Thanks for that feedback. That is very useful. Let me ask the question in the opposite fashion - what is the major roadblock that is keeping you from participating more? If it is still the docs and links that is OK, but if those were fixed would you then be able to contribute?
Ralph On May 24, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Arun C Murthy wrote: > Having seen how Apache Hadoop has progressed, I'd say things like docs, > site-maintenence etc. are critical (though, I'd be the last to claim Hadoop > is a shining example). > > If I land up at https://cwiki.apache.org/FLUME/ lots of links (including Dev > guides, arch docs etc.) lead straight to cloudera.com/org links which doesn't > help. It also leads to _perception_ (whether it's deserved or not) that this > is oriented towards one employer and user questions like > http://s.apache.org/33t. > > #my2c > > Arun > > On May 24, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Eric Sammer wrote: > >> Flume'ers: >> >> Flume has been progressing wonderfully as an ASF Incubator project lately >> in terms of community activity, code, releases, and even docs (gasp!). One >> of the requirements for graduation (to a top level project, or TLP) is >> committer diversity. In other words, committers should come from a variety >> of backgrounds and, specifically, not from a single employer. We happen to >> have a large number of Cloudera employees, mostly because that's where >> Flume came from, historically. The discussion I wanted to start with >> everyone was, what, if anything, can we do to help folks dive into Flume >> and begin contributing[1]? >> >> Thanks! >> >> [1] Remember that contributions come in forms other than code (docs, site >> maintenance / design / logos, testing) although code is fantastic! >> -- >> Eric Sammer >> twitter: esammer >> data: www.cloudera.com > > -- > Arun C. Murthy > Hortonworks Inc. > http://hortonworks.com/ > >
