[RESULT][VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-05 Thread Simone Tripodi
Good morning all guys,

Since 72 hours passed I'm declaring this vote as closed and passed
with the following resolution:

13 positive binding votes:

 * Christian Grobmeier
 * Jean-Baptiste Onofré
 * Tim Williams
 * Davanum Srinivas
 * Ralph Goers
 * Niklas Gustavsson
 * Sylvain Wallez
 * Chris Mattmann
 * Olivier Lamy
 * Tommaso Teofili
 * Anthony Elder
 * Arun C Murthy
 * Bertrand Delacretaz

3 positive members votes:

 * Simone Tripodi
 * Simone Gianni
 * Otis Gospodnetic

5 positive community votes:

 * Maurizio Cucchiara
 * Ashish
 * Joey Echeverria
 * Julien Vermillard
 * Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli

Welcome DirectMemory to join the Apache Incubator!
Thanks everybody take part to the proposal review and vote, have a nice day!
All the best,
Simo

http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
http://www.99soft.org/



On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz
bdelacre...@apache.org wrote:
 On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org 
 wrote:
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal...

 +1

 -Bertrand

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Re: [RESULT][VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-05 Thread Julien Vermillard
BTW my vote was binding :)

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Simone Tripodi
simonetrip...@apache.org wrote:
 Good morning all guys,

 Since 72 hours passed I'm declaring this vote as closed and passed
 with the following resolution:

 13 positive binding votes:

  * Christian Grobmeier
  * Jean-Baptiste Onofré
  * Tim Williams
  * Davanum Srinivas
  * Ralph Goers
  * Niklas Gustavsson
  * Sylvain Wallez
  * Chris Mattmann
  * Olivier Lamy
  * Tommaso Teofili
  * Anthony Elder
  * Arun C Murthy
  * Bertrand Delacretaz

 3 positive members votes:

  * Simone Tripodi
  * Simone Gianni
  * Otis Gospodnetic

 5 positive community votes:

  * Maurizio Cucchiara
  * Ashish
  * Joey Echeverria
  * Julien Vermillard
  * Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli

 Welcome DirectMemory to join the Apache Incubator!
 Thanks everybody take part to the proposal review and vote, have a nice day!
 All the best,
 Simo

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/



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 bdelacre...@apache.org wrote:
 On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org 
 wrote:
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal...

 +1

 -Bertrand

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Re: [RESULT][VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-05 Thread Simone Tripodi
ouch *very* sorry Julien, I checked on people.a.o and I have missed something :(
apologize!!
have  anice day, all the best,
Simo

http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
http://www.99soft.org/



On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Julien Vermillard
jvermill...@gmail.com wrote:
 BTW my vote was binding :)

 On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Simone Tripodi
 simonetrip...@apache.org wrote:
 Good morning all guys,

 Since 72 hours passed I'm declaring this vote as closed and passed
 with the following resolution:

 13 positive binding votes:

  * Christian Grobmeier
  * Jean-Baptiste Onofré
  * Tim Williams
  * Davanum Srinivas
  * Ralph Goers
  * Niklas Gustavsson
  * Sylvain Wallez
  * Chris Mattmann
  * Olivier Lamy
  * Tommaso Teofili
  * Anthony Elder
  * Arun C Murthy
  * Bertrand Delacretaz

 3 positive members votes:

  * Simone Tripodi
  * Simone Gianni
  * Otis Gospodnetic

 5 positive community votes:

  * Maurizio Cucchiara
  * Ashish
  * Joey Echeverria
  * Julien Vermillard
  * Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli

 Welcome DirectMemory to join the Apache Incubator!
 Thanks everybody take part to the proposal review and vote, have a nice day!
 All the best,
 Simo

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/



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 bdelacre...@apache.org wrote:
 On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org 
 wrote:
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal...

 +1

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Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-04 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org wrote:
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal...

+1

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Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-03 Thread Tommaso Teofili
+1 (binding)
Tommaso

2011/10/2 Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org

 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.

 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.

 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.

 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project in adopting the brand to better reach the community

 = Documentation 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-03 Thread Otis Gospodnetic
+1 (member)

Otis

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From: Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org
To: general@incubator.apache.org
Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2011 3:36 AM
Subject: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

Hi all guys,

I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

Please VOTE:

[ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
[ ] +0 Don't care
[ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

Thanks in advance for participating!

All the best, have a nice day,
Simo

P.S. Here's my +1

http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
http://www.99soft.org/

= DirectMemory =

== Abstract ==
The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
!OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
objects without degrading JVM performance

== Proposal ==
!DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
(after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

== Background ==
!DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
Guidi initial effort under
[[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

== Rationale ==
The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

= Current Status =

== Meritocracy ==
As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
enabling widespread adoption.

