Hi Antoine, Thank you for pointing this out. I agree with your concern.
My intention was not to make decisions during sync calls and only report them afterward. I understand that for a foundational design such as a new Parquet footer, the mailing list should be the primary place where design discussions, trade-offs, objections, and decisions happen, so that everyone can participate asynchronously. I will make sure that any sync calls are used only for clarification, gathering input, and brainstorming, and that no binding decisions are made there. For anything substantial, I will summarize the discussion on the mailing list, raise the concrete proposal there, and leave enough time for feedback before considering a decision. Thanks for the reminder! To clarify the agenda for next sync session: last time, we proposed establishing a set of footer examples that perform poorly under the current spec. These examples would serve as evaluation cases for the new footer design. In the upcoming session, we will review the proposed footer examples and brainstorm additional scenarios or ideas. After that, we will bring the summary, examples, and open questions to the official mailing list for review and further input from the community. I hope this addresses your concerns. Best, Jiayi Antoine Pitrou <[email protected]> 于2026年6月9日周二 16:23写道： > > Hello Jiayi, > > Le 09/06/2026 à 11:24, Jiayi Wang a écrit : > > > > Please note that all decisions will be communicated publicly via the > > mailing list, and I will also keep the mailing list updated on progress. > > This is good, but I don't think it's sufficient. > > The "Apache Way" stresses Open Communications: > > """as a virtual organization, the ASF requires all communications > related to code and decision-making to be publicly accessible to ensure > asynchronous collaboration, as necessitated by a globally-distributed > community.""" > > (from https://www.apache.org/theapacheway/) > > Making decisions during sync video calls does not allow for asynchronous > collaboration. Designing a new Parquet footer is foundational for the > project, we should not skimp on proper collaboration practices. > > Regards > > Antoine. > > >
