Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
I was thinking along the lines of having commits going to the dev@ list and when the traffic becomes heavier to open the commits@, but your approach might be better. I will update the proposal accordingly. Thanks! -- Take care, Konstantin (Cos) Boudnik 2CAC 8312 4870 D885 8616 6115 220F 6980 1F27 E622 Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this email are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of any company the author might be affiliated with at the moment of writing. On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Henry Saputra henry.sapu...@gmail.com wrote: Cos, I believe you may also need commits@ list for all the commits activities to the source repo. - Henry On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: We have updated the proposal with the section of Comparative analysis to relevant projects which addresses the questions expressed below. Regards, Cos On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years.
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
On 27.09.2014 05:38, Konstantin Boudnik wrote: Hi David. I believe it will be needing a usual place to publish releases Release tarballs go here before the release vote starts: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/ignite After the vote passes, they should be moved here: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/incubator/ignite Feel free to create the ignite directories as necessary. Note that .../release/... is distributed to mirrors; over at Subversion, we wait 24 hours between moving release bits to .../release/... and announcing the release, to make sure that all mirrors have caught up. Only the latest reelase should be there, any older versions must be deleted. They should have been automagically moved to http://archive.apache.org/dist/incubator/ignite fairly soon after they appear on dist.apache.org; if they don't, nudge Infra. -- Brane - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:40 AM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. Hi Cos: Are there any other resources that Ignite will likely need past the wiki/bugtracker/vcs/website? --David - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
We have updated the proposal with the section of Comparative analysis to relevant projects which addresses the questions expressed below. Regards, Cos On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to be considered early milestones. Some of the specific initial goals include: * Migrate the existing Silk code base to the ASF. * Refactor development, testing, build and release processes to work in ASF. * Attract developer and user interest in the new Apache Silk project. * Road map the integration efforts with “sister” projects in ASF
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
Hi David. I believe it will be needing a usual place to publish releases and perhaps some CI time-share on builds.apache.org, but I am sure the latter could be addressed by using different resources if it seems to be an issue. Regards, Cos On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 03:50PM, David Nalley wrote: On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:40 AM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. Hi Cos: Are there any other resources that Ignite will likely need past the wiki/bugtracker/vcs/website? --David - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
It seems like an implementation detail to me, but do you think this needs to be added into the proposal? No, thanks for the clarification. On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 9:26 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: Andrew, as far as I know Ignite has a component that works with Hadoop (HDFS) as a storage layer and that's pretty much all I could say about the declared dependency. Ignite doesn't require Hadoop to deliver any functionality, it doesn't provide any additions to Hadoop - HDFS is just yet another file system. Now, because Ignite is an In-Memory Data Fabric I am sure it does decent amount of caching to reduce IO overhead. It seems like an implementation detail to me, but do you think this needs to be added into the proposal? Thanks! Cos On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 08:34AM, Andrew Purtell wrote: On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? The proposal will be updated shortly with these details. I browsed GridGain's website briefly, perhaps there could also be a bit of detail in the proposal how it relates to the Apache Hadoop project? Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. Good point, Henry! Would you consider investing a few cycles on your own and join the mentors for this proposal? Thanks in advance! If you need more mentors, I'd be happy to volunteer. Cos - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
Thanks Henry - great to have you! On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 11:15AM, Henry Saputra wrote: Thanks for the response, Konstantin. Definitely glad to help as mentor. I have added my name as one of the mentors in the list. Still love to see the Relationships to other Apache projects section in the proposal. - Henry On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? The proposal will be updated shortly with these details. Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. Good point, Henry! Would you consider investing a few cycles on your own and join the mentors for this proposal? Thanks in advance! Cos - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
Andrew, as far as I know Ignite has a component that works with Hadoop (HDFS) as a storage layer and that's pretty much all I could say about the declared dependency. Ignite doesn't require Hadoop to deliver any functionality, it doesn't provide any additions to Hadoop - HDFS is just yet another file system. Now, because Ignite is an In-Memory Data Fabric I am sure it does decent amount of caching to reduce IO overhead. It seems like an implementation detail to me, but do you think this needs to be added into the proposal? Thanks! Cos On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 08:34AM, Andrew Purtell wrote: On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? The proposal will be updated shortly with these details. I browsed GridGain's website briefly, perhaps there could also be a bit of detail in the proposal how it relates to the Apache Hadoop project? Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. Good point, Henry! Would you consider investing a few cycles on your own and join the mentors for this proposal? Thanks in advance! If you need more mentors, I'd be happy to volunteer. Cos - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? The proposal will be updated shortly with these details. I browsed GridGain's website briefly, perhaps there could also be a bit of detail in the proposal how it relates to the Apache Hadoop project? Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. Good point, Henry! Would you consider investing a few cycles on your own and join the mentors for this proposal? Thanks in advance! If you need more mentors, I'd be happy to volunteer. Cos - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to be considered early milestones.