== Core Developers ==
In alphabetical order:

* Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
* Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
* Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
* Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
* Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
* Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
* Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

== Alignment ==
The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

= Known Risks =
== Orphaned Products ==
!DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

== Inexperience with Open Source ==
All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
source projects inside and outside ASF.

== Homogeneous Developers ==
The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
development communities.

== Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
paid to develop code for this project.

== Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
!DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

== A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
!DirectMemory project it already has

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-03 Thread Arun C Murthy
+1 (binding)

Arun

On Oct 2, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Simone Tripodi wrote:

 Hi all guys,
 
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:
 
 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal
 
 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.
 
 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.
 
 Please VOTE:
 
 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...
 
 Thanks in advance for participating!
 
 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo
 
 P.S. Here's my +1
 
 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/
 
 = DirectMemory =
 
 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance
 
 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.
 
 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
 
 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general
 
 = Current Status =
 
 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.
 
 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:
 
 * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
 * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
 * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
 * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
 * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
 * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
 * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org
 
 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.
 
 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal
 
 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.
 
 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.
 
 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.
 
 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra
 
 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project in adopting the brand to better reach the community
 

[VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Simone Tripodi
Hi all guys,

I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

Please VOTE:

[ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
[ ] +0 Don't care
[ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

Thanks in advance for participating!

All the best, have a nice day,
Simo

P.S. Here's my +1

http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
http://www.99soft.org/

= DirectMemory =

== Abstract ==
The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
!OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
objects without degrading JVM performance

== Proposal ==
!DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
(after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

== Background ==
!DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
Guidi initial effort under
[[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

== Rationale ==
The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

= Current Status =

== Meritocracy ==
As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
enabling widespread adoption.

== Core Developers ==
In alphabetical order:

 * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
 * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
 * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
 * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
 * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
 * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
 * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

== Alignment ==
The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

= Known Risks =
== Orphaned Products ==
!DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

== Inexperience with Open Source ==
All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
source projects inside and outside ASF.

== Homogeneous Developers ==
The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
development communities.

== Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
paid to develop code for this project.

== Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
!DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

== A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
!DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
the project in adopting the brand to better reach the community

= Documentation =
 1. [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/DirectMemory|The original
DirectMemory HomePage]]
 2. [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/DirectMemory/wiki|The original

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Christian Grobmeier
+1 (binding)


On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org wrote:
 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.

 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.

 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.

 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project in adopting the brand to better reach the 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Maurizio Cucchiara
+1

Maurizio Cucchiara

Il giorno 02/ott/2011 10.45, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com ha
scritto:
 +1 (binding)


 On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org
wrote:
 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.

 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.

 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.

 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread j...@nanthrax.net
+1 (binding)

--
Jean-Baptiste Onofré
jbono...@apache.org
http://blog.nanthrax.net
Talend - http://wwx.talend.com

- Reply message -
From: Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org
To: general@incubator.apache.org
Subject: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling
Date: Sun, Oct 2, 2011 9:36 am


Hi all guys,

I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

Please VOTE:

[ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
[ ] +0 Don't care
[ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

Thanks in advance for participating!

All the best, have a nice day,
Simo

P.S. Here's my +1

http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
http://www.99soft.org/

= DirectMemory =

== Abstract ==
The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
!OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
objects without degrading JVM performance

== Proposal ==
!DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
(after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

== Background ==
!DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
Guidi initial effort under
[[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

== Rationale ==
The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

= Current Status =

== Meritocracy ==
As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
enabling widespread adoption.

== Core Developers ==
In alphabetical order:

 * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
 * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
 * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
 * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
 * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
 * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
 * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

== Alignment ==
The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

= Known Risks =
== Orphaned Products ==
!DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

== Inexperience with Open Source ==
All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
source projects inside and outside ASF.

== Homogeneous Developers ==
The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
development communities.

== Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
paid to develop code for this project.

== Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
!DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

== A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
!DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Ashish
+1

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org wrote:
 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.

 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.

 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.

 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project in adopting the brand to better reach the community

 = 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Tim Williams
+1

--tim

On Sunday, October 2, 2011, Ashish paliwalash...@gmail.com wrote:
 +1

 On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org
wrote:
 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub 
https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/%7CGitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects insi--
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Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Davanum Srinivas
+1

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 4:44 AM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote:
 +1 (binding)


 On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org 
 wrote:
 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.

 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.

 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.

