I was not saying to stop it but Daniel needs to send request to private@ list make sure he is part of IPMCs.
- Henry On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:48 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Henry Saputra <henry.sapu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Daniel, >> >> Small formality, as I remember champion has to be member of IPMC in >> which you are not. >> Since you are a member of ASF, you can just send email to >> private@incubator.a.o to be added as member of IPMC. > > > I agree we need formalities to be in order, but in this case its really > only paperwork, so lets not stop the process for the project. > > just my opinion. > rgds > jan i > >> >> - Henry >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Daniel Dai <dai...@gmail.com >> <javascript:;>> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I would like to propose SAMOA as an Apache Incubator project. >> > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SAMOAProposal >> > >> > I've posted posted the text of the proposal below: >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Daniel >> > >> > = SAMOA = >> > == Abstract == >> > SAMOA is an an open-source platform for mining big data streams. >> > >> > == Proposal == >> > SAMOA provides a collection of distributed streaming algorithms for the >> > most common data mining and machine learning tasks such as >> classification, >> > clustering, and regression, as well as programming abstractions to >> develop >> > new algorithms that run on top of distributed stream processing engines >> > (DSPEs). It features a pluggable architecture that allows it to run on >> > several DSPEs such as Apache Storm, Apache S4, and Apache Samza. >> > >> > == Background == >> > Hadoop and its ecosystem have changed the way data are processed by >> > allowing to push algorithms to unprecedented scale. As an example, Mahout >> > allows to run data mining and machine learning algorithms on very large >> > datasets. However, Hadoop and Mahout are not suited to handle streaming >> > data. Simply put, the goal of SAMOA is to provide a streaming counterpart >> > to Mahout. >> > >> > == Rationale == >> > SAMOA aims to fill the current gap in tools for mining large scale >> streams. >> > Many organizations can benefit from a scalable stream mining platform >> > system such as SAMOA. >> > >> > SAMOA is a natural fit for the Apache Software Foundation. It is licensed >> > under the ASL v2.0. It already interoperates with several existing Apache >> > projects such as Storm, S4, and Samza. Furthermore, it is complementary >> to >> > existing Apache projects such as Mahout. The initial committers are >> > familiar with the Apache process and subscribes to the Apache mission. >> > Indeed, the team includes multiple Apache committers. Finally, joining >> > Apache will help coordinate the development effort of the growing number >> of >> > organizations which contribute to SAMOA. >> > >> > == Initial Goals == >> > * Move the existing codebase to Apache >> > * Integrate with the Apache development process >> > * Incremental development and releases per Apache guidelines >> > >> > == Current Status == >> > SAMOA started as a research project at Yahoo Labs in 2013 and was >> > open-sourced in October the same year. It has been under development on >> > Yahoo's public GitHub repository since being open-sourced. It has >> undergone >> > two releases (0.1, 0.2). >> > >> > === Meritocracy === >> > The SAMOA project already operates on meritocratic principles. Today, >> SAMOA >> > has several developers and has accepted multiple patches from outside of >> > Yahoo Labs. However, our intent with this incubator proposal is to start >> > building a more diverse developer community around SAMOA that follows the >> > Apache meritocracy model. We will identify all committers and PPMC >> members >> > for the project operating under the ASF meritocratic principles. We plan >> to >> > continue support for new contributors and work with those who contribute >> > significantly to the project to make them committers. >> > >> > === Community === >> > SAMOA is currently being used internally at Yahoo. Acceptance into the >> > Apache foundation would bolster the existing user and developer community >> > around SAMOA. That community includes contributors from several >> > institutions, active mostly on GitHub's pages. SAMOA has been starred >> more >> > than 300 times and forked more than 50 times on GitHub as of November >> 2014. >> > >> > === Core Developers === >> > The core developers are a diverse group, many of which already very >> > experienced with open source. There are two existing Apache committers, >> > along with people from various companies and universities. >> > >> > === Alignment === >> > The ASF is the natural choice to host SAMOA. First, its goal of >> encouraging >> > community-driven open-source projects fits with our vision for SAMOA. >> > Additionally, many other projects that SAMOA is based on, such as Apache >> > Storm, S4, Samza, and HDFS, are hosted by the ASF. Close proximity of >> SAMOA >> > to these projects within the ASF will provide mutual benefit. >> > >> > == Known Risks == >> > === Orphaned Products === >> > Given the current level of investment in SAMOA the risk of the project >> > being abandoned is minimal. There are several constituents who are highly >> > incentivized to continue development, and Yahoo Labs relies on SAMOA as a >> > platform for a large number of long-term research projects. However, the >> > small number of initial committers might be a concern. We plan to address >> > this issue during incubation by growing the community and the number of >> > committers. >> > >> > === Inexperience with Open Source === >> > SAMOA has existed as a healthy open source project for one year. During >> > this time, we have curated an open-source community successfully, >> > attracting developers from a diverse group of universities and companies >> > including Huawei, Yahoo, University of Porto, and Universitat Politecnica >> > de Catalunya. >> > >> > Gianmarco is a committer for Apache Pig, Matthieu for Apache S4. Albert >> is >> > one of the lead developers of MOA, an open-source tool for streaming >> > machine learning. >> > >> > === Homogenous Developers === >> > The initial list of committers includes developers from several >> > institutions, both academic and industrial. The committers are >> > geographically distributed across Europe, America, and Asia. >> > >> > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === >> > Like most open source projects, SAMOA receives a substantial support from >> > salaried developers. In addition, those working from within corporations >> > often devote “after hours” or spare time in the project - and these come >> > from several organizations. We will work to ensure the ability for the >> > project to continuously be stewarded and to proceed forward independently >> > of salaried developers. >> > >> > === Relationship with Other Apache Products === >> > SAMOA interoperates with several existing Apache project, mainly by using >> > them as stream processing engines: Apache Storm, Apache S4, and Apache >> > Samza. It also uses several other Apache components, including Apache >> Maven >> > and several Apache Commons libraries. >> > >> > === A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === >> > SAMOA is already a healthy and relatively well known open source project. >> > This proposal is not for the purpose of generating publicity. Rather, the >> > primary benefits to joining Apache are those outlined in the Rationale >> > section. We are more interested in establishing a strong community that >> can >> > drive the project independently of Yahoo. >> > >> > == Documentation == >> > The reader will find these websites relevant: >> > >> > * SAMOA website: http://samoa-project.net/ >> > * SAMOA documentation: https://github.com/yahoo/samoa/wiki/ >> > * Issue tracking: https://github.com/yahoo/samoa/issues >> > * Codebase: https://github.com/yahoo/samoa >> > * User group: http://groups.google.com/group/samoa-user >> > >> > == Initial Source == >> > The SAMOA codebase is currently hosted on GitHub: >> > https://github.com/yahoo/samoa. This is the exact codebase that we would >> > migrate to the Apache foundation. >> > >> > == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == >> > Currently, the SAMOA codebase is distributed under an Apache license >> v2.0. >> > The vast majority of code has copyright held by Yahoo. Upon entering the >> > Incubator, Yahoo will grant a license to the Apache foundation. In >> certain >> > cases where individuals or organizations hold copyright, we will ensure >> > they grant a license to the Apache foundation. Going forward, all commits >> > will be licensed directly to the Apache foundation through our signed >> > Individual Contributor License Agreements for all committers on the >> project. >> > >> > == Cryptography == >> > We do not expect SAMOA to be a controlled export item due to the use of >> > encryption. >> > >> > == External Dependencies == >> > To the best of our knowledge, all dependencies of SAMOA are distributed >> > under Apache compatible licenses. Upon acceptance to the incubator, we >> > would begin a thorough analysis of all transitive dependencies to verify >> > this fact and introduce license checking into the build and release >> process >> > (for instance integrating Apache Rat). >> > >> > == Required Resources == >> > === Mailing Lists === >> > We will migrate the existing SAMOA mailing lists as follows: >> > >> > * samoa-users@googlegroups --> us...@samoa.incubator.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> > * samoa-developers@googlegroups --> d...@samoa.incubator.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> > >> > SAMOA commits are hosted on GitHub, so we would request the following >> > mailing list: >> > >> > * comm...@samoa.incubator.apache.org <javascript:;> >> > >> > We would also request the following mailing list: >> > >> > * priv...@samoa.incubator.apache.org <javascript:;> (with moderated >> subscription) >> > >> > === Source control === >> > The SAMOA team would like to use Git for source control, due to our >> current >> > use of Git. We request a writeable Git repo for SAMOA, and mirroring to >> be >> > set up to GitHub through INFRA. >> > >> > * https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-samoa.git >> > >> > === Issue Tracking === >> > SAMOA currently uses GitHub for issue tracking. We will migrate to the >> > Apache JIRA instance. http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SAMOA >> > >> > == Initial Committers & Affiliations == >> > * Albert Bifet, Huawei, <abifet at waikato dot ac dot nz> >> > * Gianmarco De Francisci Morales, Yahoo Labs, <gdfm at apache dot org> >> > * Nicolas Kourtellis, Yahoo Labs, <nkourtellis at gmail dot com> >> > * Matthieu Morel, Yahoo Labs, <mmorel at apache dot org> >> > * Arinto Murdopo, Living Analytics Research Centre, <arintom at smu dot >> edu >> > dot sg> >> > * Olivier Van Laere, BlueShift Labs, <olivier at getblueshift dot com> >> > >> > == Sponsors == >> > === Champion === >> > * Daniel Dai <daijy at apache dot org> >> > >> > === Nominated Mentors === >> > * Alan Gates <gates at apache dot org> >> > * Ted Dunning <tdunning at apache dot org> >> > * Ashutosh Chauhan <hashutosh at apache dot org> >> > * Enis Soztutar <enis at apache dot org> >> > >> > === Sponsoring Entity === >> > The Apache Incubator >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> <javascript:;> >> >> > > -- > Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
