+1 (non-binding) Thanks Naresh Agarwal
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Bruno Mahé <br...@bmahe.net> wrote: > +1 (non-binding) > > On 01/16/2016 12:12 PM, Hadrian Zbarcea wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> The iota proposal [1] (initially Tempo) was proposed about 6 weeks ago. >> >> Because of the naming conflict that would have likely required to change >> name at graduation, the project name was changed to "Apache iota" (the >> greek letter), which resonates better with the IoT field the project >> targets and passed a summary podling name search. >> >> The code was made available in December for our review and answers on the >> general@ list have been answered. >> >> We think it's time to move to the next step, a formal vote. Therefore... >> >> Please cast your vote to: >> [] +1 - accept Apache iota as a new incubating project >> [] 0 - not sure >> [] -1 - do not accept the Apache iota project (because: ...) >> >> Thanks, >> Hadrian >> >> >> [1] https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/IotaProposal >> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota >> >> >> --------------------- >> >> iota Proposal >> >> Abstract >> >> The Apache Foundation has been very successful in bringing together key >> software components that have enabled people to interact with each other >> via a variety of content platforms and it will no doubt continue to do so. >> At the same time modern society is becoming increasingly dependent on >> devices that interact with each other and with people. The amount of data >> that will be produced by devices will be orders of magnitude greater than >> what has been produced by humans in the past. In addition, the >> orchestration of devices and people will be an important area of growth for >> the foreseeable future. This new dynamic will eventually become manifest in >> a growing number of Apache projects that enable this to occur. Our wish is >> to contribute to this movement by contributing the iota system to the Open >> Source Community via the Apache Foundation. Apache iota is an open platform >> to interconnect any and all devices, sensors, people, and applications, >> henceforth referred to as points, through a scalable, secure, and modular >> architecture, enabling applications to generate analysis, create actions >> and/or add intelligence to their behaviors and patterns. >> >> Proposal >> >> Perhaps you are a homeowner configuring the interaction between your >> family and all the smart devices in your home. Or you might be a global >> company orchestrating millions of devices and people across different >> continents. Either way you face the same fundamental problem; namely, how >> do you manage many points in a secure robust and meaningful manner? Apache >> iota is an open source software system that enables homeowners and global >> companies to download a software system that provides secure and robust >> orchestration. >> >> The iota system consists of a variety of components: >> >> A basic but extensible desktop >> An extensible mechanism for capturing data from a variety of sources >> A set of translators that feed the data capture mechanism and a framework >> for the development of additional translators >> A secure means of moving data using digital envelopes based on symmetric >> and asymmetric encryption and decryption via Apache Kafka >> Optionally maintaining data encrypted in a datastore >> Support for a variety of data repositories >> Authentication and authorization using OAuth2 >> Secure APIs for access to data and the system information >> User management >> Device management >> Automated software upgrades via Salt >> Configuration management >> Robust basic infrastructure based on Apache Mesos that enables scalability >> Dockerized applications >> Background >> >> We are in the midst of a revolution in which the Internet of Things (IoT) >> is poised to impact the development of our society in ways we can not even >> begin to imagine. Unfortunately, we know of no coherent OSS (Open Source >> Software) solution that can harness the potentialities of this increasingly >> important trend. Manufacturers of IoT devices, both in the consumer and >> industrial spaces, continue to develop proprietary systems. Apache iota is >> an open source IoT system that creates an open source solution enabling the >> orchestration of IoT devices that brings the benefits of OSS to this space. >> Apache iota was initially developed by Litbit and is deployed in a growing >> number of Industrial contexts, especially in the context of Data Center >> Infrastructure. >> >> Rationale >> >> Apache iota is a general platform for orchestrating IoT devices in both >> consumer and industrial contexts. It is complementary to the existing >> Apache projects and is itself built using of a number of Apache projects. >> Bringing iota into Apache is very beneficial to both the Apache community >> and the IoT community. >> >> The rapid growth of IoT needs to be harnessed in the Open Source >> Community. We believe the Apache Foundation is a great fit as the long-term >> home for iota, as it provides an established process for community-driven >> development and decision making by consensus. This is exactly the model we >> want for future iota development. >> >> Initial Goals >> >> Move the existing codebase to Apache >> Integrate with the Apache development process >> Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0 >> Incremental development and releases per Apache guidelines >> Current Status >> >> Apache iota has undergone a major release (0.1) and is being used in >> production by several global organizations. The iota codebase is currently >> hosted at github.com, which will seed the Apache git repository. >> >> Meritocracy >> >> We plan to invest in supporting a meritocracy. We will discuss the >> requirements in an open forum. Several companies have already expressed >> interest in this project, and we intend to invite additional developers to >> participate. