Hi All, The PPMCs, in agreement from mentors, have agreed to propose for graduation from Apache incubator.
Apache MetaModel come 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 committers [1]. The project also has good traffic on the dev mailing list [2]. There have been many JIRA resolved [3] and also been working on expanding collaboration work with other ASF projects. We would like to propose graduation of Apache MetaModel from ASF incubator to top level project. Here is the proposal of 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. The VOTE will open for 72 hours. 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 [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/METAMODEL-91?jql=project%20%3D%20METAMODEL%20aND%20status%20!%3D%20open PS: My Vote is: +1 (binding)
