On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Henry Saputra <henry.sapu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was not saying to stop it but Daniel needs to send request to > private@ list make sure he is part of IPMCs. Agreed, sorry if my wording sounded differently. rgds jan i > > - Henry > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:48 PM, jan i <j...@apache.org <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Henry Saputra <henry.sapu...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > > 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:;> > >> <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:;> > >> <javascript:;> > >> > * samoa-developers@googlegroups --> d...@samoa.incubator.apache.org > <javascript:;> > >> <javascript:;> > >> > > >> > SAMOA commits are hosted on GitHub, so we would request the following > >> > mailing list: > >> > > >> > * comm...@samoa.incubator.apache.org <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > >> > > >> > We would also request the following mailing list: > >> > > >> > * priv...@samoa.incubator.apache.org <javascript:;> <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:;> > >> <javascript:;> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > <javascript:;> > >> <javascript:;> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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.
