner. In > addition, it consists of a number of implementations of this API for the > most popular clouds. It also provides an implementation of DMTF CIMI, > and tools around that API to help make it more easily consumable. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Deltacloud > > Comments: > sr: The report states a problem, but doesn't state a plan to address > it. > bp: agree, needs follow up > >Directory > > The Apache Directory Project provides directory solutions entirely >written > in Java. These include a directory server, which has been certified as > LDAPv3 compliant by the Open Group (ApacheDS), Eclipse-based directory >tools > (Apache Directory Studio) and a client API that can be used to >communicate > with any directory server (Apache LDAP API). > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Directory > > Comments: > rb: I wonder if we really want to make such negative remarks about > new community members in the public minutes, particularly in the > context of trying to attract new committers. > sr: This report could have stopped at "Lucas, who was invited as a > committer in January, has proven to be a valuable member for the > project." and worked for me. Mark the rest as private? > cm: +1 to marking the rest as private. > jj: +1 > bd: +1 > >Geronimo > > Apache Geronimo is an open source server runtime that integrates the >best open > source projects to create Java/OSGi server runtimes that meet the needs >of > enterprise developers and system administrators. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Geronimo > > Comments: > rg: Please add dates of last releases - thanks > >Hadoop > > Hadoop is a set of related tools and frameworks for creating and >managing > distributed applications running on clusters of commodity computers. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Hadoop > >HBase > > HBase is a distributed column-oriented database > built on top of Hadoop Common and Hadoop HDFS > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/HBase > > Comments: > cm: Please list dates of last PMC/committer addition. Thanks!. > >Incubator > > The Apache Incubator is the entry path into the ASF for projects and >codebases > wishing to become part of the Foundation's efforts. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Incubator > >Isis > > Apache Isis is a framework to enable the creation of software using > domain-driven design principles, being an implementation of the naked > objects architectural pattern > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Isis > > Comments: > bp: some clarification on the relationship between the addons and > the project would be helpful. Are they external just for > splitting out, licensing, different community, making use of > other github features? > >James > > The Apache James Project delivers a rich set of open source modules and > libraries, written in Java, related to Internet mail which build into an > advanced enterprise mail server. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/James > >jclouds > > A cloud agnostic library that enables developers to access a variety of > supported cloud providers using one API. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/jclouds > >Jena > > Apache Jena is a Java framework for building Semantic > Web and Linked Data applications based on W3C and > community standards. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Jena > > Comments: > bp: are PMC able to continue following up TM issue, or does it need > any further action from board or other officers at this stage? > >JMeter > > The Apache JMeter desktop application is a pure Java application >designed to > load test functional behavior and measure performance. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/JMeter > > Comments: > cm: Please list dates of last PMC/committer addition. Thanks! > >JSPWiki > > JSPWiki is a Java-based wiki engine > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/JSPWiki > >Lucy > > The Apache Lucy search engine library provides full-text search for >dynamic > programming languages. It is a "loose" C port of the Apache Lucene >search > engine library for Java. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Lucy > > Comments: > cm: Please list dates of last PMC/committer addition. Thanks! > >Mahout > > Apache Mahout has implementations of a wide range of machine learning >and > data mining algorithms: clustering, classification, collaborative >filtering > and frequent pattern mining > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Mahout > > Comments: > bp: I see new committers last quarter, last PMC and release mid > 2013. Helpful to keep those dates in the report for future > reference. > cm: Please list dates of last PMC/committer addition. Thanks! > >Maven > > Apache Maven is a widely-used project build tool, targeting mainly Java > development. Apache Maven promotes the use of dependencies via a > standardized coordinate system, binary plugins, and a standard build > lifecycle. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Maven > > Comments: > sr: Does this address the external contributions quesion? > http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/index.html > hboutemy: need help to use it (grants.txt for example), and pretty > sure it will not give crystal clear result since in our case, we > have a lot of individuals, git push requests, probably some > copy/paste from some OSS libraries. > rg: If the PMC wish to ask for legal guidance then should contact > legal-discuss, legal-internal or open a legal JIRA as the > sitaution dictates. > sr: @hboutemy: you will find the people in the incubator helpful. > >MINA > > Apache MINA is a network application framework which helps users > develop high performance and high scalability network applications > easily. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/MINA > >MRUnit > > MRUnit is a Java library that helps developers unit test Apache Hadoop > MapReduce jobs. Unit testing is a technique for improving project >quality > and reducing overall costs by writing a small amount of code that can > automatically verify the software you write performs as intended. This >is > considered a best practice in software development since it helps >identify > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/MRUnit > > Comments: > rb: Please mention in future reports the dates of the last changes > to the PMC and committers. > >MyFaces > > The Apache MyFaces project is an umbrella project of the > Apache Software Foundation for projects relating to the > JavaServer Faces (JSF) technology. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/MyFaces > > Comments: > bp: unclear on TCK - assume this is the same as the stalled issue > for other projects, but isn't clear. Also, Jan report seemed to > indicate a core release would be blocked by that, but one has > happened. > rg: The Jan 2014 report says "The release of MyFaces-Core is > problematic due to an inability to acquire a JSF TCK more recent > than February 2013... we probably do not have enough expertise > to resolve how to acquire a newer TCK or how to do a release > without the TCK" > > A release of MyFaces core was made in July 2014 (i.e. after the > above report). How problematic is the TCK issue? > > VP Legal report this month indicates "No progress on the TCK > issue" (are these the same thing?) > > Is there anything we can do to help MyFaces unblock their > release? > >Nutch > > Apache Nutch is a highly extensible and scalable open source web >crawler > software project. Stemming from Apache Lucene, the project has >diversified > and now comprises two codebases, based respectively on Apache Hadoop > datastructures and Apache Gora for leveraging NoSQL databases. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Nutch > >ODE > > Apache ODE (Orchestration Director Engine) executes business processes > written following the WS-BPEL standard. It talks to web services, >sending > and receiving messages, handling data manipulation and error recovery >as > described by your process definition. It supports both long and short >living > process executions to orchestrate all the services that are part of >your > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/ODE > > Comments: > rg: Please include the date of your last release - thanks > >Onami > > Apache Onami is a project focused on the development and maintenance > of a set of Google Guice extensions not provided out of the box by the > library itself nor the Google developers team, such as integration > with 3rd part frameworks or extra functionalities. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Onami > > Comments: > rb: Your August report also states "Onami-Persist 1.0.0 has been > released". Is this a typo in the version number, or cut/pasted > from previous report? Attaching a release date to the mention of > a release would help clarify this. > cm: Please list dates of last PMC/committer addition. Thanks! > >OpenJPA > > There are no items requiring board attention at this time. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/OpenJPA > > Comments: > rb: Please mention dates when the PMC and commiters were last > modified. Also, your July report contains the identical > paragraph under 'Releases'. I assume that this is a cut/paste > error, but adding release dates would help clarify if you're > talking about the same release as before. > bp: the report is the same as in July, except that it removed two > sentences. April is not much different. It needs to be more > specific to avoid being repeated every month (e.g. what > contributors are there to monitor,). Community size/health needs > to be addressed, in addition to "development work" that is there > now - from previous reports, these haven't changed since 2010. > cm: withholding my approval - needs more detail. > >OpenOffice > > Apache OpenOffice is an open-source, office-document productivity > suite providing six productivity applications based around the > OpenDocument Format (ODF). OpenOffice is released on multiple > platforms and in dozens of languages. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/OpenOffice > > Comments: > sr: No mention of the user being banned from the mailing list? Nor > the lack of consensus between the moderators on this action? > IMO, this deserves at least a <private> mention. > cm: what happened with the user and the ADA act? > rg: Please note the extensive response to the ADA query on the board > list - in short "no further communications recieved" > bd: Is the PMC ok with the status of the custom wiki/forums > infrastructure? Is sufficient manpower available to take care of > possible emergencies? If not, the PMC might need to work with > the ASF infra team to make sure adequate help is available. > >PDFBox > > The Apache PDFBox library is an open source Java tool for working with >PDF > documents. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/PDFBox > >Rave > > Apache Rave is a widgets-based, web-and-social mashup platform. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Rave > >Shindig > > Apache Shindig is an Opensocial Reference implementation in wide use by > both social networks and enterprise software. Shindig graduated from the > Incubator in January 2010. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Shindig > > Comments: > bp: Last PMC & committer was in Jan 2014. Please list these in > future! > >Sqoop > > Apache Sqoop is a tool designed for efficiently transferring bulk data > between Apache Hadoop and structured datastores such as relational > databases. It can be used to import data from external structured > datastores into Hadoop Distributed File System or related systems like > Hive and HBase. Conversely, Sqoop can be used to extract data from > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Sqoop > >Steve > > Apache Steve is a collection of tools and programs used by the > ASF to implement the STV voting system and tallying of results. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Steve > >Storm > > Apache Storm is a distributed, fault-tolerant, and high-performance >realtime > computation system that provides strong guarantees on the processing of > data. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Storm > >Struts > > The Apache Struts MVC framework is a solution stack for creating elegant > and modern action-based Java web applications. It favors convention over > configuration, is extensible using a plugin architecture, and ships with > plugins to support REST, AJAX and JSON. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Struts > > Comments: > bp: Nice work on the site > >Tapestry > > Apache Tapestry is a Java component-based web framework that features >high > productivity, great code reuse, robust deployment, and terrific >performance. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Tapestry > >Tcl > > Apache Tcl is an umbrella for Tcl-Apache integration efforts. Current > projects are > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Tcl > >Tez > > Apache Tez is an effort to develop a generic application framework > which can be used to process arbitrarily complex DAGs of > data-processing tasks and also a re-usable set of data-processing > primitives which can be used by other projects. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Tez > >Thrift > > Thrift is a framework for providing cross-platform RPC and >serialization. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Thrift > >Tika > > What is Tika? > ========================= > Apache Tika is a dynamic toolkit for content detection, analysis, and > extraction. It allows a user to understand, and leverage information >from, a > growing a list over 1200 different file types including most of the >major > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Tika > > Comments: > cm: Tyler Palsulich added as a PMC member recently too. > >Traffic Server > > Apache Traffic Server is an HTTP proxy server and cache, similar to >Squid > and Varnish in functionality and features. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Traffic-Server > >VXQuery > > Apache VXQuery implements a parallel XML Query processor. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/VXQuery > >Web Services > > Releases within this quarter: > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Web-Services > >Wookie > > Apache Wookie develops software related to implementation of the W3C > Widgets family of specifications. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/Wookie > >ZooKeeper > > ZooKeeper is a reliable coordination service for distributed systems. > > - https://whimsy.apache.org/board/agenda/2014-10-15/ZooKeeper > > Comments: > rb: In future reports, please mention the dates on which the PMC and > committer lists were last modified. Thanks. >
