Sally the draft looks awesome! Great job everybody!! Have a good weekend
Kind regards, Alberto 2014-12-05 23:45 GMT+01:00 Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.invalid>: > Thanks, Henry! > > Bon weekend, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Henry Saputra" <henry.sapu...@gmail.com> > To: <dev@metamodel.apache.org>, "Sally Khudairi" <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "Ankit Kumar" <ak.ankitku...@gmail.com>, " > i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com" <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> > Subject: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the Incubator > Date: Fri, Dec 5, 2014 17:28 > > I like it! > > +1 > > As usual, great job Sally =) > > - Henry > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Sally Khudairi > <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > > Hi everyone --as promised, the revised draft follows. > > > > Are you (PMC) OK with two quotes from Neopost? If not, just let me know > and I'll rework. Thanks again for your patience. > > > > Please let me know when you'd like us to issue the announcement on > Tuesday. I suspect many of you are in Europe, so I can kick this out as > early as 4AM ET if needed <g> > > > > Cheers & bon weekend, > > Sally > > > > - - - > > > > DRAFT :: NOT FOR DISSEMINATION > > > > The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache™ MetaModel™ as a > Top-Level Project > > > > Dynamic, metadata-driven Open Source framework provides uniform data > access and code consolidation across various data stores. > > > > Forest Hill, MD –xx December 2014– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), > the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 200 > Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today that Apache™ > MetaModel™ has graduated from the Apache Incubator to become a Top-Level > Project (TLP), signifying that the project's community and products have > been well-governed under the ASF's meritocratic process and principles. > > > > "It's a great privilege for us to have MetaModel graduated to a Top > Level Project at Apache. It makes us proud and excited about welcoming more > people into our community of coders and users," said Kasper Sørensen, Vice > President of Apache MetaModel. "We've learned a lot about the Apache Way > since entering the Apache Incubator in July 2013." > > > > Apache MetaModel is a data access framework that provides a common > interface for the discovery, exploration, and querying of different types > of data sources. Unlike traditional mapping frameworks, MetaModel > emphasizes metadata of the data source itself and the ability to add more > data sources at runtime. MetaModel's schema model and SQL-like query API is > applicable to databases, CSV files, Excel spreadsheets, NoSQL databases, > Cloud-based business applications, and even regular Java objects. This > level of abstraction makes MetaModel great for dynamic data processing > applications, less so for applications modelled strictly around a > particular domain. > > > > MetaModel is so called as it's a model for interacting with data based > on metadata, enabling developers to go above the physical data layer and > apply their application to just about any data. > > > > "MetaModel enables you to consolidate code and consolidate data a lot > quicker than any other library out there," Sørensen explained. "In these > 'Big Data days' there's a lot of focus on performance and scalability, and > surely these topics also surround Apache MetaModel. The Big Data challenge > is not always about massive loads of data, but instead massive variation > and feeding a lot of different sources into a single application. Now to > make such an application you both need a lot of connectivity capabilities > and a lot of modelling flexibility. Those are the two aspects where Apache > MetaModel shines. We make it possible for you to build applications that > retain the complexity of your data – even if that complexity may change > over time. The trick to achieve this is to model on the metadata and not on > your assumptions." > > > > "The performance and flexibility of Apache MetaModel is a key building > block for us to improve the usability and power for the thousands of users > of DataCleaner – the leading Open Source data quality solution, supported > by Neopost," said Enno Ebels, Executive Vice President of Customer > Information Management at Neopost. > > > > "It's been a joy to follow the growth in the community and in > functionality," added Sørensen. "Over the last year we've introduced > connectivity for Apache HBase, JSON files, ElasticSearch, Apache Cassandra > and a whole lot more. It's always a great pleasure to see the excitement in > people's eyes when they realize that you can develop for these data sources > using the same API." > > > > "Apache MetaModel is the core technology used underneath our MDM > offering at Human Inference, providing us an abstraction layer above the > different database schemes we currently support, including Postgres, DB2, > Oracle, SQL Server, and ElasticSearch," said Ankit Kumar, Technical Lead at > Human Inference and Member of the Apache MetaModel Project Management > Committee. > > > > "The MetaModel query language helps us write code agnostic of the > underlying database. Within our MDM offering we have even implemented some > virtual data stores using MetaModel," said Winfried van Holland, CTO of > Neopost Customer Information Management. "These expose our data model in a > custom view for our consultants - stripping away the technical complexities > and exposing the business value in a data model that is natural for the > business people to consume." > > > > "Apache MetaModel is a key technology in Stratio Datavis, allowing us to > manage metadata and create SQL-based connectors for a bunch of data > stores," said David Morales, Big Data Architect at Stratio. "Thanks to > Apache