Logging into http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/September2012 and trying to post this, I'm seeing "Immutable Page" instead of an edit link.
Is missing this a big deal? I'm wondering if we should ask to add this late, or submit next month? --travis On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> wrote: > lgtm. > > Alan. > > On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: > >> New updated version: >> >> Changes: >> * List committer count as 9 (was 10) >> * List committer orgs as 3 (was 4) >> >> >> """ >> HCatalog is a table and storage management service for data created >> using Apache Hadoop. HCatalog entered Apache incubator in March 2011. >> >> What has the project accomplished since the last report? >> >> * Released version 0.4 >> * Voted in one new committer >> * Received patches from 19 people >> >> In March 2012, HCatalog was identified as having low diversity. With >> the addition of the new committer there are now 9 committers from 3 >> organizations. Additionally, we have received patches from 19 unique >> people (including committers) some of which are outside the committer >> organizations. We believe the low diversity issue has either been >> addressed, or good progress has been made towards addressing the >> issue. >> >> What are the top 2-3 things to resolve before graduation? >> >> * Grow the user community. There has been progress in this area with >> new users asking questions on the mailing list, receiving patches from >> an increasing number of contributors, and work towards publishing >> pre-built artifacts in the Apache repository. We need to continue in >> this positive direction. >> * Resolve a review process issue that affects our ability to develop >> new features. Time between receiving patches and committing has >> increased to problematic levels, often causing code rot and >> contributors extra work to rebase patches against trunk. >> >> At this time we feel confident in our ability to make progress toward >> resolving these issues. >> """ >> >> --travis >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Paul from Facebook hasn't contributed much lately, hence my count of active >>> committers from three entities. >>> >>> Alan. >>> >>> On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> In general looks good. A few comments inline. >>>>> >>>>> Alan. >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey all - >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's a starting point for our status update. Please let me know if >>>>>> this looks good, or you'd like to make any edits. Its entirely likely >>>>>> I missed some noteworthy accomplishment or we should highlight >>>>>> different graduation-related issues, so please speak up if you see >>>>>> something I missed! >>>>>> >>>>>> """ >>>>>> HCatalog is a table and storage management service for data created >>>>>> using Apache Hadoop. HCatalog entered Apache incubator in March 2011. >>>>>> >>>>>> What has the project accomplished since the last report? >>>>>> >>>>>> * Released version 0.4 >>>>>> * Voted in one new committer >>>>>> * Received patches from 19 people >>>>>> >>>>>> What are the top 2-3 things to resolve before graduation? >>>>>> >>>>>> * Grow the user and developer communities. There has been progress in >>>>>> this area with new users asking questions on the mailing list, >>>>>> receiving patches from an increasing number of contributors, adding a >>>>>> new committer, and work towards publishing pre-built artifacts in the >>>>>> Apache repository. We need to continue in this positive direction. >>>>> Given that we now have active committers from three distinct commercial >>>>> entities and patches from 19 different people in the last 3 months the >>>>> incubator is going to say we've reached a reasonable diversity level for >>>>> graduation. So you might change this to say given these things, we >>>>> believe we've satisfied the diversity requirements. >>>> >>>> >>>> SG. I just looked at: >>>> >>>> http://incubator.apache.org/hcatalog/whoweare.html >>>> >>>> And I see people listed from HW, Yahoo, Facebook & Twitter. Is that >>>> correct? If so we're actually at 4 entities. I did a quick search for >>>> jira assigned/reported by FB and did not see any, so not sure if we >>>> should list them. Thoughts? >>>> >>>> --travis >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> * Make HCatalog more robust & featureful. While off to a good start, >>>>>> certain key features are not yet available (such as support for all >>>>>> data types) and Hive dependency issues prevent adding some new >>>>>> features. >>>>> This is irrelevant for graduation, as the incubator is concerned with our >>>>> community development, not the maturity of our product in a technical >>>>> sense. (I'm pretty sure this was on previous reports and I probably even >>>>> signed those reports, so I see why you put it here.) >>>>> >>>>>> * Resolve a review process issue that affects our ability to develop >>>>>> new features. Time between receiving patches and committing has >>>>>> increased to problematic levels, often causing code rot and >>>>>> contributors extra work to rebase patches against trunk. >>>>>> >>>>>> At this time we feel confident in our ability to make progress toward >>>>>> resolving these issues. >>>>>> """ >>>>>> >>>>>> --travis >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Travis Crawford >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Sounds good! I'll read a few past ones and send out a proposed one >>>>>>> shortly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --travis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> Generally someone volunteers to put it together and circulates it. >>>>>>>> Then as long as everyone's ok with it we ask one of the mentors to >>>>>>>> sign off, then post it. Feel free to take a crack at it and circulate >>>>>>>> your proposed report. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alan. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hey all - >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Today's the deadline for this status update. I've never done one of >>>>>>>>> these before so not entirely sure how that works. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Looking at http://incubator.apache.org/projects/hcatalog we see the >>>>>>>>> last report was in March, and there's been some good stuff since then. >>>>>>>>> There's been the release of 0.4, a new committer (me :) and some good >>>>>>>>> user discussions on the mailing list. There's also some issues, such >>>>>>>>> as the review latency issue. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How does putting this together usually work? Should I look at some >>>>>>>>> past reports and put together what I think makes sense, and send to >>>>>>>>> the list to get some feedback? Hopefully we can do this today so its >>>>>>>>> not late. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --travis >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Marvin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dear podling, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This email was sent by an automated system on behalf of the Apache >>>>>>>>>> Incubator PMC. >>>>>>>>>> It is an initial reminder to give you plenty of time to prepare your >>>>>>>>>> quarterly >>>>>>>>>> board report. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The board meeting is scheduled for Wed, 19 September 2012, 10:00:00 >>>>>>>>>> PST. The report >>>>>>>>>> for your podling will form a part of the Incubator PMC report. The >>>>>>>>>> Incubator PMC >>>>>>>>>> requires your report to be submitted 2 weeks before the board >>>>>>>>>> meeting, to allow >>>>>>>>>> sufficient time for review and submission (Wed, Sep 5th). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Please submit your report with sufficient time to allow the >>>>>>>>>> incubator PMC, and >>>>>>>>>> subsequently board members to review and digest. Again, the very >>>>>>>>>> latest you >>>>>>>>>> should submit your report is 2 weeks prior to the board meeting. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The Apache Incubator PMC >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Submitting your Report >>>>>>>>>> ---------------------- >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Your report should contain the following: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> * Your project name >>>>>>>>>> * A brief description of your project, which assumes no knowledge of >>>>>>>>>> the project >>>>>>>>>> or necessarily of its field >>>>>>>>>> * A list of the three most important issues to address in the move >>>>>>>>>> towards >>>>>>>>>> graduation. >>>>>>>>>> * Any issues that the Incubator PMC or ASF Board might wish/need to >>>>>>>>>> be aware of >>>>>>>>>> * How has the community developed since the last report >>>>>>>>>> * How has the project developed since the last report. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This should be appended to the Incubator Wiki page at: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/September2012 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Note: This manually populated. 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