[RESULT][VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
Adjusting the email Subject to [RESULT][VOTE] ... to enable the voting status monitor: http://incubator.apache.org/facilities.html#voting-status -David Dave wrote: I am officially closing the vote. We have 11 binding +1 votes, 4 non-binding votes and no -1 notes. Usergrid is now officially part of the Apache Incubator. Thanks to everybody who helped put together the proposal, those who joined the discussion, those who voted and the Usergrid community. +1 binding votes Afkham Azeez Alan D. Cabrera Alex Karasulu Ate Douma Bertrand Delacretaz Chip Childers David Nalley Henry Saputra Jim Jagielski Luciano Resende Marvin Humphrey +1 non-binding Larry McCay Lewis John Mcgibbney Lieven Govaerts Raminder Singh Totals 11 binding +1 votes 4 non-binding +1 votes 0 -1 votes Thanks, Dave PS. this also happens to be the 2nd anniversary of the day that Usergrid was released on Github. Happy Birthday Usergrid! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [RESULT][VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
Hi David, Just an FYI I also VOTEd +1 on this. Congrats and good luck! Cheers, Chris -Original Message- From: David Crossley cross...@apache.org Reply-To: general@incubator.apache.org general@incubator.apache.org Date: Friday, October 4, 2013 5:08 PM To: general@incubator.apache.org general@incubator.apache.org Subject: [RESULT][VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal) Adjusting the email Subject to [RESULT][VOTE] ... to enable the voting status monitor: http://incubator.apache.org/facilities.html#voting-status -David Dave wrote: I am officially closing the vote. We have 11 binding +1 votes, 4 non-binding votes and no -1 notes. Usergrid is now officially part of the Apache Incubator. Thanks to everybody who helped put together the proposal, those who joined the discussion, those who voted and the Usergrid community. +1 binding votes Afkham Azeez Alan D. Cabrera Alex Karasulu Ate Douma Bertrand Delacretaz Chip Childers David Nalley Henry Saputra Jim Jagielski Luciano Resende Marvin Humphrey +1 non-binding Larry McCay Lewis John Mcgibbney Lieven Govaerts Raminder Singh Totals 11 binding +1 votes 4 non-binding +1 votes 0 -1 votes Thanks, Dave PS. this also happens to be the 2nd anniversary of the day that Usergrid was released on Github. Happy Birthday Usergrid! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
Thanks for all the votes, folks! I think our 72 hour voting period is almost over and I'll call and end to voting later today. One small note about minor changes to the proposal: - I changed Shaozhuang Liu affiliation because he will be contributing as an independent - I removed the Interested Developers section from the proposal, those listed asked to be removed Thanks, Dave On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 5:15 AM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for all the votes, folks! I think our 72 hour voting period is almost over and I'll call and end to voting later today. Looking forward to the arrival of a promising new podling. :) One small note about minor changes to the proposal: For the record: the wiki page may have changed, but as discussed in a long and heated general@incubator thread from June (which I hope not to revisit) votes cast in this thread count against the version embedded in the message which kicked off the VOTE. I don't see any problems arising as a result of this technicality if nobody else does, so please carry on. Marvin Humphrey - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
Hi All, +1 On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 9:24 PM, general-digest-h...@incubator.apache.orgwrote: On 09/30/2013 09:27 PM, Dave wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/**incubator/UsergridProposalhttps://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an independent project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ participants on its
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
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Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 03:27:24PM -0400, Dave wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. +1 (binding) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. +1 (non-binding) I hope to be able to contribute to this project during incubation. Lieven - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
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Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
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Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
+1 (non-binding) On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Lieven Govaerts lieven.govae...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. +1 (non-binding) I hope to be able to contribute to this project during incubation. Lieven - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
+1 (non-binding). Thanks Raminder On Sep 30, 2013, at 3:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an independent project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ participants on its mailing list, with 3,700+ commits, 200+ external contributions, 350+ stars and
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
+1 (binding) On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Raminder Singh rsand...@gmail.com wrote: +1 (non-binding). Thanks Raminder On Sep 30, 2013, at 3:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. +1 (binding) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
+1 (binding) Ate On 09/30/2013 09:27 PM, Dave wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an independent project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ participants on its mailing list, with 3,700+ commits, 200+ external contributions, 350+ stars and 100+ forks on Github, not to mention several large scale production deployments at major global companies in the media, retail,
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an independent project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ participants on its mailing list, with 3,700+ commits, 200+ external contributions, 350+ stars and 100+ forks on Github, not to mention several large
[VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an independent project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ participants on its mailing list, with 3,700+ commits, 200+ external contributions, 350+ stars and 100+ forks on Github, not to mention several large scale production deployments at major global companies in the media, retail, telecommunication and government spaces. The Apache Software
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
+1 (binding) Good luck guys - Henry On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an independent project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ participants on its mailing list, with 3,700+ commits, 200+ external contributions, 350+ stars and 100+ forks on
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. +1 (binding) Good luck! Marvin Humphrey - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [VOTE] Usergrid BaaS Stack for Apache Incubator (revised proposal)
+1 (binding) Azeez On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Dave snoopd...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to call for a new vote on Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an Apache Incubator podling. The original proposal has been revised to name Dave Johnson as the Champion and to bring Jim Jagielski back in as a Mentor and to add John Lewis Mcgibbney as a Mentor. I also add some text to the Initial Committers section and a new Interested Contributors section to list those who have expressed interest in contributing. Here is a link to the revised proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal It is also pasted below: = Usergrid Proposal = == Abstract == Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web mobile applications, based on RESTful APIs. == Proposal == Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) composed of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and client tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or mobile applications. It provides elementary services (user registration management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features (full text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run on traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own private BaaS deployment. For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, easily extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. For front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications without requiring backend expertise. == Background == Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing and maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications can implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform database queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and maintaining such backend services requires skills not always available or expected of app development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors alike and hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor resource usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy compliance concerns. In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize their server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of common services and 3) a set of client-side application interface mechanisms. For example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js application that offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the trifecta is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in the last few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and Kinvey.com, each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as well, with global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a privately-run BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for developers that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing these services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want to provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on a very large scale. == Rationale == The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as proprietary cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public clouds, and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This includes developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation they can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time writing less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an independent project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ participants on its mailing list, with 3,700+ commits, 200+ external contributions, 350+ stars and 100+ forks on Github, not to