 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Joey Echeverria
+1 (non-binding)



On Oct 2, 2011, at 3:36, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org wrote:

 Hi all guys,
 
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:
 
 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal
 
 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.
 
 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.
 
 Please VOTE:
 
 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...
 
 Thanks in advance for participating!
 
 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo
 
 P.S. Here's my +1
 
 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/
 
 = DirectMemory =
 
 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance
 
 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.
 
 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
 
 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general
 
 = Current Status =
 
 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.
 
 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:
 
 * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
 * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
 * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
 * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
 * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
 * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
 * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org
 
 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.
 
 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal
 
 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.
 
 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.
 
 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.
 
 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra
 
 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project in adopting the brand to better 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Ralph Goers
+1 (binding)

Ralph

On Oct 2, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Simone Tripodi wrote:

 Hi all guys,
 
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:
 
 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal
 
 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.
 
 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.
 
 Please VOTE:
 
 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...
 
 Thanks in advance for participating!
 
 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo
 
 P.S. Here's my +1
 
 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/
 
 = DirectMemory =
 
 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance
 
 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.
 
 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
 
 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general
 
 = Current Status =
 
 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.
 
 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:
 
 * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
 * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
 * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
 * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
 * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
 * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
 * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org
 
 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.
 
 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal
 
 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.
 
 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.
 
 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.
 
 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra
 
 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project in adopting the brand to better reach the community

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Julien Vermillard
+1 (binding)

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Ralph Goers ralph.go...@dslextreme.com wrote:
 +1 (binding)

 Ralph

 On Oct 2, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Simone Tripodi wrote:

 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

 * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
 * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
 * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
 * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
 * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
 * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
 * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.

 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.

 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.

 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Niklas Gustavsson
On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.org wrote:
 [X] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator

(binding)

/niklas

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Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Sylvain Wallez

+1 (binding)


Please VOTE:

[X] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
[ ] +0 Don't care
[ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...


Sylvain

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Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
+1 from me (binding).

Good luck!

Cheers,
Chris

On Oct 2, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Simone Tripodi wrote:

 Hi all guys,
 
 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:
 
 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal
 
 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.
 
 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.
 
 Please VOTE:
 
 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...
 
 Thanks in advance for participating!
 
 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo
 
 P.S. Here's my +1
 
 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/
 
 = DirectMemory =
 
 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance
 
 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.
 
 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
 
 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general
 
 = Current Status =
 
 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.
 
 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:
 
 * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
 * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
 * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
 * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
 * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
 * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
 * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org
 
 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.
 
 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal
 
 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.
 
 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.
 
 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.
 
 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra
 
 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project in adopting the brand 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Simone Gianni
+1 (non binding)

Simone

2011/10/2 Mattmann, Chris A (388J) chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov

 +1 from me (binding).

 Good luck!

 Cheers,
 Chris

 On Oct 2, 2011, at 12:36 AM, Simone Tripodi wrote:

  Hi all guys,
 
  I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:
 
  http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal
 
  Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.
 
  VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.
 
  Please VOTE:
 
  [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
  [ ] +0 Don't care
  [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...
 
  Thanks in advance for participating!
 
  All the best, have a nice day,
  Simo
 
  P.S. Here's my +1
 
  http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
  http://www.99soft.org/
 
  = DirectMemory =
 
  == Abstract ==
  The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
  !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
  memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
  objects without degrading JVM performance
 
  == Proposal ==
  !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
  (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
  filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
  cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
  operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
  every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
  outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
  certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
  simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
  expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
  easily handle off-heap memory buffers.
 
  == Background ==
  !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
  Guidi initial effort under
  [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
  licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
 
  == Rationale ==
  The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
  open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
  that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
  collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
  where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
  to ease usage of off-heap memory in general
 
  = Current Status =
 
  == Meritocracy ==
  As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
  committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
  meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
  and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
  believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
  enabling widespread adoption.
 
  == Core Developers ==
  In alphabetical order:
 
  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org
 
  == Alignment ==
  The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
  implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.
 
  = Known Risks =
  == Orphaned Products ==
  !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
  getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
  users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal
 
  == Inexperience with Open Source ==
  All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
  source projects inside and outside ASF.
 
  == Homogeneous Developers ==
  The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
  the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
  developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
  committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
  development communities.
 
  == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
  To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
  paid to develop code for this project.
 
  == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
  !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
  successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
  ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
  file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
  based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
  java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
  amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra
 
  == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
  While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good 

Re: [VOTE] accept DirectMemory as new Apache Incubator podling

2011-10-02 Thread Vinod Kumar Vavilapalli
Very interesting project.

