Sorry was away due to medical reasons. I will start this tonight
On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 at 10:14 PM, PJ Fanning <fannin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Atri, > > On the proposal [1], you are listed as the Champion. Would you be in a > position to set up a vote thread? I think we can treat this existing > thread as the discussion thread > > [1] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/ResilientDBProposal > > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 at 06:56, Mo Sadoghi <mo.sado...@expolab.org> wrote: > > > > Dear Atri, > > > > Currently, we created our proposal > > < > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12WPvs1A7tqH8VjkMrgXTGQ_z4fiL6f6oi32e7bxSjXc/edit?usp=sharing > > > > based on the provided template for New Podling Proposal > > < > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/New+Podling+Proposal > >. > > Should I be sending an email to general@incubator.apache.org with the > > subject line "[DISCUSS] Incubating Proposal for ResilientDB" or this > email > > needs to be sent by an ASF member? > > > > Getting on a call would be great to formally meet our Apache > > champion/mentors. I have availability on both Thursday and Friday this > week > > (and next week except on Monday). > > > > --- > > Best Regards, > > Mohammad Sadoghi, PhD > > Associate Professor > > Exploratory Systems Lab (ExpoLab) > > Department of Computer Science > > University of California, Davis > > > > ExpoLab: https://expolab.org/ > > ResilientDB: https://resilientdb.com/ > > Phone: 914-319-7937 > > > > > > *Statements by UC Davis:* Chancellor Gary S. May > > < > https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/statement-resources-and-support-impacted-unrest-iran > >, > > Dean Corsi (College of Engineering) > > < > https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/statement-resources-and-support-those-impacted-unrest-iran > > > > , Middle East/South Asia Studies > > < > https://mesa.ucdavis.edu/public-statements/state-violence-against-student-protesters-iran > > > > > > *Personal Statement:* We stand in solidarity with the brave and > determined > > Iranian women and Iranian people. We are committed to upholding > fundamental > > human rights, maintaining equity and justice, and standing against the > use > > of violence, repression, and discrimination. We condemn the barbaric acts > > and brutal killings in Iranian streets, of innocent people in Ukraine, > and > > everywhere globally. > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 9:44 PM Atri Sharma <a...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > You should create a formal thread for the proposal and follow the > process > > > for review. Once done, we can then take it to vote. > > > > > > We can get onto a call and discuss if that helps. > > > > > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 at 3:49 AM, Mo Sadoghi <mo.sado...@expolab.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Atri, Junping, Calvin, Kevin, Roman, Anh, David, > > > > > > > > Hope everyone is safe and well. > > > > > > > > We would like to know what is our next step, and what the would be > the > > > > expected timeline to be officially accepted into the Apache > Incubation > > > > program. We are very excited about this opportunity, and we are fully > > > > committed to expediting this process as much as possible on our end, > > > > especially if we can complete our tasks before the start of the Fall > > > > quarter by September 30. Needless to say, we will be fully committed > > > > thereafter as well. > > > > > > > > *Roman*, Thank you so much. Wonderful to have you as a mentor. > > > > > > > > Proposal: here > > > > < > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12WPvs1A7tqH8VjkMrgXTGQ_z4fiL6f6oi32e7bxSjXc/edit?usp=sharing > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > --- > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Mohammad Sadoghi, PhD > > > > Associate Professor > > > > Exploratory Systems Lab (ExpoLab) > > > > Department of Computer Science > > > > University of California, Davis > > > > > > > > ExpoLab: https://expolab.org/ > > > > ResilientDB: https://resilientdb.com/ > > > > Phone: 914-319-7937 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 6:00 AM Roman Shaposhnik <r...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 12:48 AM Mo Sadoghi <mo.sado...@expolab.org > > > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Dear Roman > > > >>> > > > >>> Thank you for your kind support. > > > >>> > > > >>> Indeed our PoC is well fitting for the Apache foundation’s > community. > > > >>> > > > >>> Would you be willing to kindly serve as one of our mentors? We > > > currently > > > >>> have 3 formal mentors plus 2 informal mentors. > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> I would be delighted to help -- please count me in! > > > >> > > > >> Thanks, > > > >> Roman. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> > > > >>> Best > > > >>> Mohamad Sadoghi > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 2:04 AM Roman Shaposhnik < > ro...@shaposhnik.org > > > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 12:55 AM Mo Sadoghi < > mo.sado...@expolab.org> > > > >>> > wrote: > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Dear Apache Members, > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Hope you are safe and well. > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Over the past 6 years, we have been developing a distributed > > > >>> blockchain > > > >>> > > framework, called ResilientDB <https://resilientdb.com/>, > which > > > has > > > >>> been > > > >>> > > open-sourced <https://github.com/resilientdb/resilientdb> > since > > > >>> 2019. > > > >>> > > ResilientDB is a lightweight and highly performant framework > > > >>> (written in > > > >>> > > C++) that has been extensively evaluated and refined resulting > in > > > >>> over 20 > > > >>> > > publications and 2 books. It allows for easy integration with > > > various > > > >>> > > Byzantine Fault-Tolerant (BFT) and Crash Fault-Tolerant (CFT) > > > >>> consensus > > > >>> > > protocols. ResilientDB has been a key educational tool, thus > far, 1 > > > >>> > > postdoc, 3 Ph.D., and 13 MSc students have graduated while > working > > > >>> on it. > > > >>> > > Furthermore, it has been used in the classroom for the past 5 > years > > > >>> with > > > >>> > > several hundred students utilizing it for their course > projects. > > > The > > > >>> > > current core team of ResilientDB consists of 1 Postdoc, 2 PhD, > 8 > > > MSc, > > > >>> > and 6 > > > >>> > > BSc. In addition to academic success, it has been utilized by > our > > > >>> > industry > > > >>> > > partners (e.g., Radix Ltd <https://www.radixdlt.com/> and > Mysten > > > >>> Labs > > > >>> > > <https://mystenlabs.com/>) for analysis and as an > > > >>> industrial-strength > > > >>> > > framework to implement their consensus protocols. The broader > team > > > of > > > >>> > > active contributors currently included UCB, UCI, UPenn, and > > > McMaster > > > >>> U. > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Our ResilientDB platform has now reached a stable point in its > > > >>> product > > > >>> > > life-cycle, and we believe it is now an excellent candidate to > be > > > >>> > > considered for the Apache Incubation program to further expand > its > > > >>> reach > > > >>> > > and development by building a larger community and ecosystem > around > > > >>> it. > > > >>> > > Furthermore, considering the thriving field of blockchain / > > > >>> distributed > > > >>> > > ledger, Apache does not have any core blockchain software in > its > > > >>> > portfolio. > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > We are looking for champions and mentors for our project. Your > kind > > > >>> > support > > > >>> > > is greatly appreciated. We look forward to growing and > expanding > > > our > > > >>> > > product as part of the Apache community. > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Here is the live / latest draft of the proposal. > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12WPvs1A7tqH8VjkMrgXTGQ_z4fiL6f6oi32e7bxSjXc/edit?usp=sharing > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Currently, we have *Anh Dinh*, Apache SINGA’s PMC, as our > Apache > > > >>> mentor > > > >>> > > (cc'ed). > > > >>> > > > > >>> > It is extremely exciting to see a project like this seeking the > ASF's > > > >>> > governance! Somehow I find it particularly fitting that one of > the > > > >>> > innovations in your technology is PoC -- Proof Of Collaboration > -- it > > > >>> > seems to me that this is somehow very on-brand for the ASF ;-) > > > >>> > > > > >>> > Best of luck! > > > >>> > > > > >>> > Oh, and on the mentors side -- I always advise projects to have > at > > > >>> > least 3 mentors. If nothing else -- that tends to make voting on > your > > > >>> > releases a much smoother experience. > > > >>> > > > > >>> > Thanks, > > > >>> > Roman. > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > >>> > For additional commands, e-mail: > general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > >>> > > > > >>> > -- > > > >>> Best Regards, > > > >>> Mohammad Sadoghi, PhD > > > >>> Associate Professor > > > >>> Exploratory Systems Lab (ExpoLab) > > > >>> Department of Computer Science > > > >>> University of California, Davis > > > >>> > > > >> -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Atri > > > Apache Concerted > > > >