MetaModel, Datavis users can create beautiful dashboards using their > SQL skills, instead of knowing several query languages. That's why we are > proud to be contributors of MetaModel and we will continue to collaborate > with this great project." > > > > Availability and Oversight > > As with all Apache products, Apache MetaModel software is released under > the Apache License v2.0, and is overseen by a self-selected team of active > contributors to the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) guides > the Project's day-to-day operations, including community development and > product releases. For documentation and ways to become involved with Apache > MetaModel, visit http://metamodel.apache.org and > https://twitter.com/ApacheMetaModel > > > > About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) > > Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than two > hundred leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server --the > world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's meritocratic > process known as "The Apache Way," more than 500 individual Members and > 4,500 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely available > enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: > thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; > and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring > initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, > trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization, > funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors including Budget > Direct, Citrix, Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, Google, Hortonworks, HP, > Huawei, IBM, InMotion Hosting, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft, Pivotal, > Produban, WANdisco, and Yahoo. For more information, visit > http://www.apache.org/ or follow @TheASF on Twitter. > > > > © The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache," "Apache MetaModel," > "MetaModel," ApacheCon," and the Apache MetaModel logo are trademarks of > The Apache Software Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are the > property of their respective owners. > > > > # # # > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > > To: Ankit Kumar <ak.ankitku...@gmail.com> > > Cc: "dev@metamodel.apache.org" <dev@metamodel.apache.org> > > Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014, 12:37 > > Subject: Re: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator > > > > > > > > Thanks, Ankit. > > > > An option is to utilize part of the quote, attributed to Winfried, and > another attributed to you as a PMC member. > > > > Once I get in this evening, I'll take a stab at it and forward a revised > draft. > > > > Cheers, > > Sally > > > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, > and brevity] > > > > ----- Reply message ----- > > From: "Ankit Kumar" <ak.ankitku...@gmail.com> > > To: "Sally Khudairi" <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > > Cc: "dev@metamodel.apache.org" <dev@metamodel.apache.org> > > Subject: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator > > Date: Fri, Dec 5, 2014 12:18 > > > > Hi Sally > > > > The quote is written by me so you could use my details but to add more > importance you can use details of our CTO. Both details below: > > > > Ankit Kumar - Technical Lead - Human Inference > > > > Winfried van Holland - CTO - Neopost Customer Information Management > > > > Regards > > Ankit > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 05 Dec 2014, at 16:12, Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Ankit --who is providing the quote? I need a full name, title, and > organization, please. > >> > >> > >>Thanks in advance, > >>Sally > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>________________________________ > >> From: Ankit Kumar <ak.ankitku...@gmail.com> > >>To: dev@metamodel.apache.org; Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > >>Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014, 3:55 > >>Subject: Re: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator > >> > >> > >> > >>HI Sally, > >> > >>A short quote on the use of Apache Metamodel within our MDM offering at > Human Inference. > >> > >>"Apache Metamodel is the core technology used underneath our MDM > offering at Human Inference, providing us an abstraction layer above the > different database schemes we support currently(Postgres/DB2/Oracle/SQL > Server/ElasticSearch etc). The Metamodel query language helps us write code > agnostic of the underlying database. Within our MDM offering we have even > implemented some virtual data stores using Metamodel. These expose our data > model in a custom view for our consultants - stripping away the technical > complexities and exposing the business value in a data model that is > natural for the business people to consume." > >> > >>Regards > >>Ankit > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 3:27 AM, Sally Khudairi > <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > >> > >>Hello everyone --as promised, below is the draft in-progress. > >>> > >>>Kindly note the following: > >>> > >>>1) it's somewhat quote-intensive, but I'm keeping it as-is, as Kasper's > description reads smoothly; > >>>2) I've unfortunately had to shorten David Morales's quote --it's just > a bit too long, and as the ASF is vendor-neutral, we've had to remove > product-specific aspects of testimonials > >>> > >>> > >>>I apologize for any upset or inconvenience this may cause, but I feel > it's important to manage expectations as early as possible. What you might > want to do is include the full testimonial (along with any others that come > in after we go live) on metamodel.apache.org --possibly under a "who uses > MetaModel" section, or something along those lines. > >>> > >>>I greatly appreciate your kind understanding with this. > >>> > >>>Please forward any comments/corrections/additions