+1 (non-binding).

Thanks,
+Vinod


On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Simone Tripodi simonetrip...@apache.orgwrote:

 Hi all guys,

 I'm now calling a formal VOTE on the DirectMemory proposal located here:

 http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/DirectMemoryProposal

 Proposal text copied at the bottom of this email.

 VOTE close on Tuesday, October 4, early 7:30 AM CET.

 Please VOTE:

 [ ] +1 Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator
 [ ] +0 Don't care
 [ ] -1  Don't Accept DirectMemory into the Apache Incubator because...

 Thanks in advance for participating!

 All the best, have a nice day,
 Simo

 P.S. Here's my +1

 http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/
 http://www.99soft.org/

 = DirectMemory =

 == Abstract ==
 The following proposal is about Apache !DirectMemory, a Java
 !OpenSource multi-layered cache implementation featuring off-heap
 memory storage (a-la Terracotta !BigMemory) to enable caching of Java
 objects without degrading JVM performance

 == Proposal ==
 !DirectMemory's main purpose is to to act as a second level cache
 (after a heap based one) able to store large amounts of data without
 filling up the Java heap and thus avoiding long garbage collection
 cycles. Although serialization has a runtime cost store/retrieve
 operations are in the sub-millisecond range being pretty acceptable in
 every usage scenario even as a first level cache and, most of all,
 outperforms heap storage when the count of the entries goes over a
 certain amount. !DirectMemory implements cache eviction based on a
 simple LFU (Least Frequently Used) algorythm and also on item
 expiration. Included in the box is a small set of utility classes to
 easily handle off-heap memory buffers.

 == Background ==
 !DirectMemory is a project was born in the 2010 thanks to Raffaele P.
 Guidi initial effort under
 [[https://github.com/raffaeleguidi/!DirectMemory/|GitHub]] and already
 licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

 == Rationale ==
 The rationale behind !DirectMemory is bringing off-heap caching to the
 open source world, empowering FOSS developers and products with a tool
 that enables breaking the heap barrier and override the JVM garbage
 collection mechanism collection - which could be useful in scenarios
 where RAM needs are over the usual limits (more than 8, 12, 24gb) and
 to ease usage of off-heap memory in general

 = Current Status =

 == Meritocracy ==
 As a majority of the initial project members are existing ASF
 committers, we recognize the desirability of running the project as a
 meritocracy.  We are eager to engage other members of the community
 and operate to the standard of meritocracy that Apache emphasizes; we
 believe this is the most effective method of growing our community and
 enabling widespread adoption.

 == Core Developers ==
 In alphabetical order:

  * Christian Grobmeier grobmeier at apache dot org
  * Maurizio Cucchiara mcucchiara at apache dot org
  * Olivier Lamy olamy at apache dot org
  * Raffaele P. Guidi raffaele dot p dot guidi at gmail dot com
  * Simone Gianni simoneg at apache dot org
  * Simone Tripodi simonetripodi at apache dot org
  * Tommaso Teofili tommaso at apache dot org

 == Alignment ==
 The purpose of the project is to develop and maintain !DirectMemory
 implementation that can be used by other Apache projects.

 = Known Risks =
 == Orphaned Products ==
 !DirectMemory does not have any reported production usage, yet, but is
 getting traction with developers and being evaluated by potential
 users and thus the risks of it being orphaned are minimal

 == Inexperience with Open Source ==
 All of the committers have experience working in one or more open
 source projects inside and outside ASF.

 == Homogeneous Developers ==
 The list of initial committers are geographically distributed across
 the Europe with no one company being associated with a majority of the
 developers.  Many of these initial developers are experienced Apache
 committers already and all are experienced with working in distributed
 development communities.

 == Reliance on Salaried Developers ==
 To the best of our knowledge, none of the initial committers are being
 paid to develop code for this project.

 == Relationships with Other Apache Products ==
 !DirectMemory fits naturally in the ASF because it could be
 successfully employed together with a large number of ASF products
 ranging from JCS - as a new cache region between the heap and indexed
 file ones, to ORM systems like Cayenne (i.e. replacing current OSCache
 based implementation), Apache JDO and JPA implementations and also
 java based databases (i.e. Derby) and all systems managing large
 amounts of data from Hadoop to Cassandra

 == A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand ==
 While the Apache Software Foundation would be a good home for the
 !DirectMemory project it already has some traction and it could live
 on its own - however we see reciprocal benefits for both the ASF and
 the project