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
Thanks for the response, Konstantin. Definitely glad to help as mentor. I have added my name as one of the mentors in the list. Still love to see the Relationships to other Apache projects section in the proposal. - Henry On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? The proposal will be updated shortly with these details. Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. Good point, Henry! Would you consider investing a few cycles on your own and join the mentors for this proposal? Thanks in advance! Cos - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to be
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:21PM, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? The proposal will be updated shortly with these details. Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. Good point, Henry! Would you consider investing a few cycles on your own and join the mentors for this proposal? Thanks in advance! Cos - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to be considered early milestones. Some of the specific initial goals include: * Migrate the existing Silk code base to the ASF. * Refactor development, testing, build and release processes to work in ASF. * Attract developer and user interest in the new Apache Silk project. * Road map the integration
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
I have addressed sebb's note on the user list and removed it from the resource section. Also, the proposal was renamed to Ignite and new page is available under https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/IgniteProposal Thanks for the input everyone, Cos On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 09:40PM, Konstantin Boudnik wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to be considered early milestones. Some of the specific initial goals include: * Migrate the existing Silk code base to the ASF. * Refactor development, testing, build and release processes to work in ASF. * Attract developer and user interest in the new Apache Silk project. * Road map the integration efforts with “sister” projects in ASF eco-system like Storm and Spark. * Incorporate externally developed features into the core Apache Silk project. == Known Risks == This proposal is not without its risks, some of which are outlined below. The current list of committers are primarily from GridGain Systems. One of the key purposes of proposing Silk for incubation is to attract new committers and spur the adoption of Silk. The ASF has a well-deserved reputation of fostering and building open source communities, which makes it the ideal location to
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
Not saying anything on the proposal itself, I would be concerned because of the name Silk. There is this: http://lucidworks.com/product/integrations/silk/ which is related to Apache Solr and Lucene and also gets some attention. While it may not solve the same thing, I wouldn't use the name Silk at least because it somehow works with other Apache products. It could lead to confusion. If the podling is accepted, I suggest to consider this before resources are created -- Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com On Fri, Sep 19, 2014, at 07:21, Henry Saputra wrote: Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
The user mailing list is not normally used for podlings. Only the developer and private lists are needed. On 19 September 2014 05:40, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to be considered early milestones. Some of the specific initial goals include: * Migrate the existing Silk code base to the ASF. * Refactor development, testing, build and release processes to work in ASF. * Attract developer and user interest in the new Apache Silk project. * Road map the integration efforts with “sister” projects in ASF eco-system like Storm and Spark. * Incorporate externally developed features into the core Apache Silk project. == Known Risks == This proposal is not without its risks, some of which are outlined below. The current list of committers are primarily from GridGain Systems. One of the key purposes of proposing Silk for incubation is to attract new committers and spur the adoption of Silk. The ASF has a well-deserved reputation of fostering and building open source communities, which makes it the ideal location to attempt this community bootstrap. Most of the initial committers are supported by their employers to work on Silk, and may be assigned to work on other
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: Not saying anything on the proposal itself, I would be concerned because of the name Silk. There is this: http://lucidworks.com/product/integrations/silk/ which is related to Apache Solr and Lucene and also gets some attention. While it may not solve the same thing, I wouldn't use the name Silk at least because it somehow works with other Apache products. It could lead to confusion. If the podling is accepted, I suggest to consider this before resources are created Yup. Hence the following set of potential names: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite It would be very useful if we can get feedback on the most/least pref. ones from that list. Thanks, Roman. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Roman Shaposhnik ro...@shaposhnik.org wrote: On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: Not saying anything on the proposal itself, I would be concerned because of the name Silk. There is this: http://lucidworks.com/product/integrations/silk/ which is related to Apache Solr and Lucene and also gets some attention. While it may not solve the same thing, I wouldn't use the name Silk at least because it somehow works with other Apache products. It could lead to confusion. If the podling is accepted, I suggest to consider this before resources are created Yup. Hence the following set of potential names: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite It would be very useful if we can get feedback on the most/least pref. ones from that list. Memstor is a trademark in the US: http://www.kingleetech.com/membrane-chemicals/additional-products/membrane-storage-products/memstor I'd actually wondered about Membrain, but that's a different chemical product. Sylk is an adult product whose URL I'm not visiting at the office. I'd think Ignite is a standard-enough English word that no one could reasonably claim exclusivity (but IANAL). Don
RE: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
orcnote below -Original Message- From: dwhyt...@gmail.com [mailto:dwhyt...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Donald Whytock Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 13:52 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Roman Shaposhnik ro...@shaposhnik.org wrote: On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Christian Grobmeier grobme...@gmail.com wrote: Not saying anything on the proposal itself, I would be concerned because of the name Silk. There is this: http://lucidworks.com/product/integrations/silk/ [ ... ] * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite It would be very useful if we can get feedback on the most/least pref. ones from that list. [ ... ] I'd think Ignite is a standard-enough English word that no one could reasonably claim exclusivity (but IANAL). Don orcnote Ignite is used within software names, as in AIR Music Technology Ignite. The splash screen says Ignite by air. I have no idea whether Apache Ignite is enough for non-confusion. Too bad about Sylk. /orcnote - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
Hi Cos, Looks like a good start of the proposal. How would this project relate to compare to existing ones like Apache Spark, Storm, or Samza? Would love to have comparisons to existing ASF projects section to the proposal. Also, would you guys mind adding or soliciting more mentors? Seemed like most of initial committers have not been involved in ASF yet so may need some help to adjust to Apache way. - Henry On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM, Konstantin Boudnik c...@apache.org wrote: I would like to propose Silk as an Apache Incubator project. The new proposal is added to https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SilkProposal and is duplicated below. -- Regards, Cos = Silk Apache Incubator Proposal = == Abstract == Apache Silk will be a unified In-Memory Data Fabric providing high-performance, distributed in-memory data management software layer between various data sources and user applications. == Proposal == Apache Silk is written mostly in Java and Scala with small amount of C++ code and will initially combine the following technologies under one unified umbrella: * In-Memory Data Grid * In-Memory Compute Grid * In-Memory Streaming Processing This unified in-memory fabric will provide high-performance, distributed in-memory software layer that sits in between various data sources and user applica tions. Data sources can include SQL RDBMS, NoSQL, or HDFS. Applications APIs will be available for Java (and Java-based scripting languages), Scala, C++ and .NET (C#). GridGain Systems, Inc. submits this proposal to donate its Apache 2.0-licensed open source project generally known as “GridGain In-Memory Computing Platform”, its source code, documentation, and websites to the Apache Software Foundation (“ASF”) with the goal of extending the vibrant open source community around this technology ultimately governed by “Apache Way”. Proposed Naming We have been advised by the ASF mentors that the name “Silk” may not be ideal because the name may be too generic and may not pass ASF legal check. Here are the alternatives that we have come up with and any of those will be acceptable for the project pending the ASF legal green light: * Apache Silk (preferable name) * Apache Sylk * Apache Memstor * Apache Ignite == Background Rationale == In-Memory Data Fabric is a natural and evolutionary consolidation of various “in-memory technologies” from the last decade. From simple local caching (JSR-107), to distributed caching, to data grids and databases, to streaming and plug-n-play acceleration - the in-memory space has grown quite dramatically. With rapid advances in NVRAM and significant price reduction of traditional DRAM on one hand, and growing sophistication and demand for faster data processing on another - many users of these silo-ed technologies and products started to look for a “strategic approach” to in-memory - an in-memory data fabric - that would provide suitable APIs for different types of payloads: from data caching, to data grids, to in-memory SQL data stores, to HPC, to streaming processing. With expensive and proprietary in-memory computing products from companies like Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, and IBM - the developers worldwide need an unhindered access to advanced open source in-memory software technology, the technology they can trust to develop with and deploy for critical applications. Current Status Apache Silk will be based on the technology that is currently developed by GridGain Systems and available under Apache 2.0 license (http://www.gridgain.org). The software has been in development since 2007 and in production since 2009. It is currently used by over 500 production deployments with over 1,000,000 downloads to date, and with over 20,000,000 GridGain nodes started in the last 5 years. == Initial Goals == The number one goal during ASF incubation will coalesce around building a true active and vibrant community governed by the “Apache Way”. The initial development goals for Silk primarily revolve around migrating the existing code base, documentation, and refactoring of the existing internal build, test release processes. We believe these initial goals are sufficiently difficult to be considered early milestones. Some of the specific initial goals include: * Migrate the existing Silk code base to the ASF. * Refactor development, testing, build and release processes to work in ASF. * Attract developer and user interest in the new Apache Silk project. * Road map the integration efforts with “sister” projects in ASF eco-system like Storm and Spark. * Incorporate externally developed features into the core Apache Silk project. == Known Risks == This proposal is not without its risks, some of which are outlined below. The current list of committers are primarily from GridGain Systems. One of the key purposes of proposing Silk for incubation is to attract new