no later than 5PM ET > on Monday 8 December in order for us to announce the morning of 9 December. > >>> > >>>Thanking you in advance, > >>>Sally > >>> > >>>= = = > >>> > >>>DRAFT :: NOT FOR DISSEMINATION > >>> > >>>The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache™ MetaModel™ as a > Top-Level Project > >>> > >>>Dynamic, metadata-driven Open Source framework provides uniform data > access and code consolidation across various data stores. > >>> > >>>Forest Hill, MD –xx December 2014– The Apache Software Foundation > (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than > 200 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today that Apache™ > MetaModel™ has graduated from the Apache Incubator to become a Top-Level > Project (TLP), signifying that the project's community and products have > been well-governed under the ASF's meritocratic process and principles. > >>> > >>>"It's a great privilege for us to have MetaModel graduated to a Top > Level Project at Apache. It makes us proud and excited about welcoming more > people into our community of coders and users," said Kasper Sørensen, Vice > President of Apache MetaModel. "We've learned a lot about the Apache Way > since entering the Apache Incubator in July 2013." > >>> > >>>Apache MetaModel is a data access framework that provides a common > interface for the discovery, exploration, and querying of different types > of data sources. Unlike traditional mapping frameworks, MetaModel > emphasizes metadata of the data source itself and the ability to add more > data sources at runtime. MetaModel's schema model and SQL-like query API is > applicable to databases, CSV files, Excel spreadsheets, NoSQL databases, > Cloud-based business applications, and even regular Java objects. This > level of abstraction makes MetaModel great for dynamic data processing > applications, less so for applications modelled strictly around a > particular domain. > >>> > >>>MetaModel is so called as it's a model for interacting with data based > on metadata, enabling developers to go above the physical data layer and > apply their application to just about any data. > >>> > >>>"MetaModel enables you to consolidate code and consolidate data a lot > quicker than any other library out there," Sørensen explained. "In these > 'Big Data days' there's a lot of focus on performance and scalability, and > surely these topics also surround Apache MetaModel. The Big Data challenge > is not always about massive loads of data, but instead massive variation > and feeding a lot of different sources into a single application. Now to > make such an application you both need a lot of connectivity capabilities > and a lot of modelling flexibility. Those are the two aspects where Apache > MetaModel shines. We make it possible for you to build applications that > retain the complexity of your data – even if that complexity may change > over time. The trick to achieve this is to model on the metadata and not on > your assumptions." > >>> > >>>"The performance and flexibility of Apache MetaModel is a key building > block for us to improve the usability and power for the thousands of users > of DataCleaner – the leading Open Source data quality solution, supported > by Neopost," said Enno Ebels, Executive Vice President of Customer > Information Management at Neopost. > >>> > >>>"It's been a joy to follow the growth in the community and in > functionality," added Sørensen. "Over the last year we've introduced > connectivity for Apache HBase, JSON files, ElasticSearch, Apache Cassandra > and a whole lot more. It's always a great pleasure to see the excitement in > people's eyes when they realize that you can develop for these data sources > using the same API." > >>> > >>>"Apache Metamodel is a key technology in Stratio Datavis, allowing us > to manage metadata and create SQL-based connectors for a bunch of data > stores," said David Morales, Big Data Architect at Stratio. "Thanks to > Apache Metamodel, Datavis users can create beautiful dashboards using their > SQL skills, instead of knowing several query languages. That's why we are > proud to be contributors of Metamodel and we will continue to collaborate > with this great project." > >>> > >>>Availability and Oversight > >>>As with all Apache products, Apache MetaModel software is released > under the Apache License v2.0, and is overseen by a self-selected team of > active contributors to the project. A Project Management Committee (PMC) > guides the Project's day-to-day operations, including community development > and product releases. For documentation and ways to become involved with > Apache MetaModel, visit http://metamodel.apache.org and > https://twitter.com/ApacheMetaModel > >>> > >>>About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) > >>>Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than > two hundred leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server > --the world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's > meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 500 individual > Members and 4,500 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely > available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users > worldwide: thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache > License; and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, > mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user > conference, trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable > organization, funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors > including Budget Direct, Citrix, Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, Google, > Hortonworks, HP, Huawei, IBM, InMotion Hosting, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft, > Pivotal, Produban, WANdisco, and Yahoo. For more information, visit > http://www.apache.org/ or follow @TheASF on Twitter. > >>> > >>>© The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache," "Apache MetaModel," > "MetaModel," ApacheCon," and the Apache MetaModel logo are trademarks of > The Apache Software Foundation. All other brands and trademarks are the > property of their respective owners. > >>> > >>># # # > >>> > >>>[MEDIA CONTACT - SALLY] > >>> > >>> > >>>________________________________ > >>>From: Alberto Rodriguez <ardl...