To pile on top of great feedback from Julian, I'd like to add that until you have your first official release the Download button has to be taken down and replaced with 'how to build/etc.' page on the website or a wiki page.
Thanks, Roman. On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Julian Hyde <[email protected]> wrote: > The web site is great. It’ll be good enough for several months! > > Can you add a link to the mailing list. e.g. “To get involved…” > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-quickstep-dev/ > <http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-quickstep-dev/> and to > JIRA https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QUICKSTEP > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QUICKSTEP>. > > Also please add an incubation disclaimer, same as in > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QUICKSTEP-1 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QUICKSTEP-1>. > > I agree with the other things on your TODO list but let’s also add making a > release to the list. > > Can you use apache terminology (PPMC, committers, contributors) rather than > “core contributors” / “collaborators”. > > Julian > > >> On Jul 14, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Jignesh Patel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear Quickstep-pers: >> >> >> >> A bunch of comments/updates. >> >> >> >> #1: The initial project website is up at >> http://quickstep.incubator.apache.org. It is really early and still needs a >> lot of work. >> >> >> >> #2: There is now a quickstart guide in the main repo: >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-quickstep/blob/master/README.md Again >> lots of work to do, but it is a start. >> >> >> >> #3: We need a more pages/writeup to cover more of the basics, which includes >> at least a “Supported SQL surface” and additional examples. Will work on >> this as I can steal time. Volunteers are of course welcome! >> >> >> >> #4: We need to write a better developer guide; i.e. improve the intro to dev >> at https://github.com/apache/incubator-quickstep/blob/master/DEV_README.md. >> I know the code is well-commented, but we should be making it easier to >> welcome new developers. We can also provide a list of relatively simple >> projects that new developers could take on. Ideas here are welcome. >> >> >> >> #5: We need a guide for the developer community governance. Below is a >> starting point. >> >> >> >> As usual comments welcome! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jignesh >> >> >> >> Quickstep is a data platform that is written in C++ and uses advanced C++ >> techniques including template meta-programming and various abstractions to >> balance high-performance with extensibility. Thus, a good grasp over C++ >> concepts is essential for a Quickstep developer. >> >> >> >> Quickstep has a set of core contributors who are collectively the stewards >> of the project. In addition, there is a set of general contributors who >> contribute individual changes. The initial list of core and general >> contributors is listed below. >> >> >> >> Core contributors can close pull requests, except pull requests that they >> have created (which must be examined and closed by another core >> contributor). Anyone can open a pull request and once a pull request has >> been accepted that committer becomes part of the general contributors group. >> >> >> >> A general contributor can become a core contributor by getting support from >> at least two core contributors. It is expected that a general contributor >> will have demonstrated proficiency in understanding and working with the >> core engine to become part of the core contributors group. >> >> >> >> To maintain membership in the core contributors group, the contributor must >> be active in the project in the preceding 6-month period. Membership of the >> core contributors is examined and determined bi-annually by the Apache >> Quickstep PPMC. >> >> >> >> Core Contributors (as of July 14, 2016): >> >> · Jignesh M. Patel >> >> · Harshad Deshmukh >> >> · Jianqiao Zhu >> >> · Zuyu Zhang >> >> · Marc Spehlmann >> >> · Saket Saurabh >> >> · Hakan Memisoglu >> >> · Rogers Jeffrey Leo John >> >> · Navneet Potti >> >> >> >> Core Collaborators (as of June 18, 2016): >> >> · Adalbert Gerald Soosai Raj >> >> · Siddharth Suresh >> >> · Rathijit Sen >> >> · Craig Chasseur >> >> · Yinan Li >> >> · Qiang Zeng >> >> · Shoban Chandrabose >> >> · Roman Shaposhnik >> >> · Julian Hyde >> >> · Jesse Zhang >> >> >> >
