It's great to see that ECharts be a part of Apache incubating project. As Wu Shen and I are in Beijing, we could share you some experiences of incubating project setup things.
Willem Jiang Blog: http://willemjiang.blogspot.com (English) http://jnn.iteye.com (Chinese) Twitter: willemjiang Weibo: 姜宁willem On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Tan,Zhongyi <tanzhon...@baidu.com> wrote: > > Glad to hear that, > > I will add apache eagle to Echarts proposal document also. > > thanks > > 在 2018/1/8 下午12:31， "Hao Chen" <h...@apache.org> 写入: > > >Great to hear that ECharts is coming to ASF! > > > >ECharts is a great chart library with good documentation and well > >community > >support. In Apache Eagle, we use ECharts a lot for monitoring dashboards > >and data visualization. > > > > > >Welcome and Good luck! > > > > > >Hao Chen > > > > > >On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 11:33 AM, Tan,Zhongyi <tanzhon...@baidu.com> > wrote: > > > >> Hi， wusheng & skywalking team， > >> > >> Glad to hear that your project is already using echarts. > >> If meet any problem or have any feature request, please let us know. > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> I will update the proposal to add your project there. > >> > >> > >> > >> 在 2018/1/7 下午6:18， "吴晟 Sheng Wu" <wu.sh...@foxmail.com> 写入: > >> > >> >Hi, ECharts community team. > >> > > >> > > >> >Glad your guys bringing the project to Apache. SkyWalking 's next > >>release > >> >will use some ECharts charts for our APM visualization. (already in > >> >developing branch) > >> > > >> > > >> >So if you like, you can put `Apache SkyWalking (Incubating)` in your > >> >"Relationships with Other Apache Products" section. > >> > > >> > > >> >This is a good and useful project. Welcome and gook luck. > >> > > >> > > >> >------------------ > >> >Sheng Wu > >> >Apache SkyWalking creator and PPMC member > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >------------------ Original ------------------ > >> >From: "Tan,Zhongyi";<tanzhon...@baidu.com>; > >> >Date: Fri, Jan 5, 2018 06:00 PM > >> >To: "general@incubator.apache.org"<general@incubator.apache.org>; > >> > > >> >Subject: [PROPOSAL] ECharts - proposal for Apache Incubation > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Hi, Dear Apache Incubator Community, > >> > > >> >Please accept the follow proposal for presentation and discussion: > >> > > >> >https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/EChartsProposal > >> > > >> >ECharts is a charting and data visualization library written in > >> >JavaScript . > >> >It has been an open source project on github since 2013， and is one of > >> >the > >> >most popular repositories in topic of data visualization category in > >> >github. > >> > > >> >Best regards. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Below is the proposal also. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >= ECharts Proposal = > >> > > >> >=== Abstract === > >> > > >> >ECharts is a charting and data visualization library written in > >> >JavaScript. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Proposal === > >> > > >> >ECharts provides a powerful, interactive charting and data > >>visualization > >> >library > >> >and framework for web browser, mobile App and backend usage. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Background === > >> > > >> >A primary goal of data visualization is to communicate information > >> >clearly and > >> >efficiently via statistical graphics, plots and other graphics. > >> > > >> >Numerical data may be presented in dots, lines, or bars, to visually > >> >communicate > >> >a quantitative message. Effective visualization helps users to analyze > >> >data . > >> >It makes complex data more readable, understandable.[1] > >> > > >> >Now data visualization concerns mainly about presentation and > >>propagation > >> >in web, > >> >ECharts uses JavaScript as its basic programing language. It brings > >>great > >> >compatibility across multiple platforms, not only in web browsers, but > >> >also > >> >in mobile Apps via embedded web engine or in backend environment via > >>the > >> >techniques > >> >of headless browser. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Rationale === > >> > > >> >ECharts encapsulates the underlying data transformation, control flow, > >> >visual > >> >encoding and rendering, receiving the visualization requirements with > >> >declarative language, > >> >and produces interactive charts and components. We will highlight the > >> >features below to > >> >illustrate the power that ECharts already has, and our concerns and our > >> >visions: > >> > > >> > * User Diversity: > >> >ECharts expects that its users are not only web developers, but also > >> >people with lesser programing skills. So ECharts enables users to > >> >describe data and settings with declarative language, which lowers > >> >the barrier but without losing the power, and benefit to transfer > >> >and store. > >> > > >> > * Configurable Interactions: > >> >ECharts has provided plenty of interactions and aims at providing more. > >> >Both human interactions and the interactions with upper program are > >> >supported and can be configurable. > >> > > >> > * Large Data: > >> >Although the browser environment and JavaScript bring some performance > >> >limits in visualizing large data or performing animations, ECharts have > >> >been adopting various optimization techniques to rise the upper limit > >> >of the amount of data that it can process, and keep improving the > >> >fluency of interactions and animations. > >> > > >> > * Cross-Platform: > >> >The underlying render engine of ECharts can be switched between > >> >HTMLCanvas, SVG, or VML, which provides good compatibility and brings > >> >opportunities to optimize performance according to different platform > >> >and usage scenarios. Besides, ECharts can also works in backend > >> >environment via headless techniques. > >> > > >> >ECharts can be created using headless browsers to pregenerate reports > >>on > >> >more powerful machines for better performance on resource-limited > >>devices > >> > > >> > *Extension and Customization: > >> >ECharts provides extension mechanisms to make new types of chart and > >> >components, > >> >adopt other layout algorithms, or even adopt other render techniques. > >> >Various developers have contributed different types of extensions based > >> >on ECharts.[2] > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Current Status === > >> > > >> >ECharts has been an open source project on GitHub[3] since 2013. > >> >Currently it has more than 20k stars, more than 50k monthly > >>downloads[4] > >> >in NPM, and is one of the most popular repositories in topic of data > >> >visualization category in GitHub.[5] And it has been used in many > >> >products of Baidu and other companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, > >>Netease, > >> >XinHua News Agency,National Bureau of Statistics of China, Sina, > >> >State Grid Corporation of China, Lenovo, Ctrip etc. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Meritocracy === > >> >The ECharts project already operates on meritocratic principles. > >> >It was originally created by Lin Zhifeng in 2013,adding developers > >> >worldwide and has accepted multiple major patches from a diverse set > >> >of contributors. > >> > > >> >We will follow ASF meritocratic principles to encourage more > >> >developers to contribute in this project. We know that only active and > >> >committed developers from a diverse set of backgrounds can make ECharts > >> >a successful project. We are also improving the project documentation > >> >and code to help new developers to get started quickly. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Community === > >> > > >> >ECharts has been building an active community for the last four years. > >> >Currently, the community includes over 50 contributors . > >> >The core developers of our project are listed below. > >> > > >> >=== Core Developers === > >> > > >> > * Su Shuang (https://github.com/100pah sushuang0...@gmail.com ) > >> > * Shen Yi (https://github.com/pissang shenyi....@gmail.com ) > >> > * Zhang Wenli (https://github.com/Ovilia m...@zhangwenli.com ) > >> > * Li Deqing (https://github.com/deqingli annong...@gmail.com) > >> > * Dong Rui (https://github.com/erik168 error...@gmail.com) > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Alignment === > >> > > >> >ECharts is popular in data visualization and charting on web projects. > >> >And ASF has many famous web projects and big data related projects. > >> >We believe that ASF is a perfect choice to help ECharts project to > >> >attract more developers and have more cooperation with existing > >>projects. > >> > > >> >=== Known Risks === > >> >==== Orphaned products ==== > >> >Given the current level of investment in ECharts and the stakeholders > >> >using it - the risk of the project being abandoned is minimal. > >> >Baidu, for example, is in active development to use ECharts in many of > >> >its services and many large corporations including Alibaba, Tencent, > >> >Huawei, Sina, Lenovo use it in their production applications. > >> > > >> >==== Inexperience with Open Source ==== > >> >ECharts has been an active open source project for more than 4 years. > >> >During that time, the project has attracted 50+ contributors. > >> > > >> >==== Homogenous Developers ==== > >> >The most of core developers are from Baidu, but after ECharts was open > >> >sourced, > >> >ECharts received a lot of bug fixes and enhancements from other > >> >developers not working at Baidu. > >> >And the founder of ECharts,Lin Zhifeng still contributes a lot after he > >> >left Baidu. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Reliance on Salaried Developers === > >> >Although some of the developers are salaried, the project is personally > >> >initiated from > >> >the beginning. The core developers have been dedicated to this project > >> >for four years > >> >and have kept the project independent with developers around the world > >> >involved. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Relationships with Other Apache Products === > >> > > >> >We have not found an existing charting project in Apache yet. And there > >> >is potential > >> >cooperation with some existing Apache projects big data related. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > >> > > >> >Our interests and motivations are based on the factors mentioned in the > >> >Rationale > >> >section rather than the publicity. Furthermore, the brand of ECharts > >>has > >> >been successful > >> >in the past years on their own and we would be happy to keep on this > >> >path. We are honored > >> > at getting the opportunity to join the ASF, with the understanding to > >> >ensure its brand > >> >policies are respected.Also we expect that Apache brand will help to > >> >attract more contributors. > >> > > >> >=== Documentation === > >> > > >> >[1] Data Visualization: > >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_visualization > >> > > >> >[2] ECharts Extensions: > >> >https://github.com/ecomfe/ECharts#resources > >> > > >> >[3] ECharts Information: > >> >https://github.com/ecomfe/ECharts > >> >https://ecomfe.github.io/echarts-doc/public/en/index.html > >> > > >> >[4] ECharts in NPM: > >> >https://www.npmjs.com/package/echarts > >> > > >> >[5] GitHub Data Visualization Topic: > >> >https://github.com/topics/data-visualization > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Initial Source === > >> > > >> >ECharts has been developed since 2013. It currently has an active > >> >developer and user community > >> >with a codebase in JavaScript.We currently use Github to maintain our > >> >source code and > >> >track issues at https://github.com/ecomfe/ECharts. > >> >We need to move our respository to Apache infrastructure. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan === > >> >ECharts source code is available under BSD-3 license and owned by > >>Baidu. > >> >We will work with the committers to get ICLAs signed. > >> >We will provide a Software Grant Agreement from an authorized signer > >> >per https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant-template.pdf > >> > > >> > > >> >=== External Dependencies === > >> > > >> >All The dependencies are released under Apache compatible licenses, > >> >including BSD and MIT. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Required Resources === > >> > > >> >==== Mailing List: ==== > >> >There are currently no mailing lists. > >> >The usual mailing lists are expected to be set up when entering > >> >incubation: > >> > > >> > * priv...@echarts.incubator.apache.org > >> > * d...@echarts.incubator.apache.org > >> > * comm...@echarts.incubator.apache.org > >> > > >> >==== Git Repositories: ==== > >> >Upon entering incubation: https://github.com/apache/incubator-echarts > >> >After incubation, we want to move the existing repo from > >> >github/ecomfe/echarts to Apache infrastructure. > >> > > >> >==== Issue Tracking: ==== > >> >ECharts currently uses GitHub to track issues. there are more than 7k > >> >issues. > >> >Would like to continue to do so while we discuss migration > >>possibilities > >> >with the ASF Infra committee. > >> > > >> >==== URL: ==== > >> >Currently the website url is > >> >https://ecomfe.github.io/echarts-doc/public/en/index.html. > >> > It will be moved to http://echarts.incubator.apache.org/ to follow > >> >incubator conventions. > >> > > >> > > >> >=== Initial Committers === > >> > * Lin Zhifeng (https://github.com/kener kener.linf...@gmail.com) > >> > * Su Shuang (https://github.com/100pah sushuang0...@gmail.com) > >> > * Shen Yi (https://github.com/pissang shenyi....@gmail.com) > >> > * Zhang Wenli (https://github.com/Ovilia m...@zhangwenli.com) > >> > * Li Deqing (https://github.com/deqingli annong...@gmail.com) > >> > * Wang Junting > >> > * Dong Rui (https://github.com/erik168 error...@gmail.com) > >> > * Huang Houjin (https://github.com/chriswong w...@foxmail.com) > >> > > >> >=== Sponsors: === > >> > > >> >==== Champion: ==== > >> > * Kevin A. 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