@gmail.com> > >>>To: Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > >>>Cc: Kasper Sørensen <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com>; " > dev@metamodel.apache.org" <dev@metamodel.apache.org> > >>>Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2014, 15:29 > >>>Subject: Re: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>See following the quote from our Big Data Architect at Stratio about > the use of MM: > >>> > >>>"Apache Metamodel is a key technology in Stratio Datavis, allowing us > to manage metadata and create SQL-based connectors for a bunch of data > stores. Thanks to Apache Metamodel, Datavis users can create beautiful > dashboards using their SQL skills, instead of knowing several query > languages. That's why we are proud to be contributors of Metamodel and we > will continue to collaborate with this great project " said David Morales, > Big Data Architect at Stratio. "Stratio Datavis is a data visualization > tool that was born to fulfill two main visualization needs: one is to > expose the real value of data regardless of where it is stored, even > regardless of its query language, but also to let the users freely discover > and communicate their ends. With Stratio Datavis, you can put together > information coming from MongoDB and MySQL, for example, or maybe compare > data in two different series each coming from Cassandra and ElasticSearch". > >>> > >>>Kind regards, > >>> > >>>Alberto > >>> > >>> > >>>2014-12-04 17:10 GMT+01:00 Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com>: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Wonderful --thanks for this! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>So let's include plan to include Alberto's quote as well as any others > who would like to provide a testimonial (not too long, please!). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>I'll incorporate and forward tonight. > >>>> > >>>>-Sally > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>________________________________ > >>>> From: Kasper Sørensen <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> > >>>>To: Alberto Rodriguez <ardl...@gmail.com> > >>>>Cc: dev@metamodel.apache.org; Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > >>>>Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2014, 11:07 > >>>> > >>>>Subject: Re: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>>>And a quote from Neopost top level management about the role MM is > playing in our project DataCleaner (www.datacleaner.org): > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>"The performance and flexibility > >>>of Apache MetaModel is a key building block for us to improve the > >>>>>usability and > >>>power for the thousands of users of DataCleaner – the leading open > source data > >>>quality > >>>>>solution, supported by Neopost." > >>>>> > >>>>> - Enno Ebels, Executive Vice President Neopost > >>>Customer Information Management/Kasper > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>2014-12-04 17:03 GMT+01:00 Kasper Sørensen < > i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com>: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Here's my draft at the stuff. Everybody please pitch in if you have > suggestions for improvements. I certainly don't want to make myself the > only judge of what goes in these points. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>-------------- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Description of the project: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Apache MetaModel is a data access framework, providing a > >>>common interface for discovery, exploration and querying of different > types of > >>>data sources. Unlike traditional mapping frameworks, MetaModel > emphasizes > >>>metadata of the data source itself and the ability to add more data > sources at > >>>runtime. With this approach we provide a schema model and a SQL-like > query API > >>>that is applicable to databases, CSV files, Excel spreadsheets, NoSQL > >>>databases, Cloud-based business applications and even regular Java > objects. This > >>>level of abstraction makes MetaModel great for dynamic data processing > >>>applications, less so for applications modelled strictly around a > particular > >>>domain. This is why we call it “MetaModel” – it’s a model for > interacting with > >>>data based on metadata – and it enabled developers to go above the > physical > >>>data layer and apply their application to just about any data. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>-------------- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Quote from the PMC chair (me): > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>It’s a great privilege for us to have MetaModel graduated to > >>>a Top Level Project at Apache. It makes us proud and excited about > welcoming > >>>more people into our community of coders and users. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>In our incubation period from July 2013 we’ve learned a lot > >>>about the Apache Way. It’s been a joy to follow the growth in the > community and > >>>in functionality. The last year we’ve introduced connectivity for > Apache HBase, > >>>JSON files, ElasticSearch, Apache Cassandra and a whole lot more. It’s > always a > >>>great pleasure to see the excitement in people’s eyes when they realize > that > >>>you can develop for these data sources using the same API. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>The thing I would emphasize about MetaModel is that it > >>>enables you to consolidate code and consolidate data a lot quicker than > any > >>>other library out there. In these ‘Big Data days’ there’s a lot of > focus on > >>>performance and scalability, and surely these topics also surround > Apache > >>>MetaModel. But in our experience the Big Data challenge is not always > about > >>>massive loads of data, but instead massive variation and feeding a lot > of > >>>different sources into a single application. Now to make such an > application > >>>you both need a lot of connectivity capabilities and a lot of modelling > >>>flexibility. Those are the two aspects where Apache MetaModel shines. > We make > >>>it possible for you to build applications that retain the complexity of > your > >>>data – even if that complexity may change over time. The trick to > achieve this is > >>>to model on the metadata and not on your assumptions. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>-------------- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>I am also working on some quote(s) from relevant people in our > organization - or rather from both Human Inference and Neopost (actually > Human Inference is a daughter company of Neopost, but MetaModel is used in > both companies by now, also out of the Human Inference context). > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Best regards, > >>>>>Kasper > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>2014-12-04 15:55 GMT+01:00 Alberto Rodriguez <ardl...@gmail.com>: > >>>>> > >>>>>Cool! I will talk to our CEO to see if he wants to explain how > Metamodel is helping out Stratio and I will also write up how we are > integrating the project in our development. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Kind regards, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Alberto > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>2014-12-04 14:32 GMT+01:00 Kasper Sørensen < > i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com>: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Alberto, I would really, really like to see that! :-) Both for the > sake of this press release, and also in general I would love to hear about > what you guys are doing with it! I think it's a great thing for us as a > community to share why we need MetaModel in our work (or other) projects. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Sally, I will start writing up the initial drafts of what you asked > for. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>2014-12-04 13:49 GMT+01:00 Alberto Rodriguez <ardl...@gmail.com>: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Hi Sally/Kasper, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>I would be more than happy to write a short paragraph stating how > we are using and applying Apache MetaModel on our current project. Let me > know if you think that this would be useful. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Kind regards, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Alberto > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>2014-12-03 22:53 GMT+01:00 Sally Khudairi > <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.invalid>: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>A quick follow-up regarding quotes: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Our TLP announcements have ranged from having single quotes (VP > of the project) to several perspectives from the PMC to multiple > endorsements from the community. [1], [2], and [3] are examples that you > might find useful. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Those organizations supporting/using MetaModel are also welcome > to issue their own standalone "hurrah, Apache MetaModel!" press release at > that time as well (we love it when multiple announcements come out to > support a podling's graduation!). We just need to make sure that we > coordinate messaging/timing/etc. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Should you decide to include supporting testimonials from the > community, you'll need to add "soliciting quotes" to your "to do" list. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>We should lock in the announcement date --we usually issue press > releases on Tuesdays, as that garners the best global media > exposure/coverage, followed by Mondays, then Wednesdays. So in this > instance, let's shoot for Tuesday 9 December, if possible. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Thanks in advance for your help. Feel fee to ping me if you need > anything! > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Warmly, > >>>>>>>>>Sally > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>[1] > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces41 > and > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces40 > >>>>>>>>>[2] > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces39 > and > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces35 > >>>>>>>>>[3] > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces34 > and > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces33 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>From: Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > >>>>>>>>>To: Kasper Sørensen <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>>>Cc: "dev@metamodel.apache.org" <dev@metamodel.apache.org>; Noah > Slater <nsla...@apache.org>; TheApacheFoundation <pr...