Robert: Thanks for bringing this up — a push in the right direction is much needed, and appreciated. See answers inline.
Other Optiq regulars: There are quite a few tasks to be completed during incubation, as we set up the project and prove that we can function as a meritocracy. We need your help! If you want to get more involved, now is the time. On Jun 13, 2014, at 2:48 PM, Robert Metzger <[email protected]> wrote: > what's the status of Optiq's way into the Apache Incubator? > I'm a bit under the impression that not much happened lately. Since I'm > currently went (or still going) through that process with Apache Flink > (formerly Stratosphere), I'm willing to help here a bit. > > As far as I can see, the mailing lists have been created. > For the git repository, it seems that the INFRA team is waiting for the IP > clearance: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-7776 You are correct. IP clearance is the main blocker right now. > Is there anything planned regarding IP clearance? > I think that Optiq is a project that consists mainly of individual > contributions. But I'm not sure about the other code-bases it contains > (eigenbase for example). I think we need advise from the mentors here. Eigenbase is the biggest tranche of code. I am working with the Eigenbase IP owner to get an SGA. The second largest tranche of code is the stuff I’ve added to Optiq personally. I have filled out a CLA. I don’t know whether I need to fill out an SGA. For the other contributors to Optiq, I have been checking whether they have filled out CLAs (and if they are employees, whether their companies have filled out CCLAs). Several contributors have received emails from me over the last few days. The good news is that several contributors have already filled out CLAs/CCLAs, because they are already Apache committers/contributors. http://people.apache.org/committer-index.html Did your mentors say that we need CLAs from people who, say, contributed 5 lines of code two years ago? > Other steps that we should initiate soon: > - Open a name-search issue here: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH > - Request JIRA (if the project wants that) from INFRA. > - Request a website. Therefore, the project has to decide what technology > to use. This document should give an overview over the options: > http://www.apache.org/dev/cms.html (I can also try to answer questions to > the extend I understood the available options) I’ve not started on any of those. > If you're giving me a go, I'm willing to open an issue for the namesearch > and request a JIRA instance. Yes, please do those. Other regulars: I need someone to to look over the technologies, and also come up with ideas about the content of the web site. Would anyone like to do this? Julian
