+1(non binding) Thanks Suma
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:23 PM, Venkat Ranganathan < vranganat...@hortonworks.com> wrote: > +1 (non binding) > > Minor nit: Please update my email address to venkatran...@apache.org > > Thanks > > Venkat > > > > On 5/1/15, 12:26 AM, "Seetharam Venkatesh" <venkat...@innerzeal.com> > wrote: > > >Hello folks, > > > >Following the discussion earlier in the thread: http://s.apache.org/r2 > > > >I would like to call a VOTE for accepting Apache Atlas as a new incubator > >project. > > > >The proposal is available at: > >https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/AtlasProposal > >Also, the text of the latest wiki proposal is included at the bottom of > >this email. > > > >The VOTE is open for at least the next 72 hours: > > > > [ ] +1 accept Apache Atlas into the Apache Incubator > > [ ] ±0 Abstain > > [ ] -1 because... > > > >Of course I am +1! (non-binding) > > > >Thanks! > > > > > >= Apache Atlas Proposal = > > > >== Abstract == > > > >Apache Atlas is a scalable and extensible set of core foundational > >governance services that enables enterprises to effectively and > efficiently > >meet their compliance requirements within Hadoop and allows integration > >with the complete enterprise data ecosystem. > > > >== Proposal == > > > >Apache Atlas allows agnostic governance visibility into Hadoop, these > >abilities are enabled through a set of core foundational services powered > >by a flexible metadata repository. > > > >These services include: > > > > * Search and Lineage for datasets > > * Metadata driven data access control > > * Indexed and Searchable Centralized Auditing operational Events > > * Data lifecycle management – ingestion to disposition > > * Metadata interchange with other metadata tools > > > >== Background == > > > >Hadoop is one of many platforms in the modern enterprise data ecosystem > and > >requires governance controls commensurate with this reality. > > > >Currently, there is no easy or complete way to provide comprehensive > >visibility and control into Hadoop audit, lineage, and security for > >workflows that require Hadoop and non-Hadoop processing. > > > >Many solutions are usually point based, and require a monolithic > >application workflow. Multi-tenancy and concurrency are problematic as > >these offerings are not aware of activity outside of their narrow focus. > > > >As Hadoop gains greater popularity, governance concerns will become > >increasingly vital to increasing maturity and furthering adoption. It is a > >particular barrier to expanding enterprise data under management. > > > >== Rationale == > > > >Atlas will address issues previously discussed by providing governance > >capabilities in Hadoop -- using both a prescriptive and forensic model > >enriched by business taxonomical metadata. Atlas, at its core, is > >designed to exchange metadata with other tools and processes within and > >outside of the Hadoop stack -- enable governance controls that are truly > >platform agnostic and effectively (and defensibly) address compliance > >concerns. > > > >Initially working with a group of leading partners in several industries, > >Atlas is built to solve specific real world governance problems that > >accelerate product maturity and time to value. > > > >Atlas aims to grow a community to help build a widely adopted pattern for > >governance, metadata modeling and exchange in Hadoop – which will advance > >the interests for the whole community. > > > >== Current Status == > > > >An initial version with a valuable set of features is developed by the > list > >of initial committers and is hosted on github. > > > >=== Meritocracy === > > > >Our intent with this proposal is to start building a diverse developer > >community around Atlas following the Apache meritocracy model. We have > >wanted to make the project open source and encourage contributors from > >multiple organizations from the start. > > > >We plan to provide plenty of support to new developers and to quickly > >recruit those who make solid contributions to committer status. > > > >=== Community === > > > >We are happy to report that the initial team already represents multiple > >organizations. We hope to extend the user and developer base further in > the > >future and build a solid open source community around Atlas. > > > >=== Core Developers === > > > >Atlas development is currently being led by engineers from Hortonworks – > >Harish Butani, Venkatesh Seetharam, Shwetha G S, and Jon Maron. All the > >engineers have deep expertise in Hadoop and are quite familiar with the > >Hadoop Ecosystem. > > > >=== Alignment === > > > >The ASF is a natural host for Atlas given that it is already the home of > >Hadoop, Falcon, Hive, Pig, Oozie, Knox, Ranger, and other emerging “big > >data” software projects. > > > >Atlas has been designed to solve the data governance challenges and > >opportunities of the Hadoop ecosystem family of products as well as > >integration to the tradition Enterprise Data ecosystem. > > > >Atlas fills the gap that the Hadoop Ecosystem has been lacking in the > areas > >of data governance and compliance management. > > > >== Known