I don't think its mandatory to list 3 issues - definitely #3 and #1 need to be flipped.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Ellison Anne Williams < eawilli...@apache.org> wrote: > Points well taken. > > In terms of issues to address towards graduation, we can remove #2 and flip > #1 and #3. Do we have to have three? If so, any suggestions for an > appropriate third item? > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:40 PM, Tim Ellison <t.p.elli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On 30 August 2016 at 17:50, Ellison Anne Williams <eawilli...@apache.org > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Mentors, > > > > > > Can you please review the following draft Pirk podling report for > > > September? I will post it on the incubator report wiki once everyone is > > > happy with it. > > > > > > (This time, I will make sure not to touch anyone's sign off box on the > > wiki > > > :)) > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Ellison Anne > > > > > > ********** > > > > > > Pirk > > > > > > Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval (PIR). > > > > > > Pirk has been incubating since 2016-06-17. The initial code for Pirk > was > > > granted on 2016-07-11. > > > > > > Three most important issues to address in the move towards graduation: > > > > > > 1. Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for > > > dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache > > > development process. > > > > > > 2. Establish a process which allows different release cycles for the > > core > > > framework, extensions/adaptors, and additional algorithms. > > > > > > 3. Grow the community to establish diversity of background and > > expertise. > > > > > > > I think those issues are fair, but I wouldn't necessarily put them in > that > > order. > > > > The project release process is evolving well, I don't see any major > issues > > there and it will get easier and better as more are done. Having > different > > release cycles for different aspects of the project may well be > desirable, > > but I don't really see it as a graduation issue. > > > > Growing the user and development community is definitely a key goal for > > Pirk graduation. Personally, I'd move that further up the list. We can > > discuss ideas for achieving that too. > > > > Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be > > > aware of? > > > > > > None. > > > > > > How has the community developed since the last report? > > > > > > We have officially welcomed two new committers (Tim Ellison and Suneel > > > Marthi). > > > > > > I think it would be appropriate to mention in the report that Suneel and > I > > are mentors. There is still an open opportunity to invite new developers > > to be committers and broaden the community diversity. > > > > > > > The mailing list activity, pull requests, and page views to the > > > Apache Pirk website (via Google Analytics) have also greatly increased > > > since the last report. > > > > > > How has the project developed since the last report? > > > > > > The project completed it's first release, 0.1.0-incubating, since the > > last > > > report. Additionally, the project has ensured that all dependencies are > > > compliant with the Apache License version 2.0 and that all code and > > > documentation artifacts have the correct Apache licensing markings and > > > notice. The project has also undertaken a refactor of some of the > initial > > > packages and provided initial streaming implementations. > > > > > > Date of last release: > > > > > > August 29, 2016 > > > > > > When were the last committers or PMC members elected? > > > > > > Pirk elected two new committers (Tim Ellison and Suneel Marthi) on > August > > > 18, 2016. > > > > > > > Regards, > > Tim > > >