@apache.org> > >>>>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 14:51 > >>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from > the Incubator > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Hello again, Kasper and MetaModel PMC -- > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>An example of a graduation press release is available at > http://s.apache.org/EUQ > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>To help me get the draft going for Apache MetaModel, I will need > the following: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>1) descriptor of what MetaModel is (and why is it important i.e., > the benefits) --an example of this is paragraph #2 in the above-referenced > announcement "Apache Drill is the world's first schema-free SQL query > engine that delivers real-time insights by removing the constraint of > building and maintaining schemas before data can be analyzed. Drill users > can run interactive ANSI SQL queries on complex or constantly evolving data > including JSON, Parquet, and HBase without ever worrying about schema > definitions. As a result, Drill not only enables rapid application > development on Apache Hadoop™ but also allows enterprise BI analysts to > access Hadoop in a self-service fashion." > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>2) quote from the PMC chair (I can help draft this if you're > stuck) > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>3) list of users or areas of application, preferably > highly-visible (examples of how we'd list them are at > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/date/20141021 and > https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces58 > ) > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>I'll work on the headline, boilerplates, etc. And as > metamodel.apache.org is live, that's one thing off our plate <g> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Thanks in advance for your help with this! > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Warm regards, > >>>>>>>>>Sally > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>________________________________ > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>From: Sally Khudairi <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > >>>>>>>>>To: Kasper Sørensen <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>>>Cc: dev@metamodel.apache.org; Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org>; > TheApacheFoundation <pr...@apache.org> > >>>>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 13:48 > >>>>>>>>>Subject: Re: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from > the Incubator > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Thanks, Kasper. I'll be back in the office and will forward > details within the hour. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Chat soon, > >>>>>>>>>Sally > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>[From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing > errors, and brevity] > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>----- Reply message ----- > >>>>>>>>>From: "Kasper Sørensen" <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>>>To: "Sally Khudairi" <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com> > >>>>>>>>>Cc: <dev@metamodel.apache.org>, "Noah Slater" <nsla...@apache.org>, > "TheApacheFoundation" <pr...@apache.org> > >>>>>>>>>Subject: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator > >>>>>>>>>Date: Wed, Dec 3, 2014 13:01 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Likewise! Can you let me know what you'd like from me? And maybe > you have some examples that I can look at? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>2014-12-03 17:11 GMT+01:00 Sally Khudairi < > sallykhuda...@yahoo.com>: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Perfect; thanks, Kasper. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>I look forward to working with you! > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Warm regards, > >>>>>>>>>> Sally > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>[From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing > errors, and brevity] > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>----- Reply message ----- > >>>>>>>>>>From: "Kasper Sørensen" <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>>>>To: <dev@metamodel.apache.org> > >>>>>>>>>>Cc: "Noah Slater" <nsla...@apache.org>, "TheApacheFoundation" < > pr...@apache.org> > >>>>>>>>>>Subject: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Date: Wed, Dec 3, 2014 10:29 > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>I guess I have been the guy who does most of that sorta stuff. > If anyone else wants to play a role too, I am very happy to let them take > this task, as I am also kinda busy with work these days! :-) > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>2014-12-02 18:46 GMT+01:00 Sally Khudairi > <sallykhuda...@yahoo.com.invalid>: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Thanks, Noah. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>Yes, of course: I'm happy to work with MetaModel on a press > release announcing their graduation. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>Process-wise, I will need to work a member of the PMC/team to > get the draft developed. I'd like to get this done for early next week, if > possible. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>Thanks so much, > >>>>>>>>>>>Sally > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>[From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing > errors, and brevity] > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>----- Reply message ----- > >>>>>>>>>>>From: "Noah Slater" <nsla...@apache.org> > >>>>>>>>>>>To: <dev@metamodel.apache.org>, "TheApacheFoundation" < > pr...@apache.org> > >>>>>>>>>>>Subject: [RESULT] [VOTE] Graduation of Apache MetaModel from > the Incubator > >>>>>>>>>>>Date: Tue, Dec 2, 2014 12:22 > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>Looping in Sally, who is our PR/AR/marketing person! > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>Sally, Apache MetaModel just graduated. We're a reasonably small > >>>>>>>>>>>project, but it would be nice to get the word out. At the > minimum, a > >>>>>>>>>>>blog post on the ASF blog accompanied with a tweet and a post > to the > >>>>>>>>>>>MetaModel dev@ list would be good. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>Do you think that a press release is warranted? (Do we always > do PRs > >>>>>>>>>>>for graduations?) > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>On 1 December 2014 at 18:56, Kasper Sørensen > >>>>>>>>>>><i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> The website issue is fixed and the news bullet can be seen on > the MM > >>>>>>>>>>>> website: > >>>>>>>>>>>> http://metamodel.apache.org/#news > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> But that's hardly an announcement. I think it would be cool > if we can make > >>>>>>>>>>>> a more thorough press release that would reach people who > don't keep > >>>>>>>>>>>> updated with the MM website itself. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Kasper > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> 2014-12-01 18:47 GMT+01:00 Kasper Sørensen < > i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com>: > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Noah, > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> That's a good idea. I did put up a news bullet on the > website, but seems > >>>>>>>>>>>>> infra somehow reverted the website to the "old" incubator > site. I'm in > >>>>>>>>>>>>> touch with them about why that is. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Question of ignorance from me: Where would Apache projects > typically post > >>>>>>>>>>>>> such press releases, except on their own website? > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kasper > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014-12-01 18:39 GMT+01:00 Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org>: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is someone going to prepare an announcement? Are we > planning a press > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> release? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 25 November 2014 at 18:18, Noah Slater < > nsla...@apache.org> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Fantastic. Congrats everyone! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > On 20 November 2014 at 22:33, Kasper Sørensen > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > <i.am.kasper.soren...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I got news today that the resolution has passed in the > board! Great > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> archievement everybody. Drink some champagne if you have > some :-) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Looking forward to taking Apache MetaModel further as a > TLP ! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 2014-11-18 19:22 GMT+01:00 Henry Saputra < > henry.sapu...@gmail.com>: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Hi All, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The vote has passed with ten binding +1 votes, no +0, > and no -1 votes. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> +1 votes: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Henry Saputra > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Chris Mattmann > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Ted Dunning > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Sergio Fernandez > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Jean-Louis Monteiro > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Jake Farrell > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Noah Slater > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Alan Cabrera > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Lewis McGibbney > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> * Arvind Prabhakar > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> I will ask the board to add the resolution to the > agenda of the next > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> board meeting. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Thank you all for participating in the VOTE. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Thanks! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Henry > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Henry Saputra < > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> henry.sapu...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Hi All, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > The Apache MetaModel community has wrapped up the > VOTE to propose > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > graduation from Apache incubator. The VOTE passed > with result: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > 9 binding +1s > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > zero 0s > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > zero -1s > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > (http://bit.ly/1u8n8eo) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Apache MetaModel came into ASF incubator on 2013 and > since then have > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > grown into small but active community. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > We have made several good releases with different > release managers, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > and also add new PPMC/committers [1]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > The project also has good traffic on the dev mailing > list [2]. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > We would like to propose graduation of Apache > MetaModel from ASF > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > incubator to top level project. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > [ ] +1 Graduate Apache MetaModel from the Incubator. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > [ ] +0 Don't care. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > [ ] -1 Don't graduate Apache MetaModel from the > Incubator because.. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> . > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > The VOTE will open for 72 hours (11/17/2014) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Here is the proposal for the board resolution for > graduation: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > =========== Board Resolution ========== > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Establish the Apache MetaModel Project > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the > best interests > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > of the Foundation and consistent with the > Foundation's purpose to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > establish a Project Management Committee charged with > the creation > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > maintenance of open-source software, for distribution > at no charge > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > the public, related to providing an implementation of > a > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Platform-as-a-Service Framework. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project > Management Committee > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > (PMC), to be known as the "Apache MetaModel Project", > be and hereby > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and > be it further > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > RESOLVED, that the Apache MetaModel Project be and > hereby is > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > responsible for the creation and maintenance of > software related to > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > providing an implementation of a > Platform-as-a-Service Framework; > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > be it further > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, > MetaModel" be and > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> hereby > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > is created, the person holding such office to serve > at the direction > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache > MetaModel > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Project, and to have primary responsibility for > management of the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > projects within the scope of responsibility of the > Apache MetaModel > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Project; and be it further > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below > be and hereby > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> are > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > appointed to serve as the initial members of the > Apache MetaModel > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Project: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Alberto Rodriguez <ardlema at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Ankit Kumar <ankitkumar2711 at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Arvind Prabhakar <arvind at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Henry Saputra <hsaputra at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Juan Jose van der Linden <delostilos at apache dot > org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Kasper Sørensen <kaspersor at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Matt Franklin <mfanklin at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Noah Slater <nslater at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Sameer Arora <sarora at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > * Tomasz Guzialek <tomaszguzialek at apache dot org> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Kasper > Sørensen be > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > appointed to the office of Vice President, MetaModel, > to serve in > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > accordance with and subject to the direction of the > Board of > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Directors > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, > resignation, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> retirement, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > removal or disqualification, or until a successor is > appointed; and > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> be > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > it further > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > RESOLVED, that the initial Apache MetaModel PMC be > and hereby is > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended > to encourage > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> open > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > development and increased participation in the Apache > MetaModel > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Project; and be it further > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > RESOLVED, that the Apache MetaModel Project be and > hereby is tasked > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Incubator > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > MetaModel podling; and be it further > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the > Apache > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Incubator > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > MetaModel podling encumbered upon the Apache > Incubator Project are > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > hereafter discharged. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Thanks, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > Henry > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > On behalf of Apache MetaModel incubating PPMCs > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > [1] > http://incubator.apache.org/projects/metamodel.html > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > [2] > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/metamodel-dev > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Noah Slater > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Noah Slater > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>-- > >>>>>>>>>>>Noah Slater > >>>>>>>>>>>https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> >