Risks == > > > >=== Orphaned products & Reliance on Salaried Developers === > >The core developers plan to work full time on the project. There is very > >little risk of Atlas getting orphaned. A prototype of Atlas is in use and > >being actively developed by several companies and have vested interest in > >its continued vitality and adoption. > > > >=== Inexperience with Open Source === > >Many of the core developers are PMC and committers of Apache. Harish > Butani > >is PMC Apache Hive, Venkatesh Seetharam is PMC on Apache Falcon and Apache > >Knox, Shwetha GS is PMC on Apache Falcon and Apache Oozie committer. > > > >=== Homogeneous Developers === > >The current core developers are from diverse set of organizations such as > >Hortonworks, Aetna, JPMC, Merck, SAS, Schlumberger and Target. We expect > to > >quickly establish a > >developer community that includes contributors from additional > >organizations post incubation. > > > >=== Reliance on Salaried Developers === > >Currently, most developers are paid to do work on Atlas but few are > >contributing in their spare time. However, once the project has a > >community built around it post incubation, we expect to get additional > >committers and developers from outside the current core developers. > > > >=== Relationships with Other Apache Products === > >Atlas is going to be used by the users of Apache Hadoop and the Hadoop > >ecosystem in general – particularly with Apache Falcon and Apache Ranger > >for rationalizing data lifecycle and security policies respectively. > > > >=== A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > >While we respect the reputation of the Apache brand and have no doubts > that > >it will attract contributors and users, our interest is primarily to give > >Atlas a solid home as an open source project following an established > >development model. We have also given reasons in the Rationale and > >Alignment sections. > > > >== Documentation == > >http://people.apache.org/~venkatesh/atlas/ > > > >== Initial Source == > >The source is currently hosted at: > >http://people.apache.org/~venkatesh/atlas/ > > > >== Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > >The complete Atlas code is under Apache Software License 2. > > > >== External Dependencies == > >The dependencies all have Apache compatible licenses. These include BSD, > >MIT licensed dependencies. > > > >== Cryptography == > >None > > > >== Required Resources == > > > >=== Mailing lists === > > > > * atlas-dev AT incubator DOT apache DOT org > > * atlas-commits AT incubator DOT apache DOT org > > * atlas-private AT incubator DOT apache DOT org > > > >=== Subversion Directory === > >Git is the preferred source control system: git://git.apache.org/atlas > > > >=== Issue Tracking === > >JIRA Atlas > > > >== Initial Committers == > > > > * Venkatesh Seetharam (venkatesh AT apache DOT org) > > * Harish Butani (rhbutani AT apache DOT org) > > * Shwetha Shivalingamurthy (shwethags AT apache DOT org) > > * Jon Maron (jmaron AT hortonworks DOT com) > > * Andrew Ahn (aahn AT hortonworks DOT com) > > * David Kaspar (david DOT kaspar AT merck DOT com) > > * Ivo Lasek (ivo DOT lasek AT merck DOT com) > > * Dennis Fusaro (fusarod AT aetna DOT com) > > * Chris Hyzer (hyzerc AT aetna DOT com) > > * Daniel Markwat (markwatd AT aetna DOT com) > > * Greg Senia (seniag AT aetna DOT com) > > * James Vollmer (james DOT vollmer AT target DOT com) > > * Aaron Dossett (aaron DOT dossett AT target DOT com) > > * Mitch Schussler(Mitch DOT Schussler AT jpmorgan DOT com) > > * Viswanath Avasarala (VAvasarala AT SLB dot com) > > * Anil Varma (AVarma AT SLB dot com) > > * Barbara Stortz (Barbara DOT stortz AT sap DOT com) > > * Srikanth Sundarrajan (sriksun AT apache DOT org) > > * Suresh Srinivas (suresh AT hortonworks DOT org) > > * Venkat Ranganathan (vranganathan AT hortonworks DOT com) > > > >== Affiliations == > > > > * Venkatesh Seetharam (Hortonworks) > > * Harish Butani (Hortonworks) > > * Swetha Shivalingamurthy (Hortonworks) > > * Jon Maron (Hortonworks) > > * Andrew Ahn (Hortonworks) > > * David Kasper (Merck) > > * Ivo Lasek (Merck) > > * Dennis Fusaro (Aetna) > > * Chris Hyzer (Aetna) > > * Daniel Markwat (Aetna) > > * Greg Senia (Aetna) > > * James Vollmer (Target) > > * Aaron Dossett (Target) > > * Schussler, Mitch (JPMC) > > * Viswanath Avasarala (Schlumberger) > > * Anil Varma (Schlumberger) > > * Barbara Stortz (SAP) > > * Srikanth Sundarrajan (InMobi) > > * Suresh Srinivas (Hortonworks) > > * Venkat Ranganathan (Hortonworks) > > > >== Sponsors == > > > >=== Champion === > > * Jitendra Nath Pandey (jitendra AT apache DOT org) > > > >=== Nominated Mentors === > > * Arun Murthy (acmurthy AT apache DOT org) > > * Chris Douglas (cdouglas AT apache DOT org) > > * Jakob Homan (jghoman AT apache DOT org) > > * Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli (vinodkv AT apache DOT org) > > > >=== Sponsoring Entity === > >Incubator PMC > > > >-- > >Regards, > >Venkatesh > > > >“Perfection (in design) is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, > >but rather when there is nothing more to take away.” > >- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry >
