Submitted. Mentors - please review. Thanks! On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Suneel Marthi <suneel.mar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> +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 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > >
