Re: Looking for a Champion / Mentors for ResilientDB Blockchain Platform

[Atri Sharma]

Sorry was away due to medical reasons.

I will start this tonight

On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 at 10:14 PM, PJ Fanning  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  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  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 
> 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 
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 12:48 AM Mo Sadoghi  >
> > > >> 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
> > > >>> 

Re: Looking for a Champion / Mentors for ResilientDB Blockchain Platform

[PJ Fanning]

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  wrote:
>
> Dear Atri,
>
> Currently, we created our proposal
> 
> based on the provided template for 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
> ,
> Dean Corsi (College of Engineering)
> 
> , Middle East/South Asia Studies
> 
>
> *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  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  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  wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 12:48 AM Mo Sadoghi 
> > >> 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  > >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 12:55 AM Mo Sadoghi 
> > >>> > 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 , which
> > has
> > >>> been
> > >>> > > open-sourced  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 

Re: [DISCUSS] Incubating Proposal of Answer

[Willem Jiang]

Hi,

After talking with the Answer development team about the brand name
issue, there is some feedback from the team.
They still want to use the answer as the project name, and they don't
plan to provide commercial products or online services based on this
project so far.

Please let me know if there are any other concerns about this project.
I will start a vote next week if there are no other objections.

Best regards,

Willem Jiang

Twitter: willemjiang
Weibo: 姜宁willem

On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 11:14 PM tison  wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> About the project name and trademark, according to the trademarks@ reply,
>
> > It is possible to use such a name on the understanding that obtaining a
> > trademark for it is likely to be a more difficult (and longer) process.
>
> So it's viable and I also inform the initial committers to think of the
> pros and cons.
>
> Let's say we don't have a blocker here but potential trade-offs. Apache
> Arrow can be
> a compare whose name is also a common word, and the community built up the
> brand recognition so the name is associated with the project.
>
> Best,
> tison.
>
>
> Willem Jiang  于2023年9月21日周四 23:00写道：
>
> > Hi PJ,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply,  I will talk to the team and find out if we can
> > figure out a better name for it.
> > I raised the same question when I first heard about the name, but it's
> > hard for the team to give up the product word they already have
> > without a solid objection.
> >
> > Willem Jiang
> >
> > Twitter: willemjiang
> > Weibo: 姜宁willem
> > On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 9:36 PM PJ Fanning  wrote:
> > >
> > > For me, Answer is a problematic name. We're trying to move away from
> > > relying on the Apache brand name so project names ideally should work
> > > with or without the Apache name. Answer does not work as a brand on
> > > its own, it depends on being Apache Answer to make it seem like a
> > > brand. I'm not saying that we should stop calling our projects Apache
> > > XYZ yet but I just think the XYZ needs to work as a standalone project
> > > name too. Even something like 'Answer Platform' and 'Apache Answer
> > > Platform' might make the name more specific. Imagine trying to search
> > > online for 'Answer'. There are more than 14 billion matches on Google.
> > >
> > > On Thu, 21 Sept 2023 at 13:51, Sheng Wu 
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > I have a question for the mentors, do you check whether this general
> > > > word, `Answer` is an acceptable project name for the foundation?
> > > >
> > > > Sheng Wu 吴晟
> > > > Twitter, wusheng1108
> > > >
> > > > Jean-Baptiste Onofré  于2023年9月21日周四 20:39写道：
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > It looks interesting at first glance. I will do a new pass on the
> > > > > proposal (in more details).
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > JB
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM Willem Jiang 
> > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We want to propose  Answer as a new Apache Incubator project.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Answer[1] is a question-and-answer (Q) platform software for
> > teams
> > > > > > at any scale to build a help center, knowledge base, community
> > forum,
> > > > > > etc.
> > > > > > The key features of Answer:
> > > > > > 1. Questions and Answers - Ask questions and get answers from your
> > > > > > users and team.
> > > > > > 2. Content Organization and Management - Organize your content with
> > > > > > flag, moderation, and permission.
> > > > > > 3. Content Management - Manage topics and discussions in the
> > community
> > > > > > with tags.
> > > > > > 4. Reputation - Reward users for their contribution: answer,
> > verify,
> > > > > > and upvote correct info. Always keep the information up-to-date.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'd be happy to be the Champion of this project, and may Thanks to
> > > > > > Zili Chen ， Justin Mclean  > > > > > apache.org>, and Christofer Dutz   for
> > mentoring
> > > > > > the answer project and helping us polish the incubating
> > proposal[2].
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The word answer is a generic name, and trademarking it is
> > impossible.
> > > > > > But if we add the prefix of Apache, it could be more reasonable to
> > > > > > use.  I look forward to your feedback and thank you for your help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [1]https://github.com/answer.dev/
> > > > > > [2]
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Answer+Proposal
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Willem Jiang
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Twitter: willemjiang
> > > > > > Weibo: 姜宁willem
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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