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that >> privileges can be extended to those that contribute. >> >> Community >> >> The need for an open source IoT orchestration system is tremendous. >> Apache iota is currently being used by several organizations worldwide. By >> bringing iota into Apache, we believe that the community will quickly grow >> and become a significant Apache offering. >> >> Core Developers >> >> iota was initially developed at Litbit by the following individuals: >> >> Rutvij Clerk >> Miron Costant >> Tony Faustini >> Reza Hajebi >> Amirhossein Jabbari >> Shahin Mowzoon >> Scott Noteboom >> Sydney Noteboom >> Omkar Prabhu >> Don Shields >> Alignment >> >> IoT orchestration is in need of an Open Source Solution. We believe iota >> can be that solution and fill this need in the Apache Foundation's >> offerings. We believe that iota will remove the barriers imposed by >> proprietary solutions and usher in significant growth for the Apache >> Foundation. The alignment is also beneficial to other Apache communities >> (such as Zookeeper, Kafka, and Mesos). We could include additional >> sub-projects in the future. >> >> Known Risks >> >> Orphaned Products >> >> There will be an initial need to ensure the availability and robustness >> of an initial offering so that contributors and users are highly >> incentivized to continue development. To this extent, organizations can be >> encouraged to build critical business applications around iota and the risk >> of the project being abandoned will be minimized. >> >> Inexperience with Open Source >> >> Our lack of experience with Open Source is an area we will need >> significant accompaniment with. We are more than willing to invest time and >> resources to create a healthy open source project. During that time, we >> will curate an open-source community and attract growing numbers of >> developers from a diverse group of contributors. >> >> Homogenous Developers >> >> The initial committers will be from Litbit, a well funded startup. We >> plan to grow iota with an active community of developers, and we are >> committed to recruiting additional committers based on their contributions >> to the project. >> >> Reliance on Salaried Developers >> >> It is expected that iota development will occur on both salaried time and >> on volunteer time, after hours. The majority of initial committers are paid >> by Litbit to contribute to this project. However, they are all passionate >> about the project, and we are confident that the project will continue even >> if no salaried developers contribute to the project. We are committed to >> recruiting additional committers including non-salaried developers. >> >> Relationships with Other Apache Products >> >> As mentioned in the Alignment section, iota is closely integrated with >> Zookeeper, Kafka, and Mesos. We look forward to collaborating with those >> communities, as well as other Apache communities. >> >> An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand >> >> iota will become a healthy and 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. >> >> Documentation >> >> The reader will find these websites highly relevant: >> >> iota website: Coming soon >> iota documentation: Coming soon >> Codebase: Becoming public soon >> User group: Coming soon >> Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan >> >> The iota codebase is currently hosted on Github. To give you some idea of >> what we will be contributing here are some basic statistics from our >> current Github >> >> [...] (tables omitted as they don't render well; see online version [1] >> for details) >> >> This is the exact codebase that we would migrate to the Apache foundation. >> >> Upon entering Apache, iota will migrate to an Apache License 2.0 with all >> contributions licensed to the Apache Foundation. In certain cases if >> 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. Upon >> entering Apache, Litbit will sign a Software Grant Agreement (SGA): >> https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant.txt >> >> External Dependencies >> >> To the best of our knowledge, all of iota dependencies (except 0MQ) 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). >> >> iota has used 0MQ for some types of internal messaging, and 0MQ is >> licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. We are in the process >> of making the iota messaging layer pluggable, and plan to use Netty (which >> is licensed under Apache License v2) as our default messaging plugin (while >> keeping 0MQ as an optional plugin). >> >> Cryptography >> >> We do not expect iota to be a controlled export item due to the use of >> encryption. iota enables encryptions via a digital envelope using: >> >> RSA 128 Bits >> AES 128 Bits >> Required Resources >> >> Mailing lists >> >> iota-user >> iota-dev >> iota-commits >> iota-private (with moderated subscriptions) >> Subversion Directory >> >> Git is the preferred source control system: git://git.apache.org/iota >> >> Issue Tracking >> >> JIRA iota (IOTA) >> >> Initial Committers >> >> Rutvij Clerk <rutvij at litbit dot com> >> Miron Costant <miron at litbit dot com> >> Tony Faustini <tony at litbit dot com > >> Reza Hajebi <reza at litbit dot com> >> Amirhossein Jabbari < amirhossein at litbit dot com> >> Shahin Mowzoon <shahin at litbit dot com> >> Scott Noteboom < notebooms at litbit dot com> >> Sydney Noteboom <sydney at litbit dot com> >> Omkar Prabhu <omkar at litbit dot com > >> Bill Salter <bsalter at enviseco dot com > >> Don Shields <dshields at litbit dot com > >> Affiliations >> >> Rutvij Clerk - Litbit >> Miron Costant - Litbit >> Tony Faustini - Litbit >> Reza Hajebi - Litbit >> Amirhossein Jabbari - Litbit >> Shahin Mowzoon - Litbit >> Scott Noteboom - Litbit >> Sydney Noteboom - Litbit >> Shailesh Patel - e2logy >> Omkar Prabhu - Litbit >> Bill Salter - Envise >> Don Shields - Litbit >> Sponsors >> >> Champion >> >> Hadrian Zbarcea <hadrian at apache dot org> >> >> >> Nominated Mentors >> >> Sterling Hughes <sterling at apache dot org> >> Daniel Gruno <humbedooh at apache dot org> >> Justin Mclean <justin at classsoftware dot com> >> Hadrian Zbarcea <hadrian at apache dot org> >> >> >> Sponsoring Entity >> >> The Apache Incubator >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
