+1 On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Ellison Anne Williams <eawilli...@apache.org > wrote:
> I will make the changes discussed above, and replace the goal of different > release cycles with a goal to improve the user documentation and examples > in the codebase and on the website (I think that we can all cheer for that > one!) > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 6:56 PM, Josh Elser <els...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Agreed on these points. Happy to help out in brainstorming too (community > > growth is super hard) > > > > +1 on the report (I don't read the numbered points in order of > importance, > > just the three biggest points) > > > > Thanks for putting this together without prodding! > > > > > > Suneel Marthi wrote: > > > >> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >> >
