Hi, I would like to kick off a discussion regarding Apache DataFu's graduation from incubator. In the community vote <http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-datafu-dev/201708.mbox/%3CCAA4Vo8CNf0sVw0veP2GdV9VN%3DaP5-Q8kstgY%2B0xM48kNuJMFWw%40mail.gmail.com%3E> there was consensus to graduate to TLP status.
Apache DataFu began incubating Jan 5th, 2014. Since then we have made 3 releases and added 4 committers. The Apache DataFu website <http://datafu.incubator.apache.org/> includes documentation such as a getting started page and guides for various methods. Project status: http://incubator.apache.org/projects/datafu.html Project website: http://datafu.incubator.apache.org/ JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/DATAFU Maturity Evaluation: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/DATAFU/Maturity+Evaluation A draft of the board resolution can be found at the bottom of this email. Proposed PMC size: 4 Total number of committers: 14 PMC affiliation (* indicates chair): Paypal: - Eyal Allweil Pivotal: - Roman Shaposhnik SkipFlag: - (*) Matthew Hayes - Sam Shah Here are some project statistics since entering graduation on Jan 5th, 2014: - 131 commits - 3 releases - 21 unique contributors - 4 committers added - 130 issues created - 82 issues closed Resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, consisting of well-tested libraries that help developers solve common data problems in Hadoop and similar distributed systems. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache DataFu Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache DataFu Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of libraries that help solve common data problems and work with large-scale data in Hadoop and similar distributed systems; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of Vice President, Apache DataFu" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache DataFu Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache DataFu Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache DataFu Project: - Eyal Allweil eyal at apache dot org - Matthew Hayes mhayes at apache dot org - Roman Shaposhnik rvs at apache dot org - Sam Shah samshah at apache dot org NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Matthew Hayes be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache DataFu, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the initial Apache DataFu PMC be and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and increased participation in the Apache DataFu Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache DataFu Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator DataFu podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator DataFu podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged.