Hello,
Here is the report I have submitted to the board for this quarter.
Please let me know of any issues or omissions.
Thank you,
Jeffery Painter
## Description:
The mission of the Apache DB project is to create and maintain
commercial-quality, open-source, database solutions based on software licensed
to the Foundation, for distribution at no charge to the public.
The Apache DB TLP consists of the following sub-projects:
o JDO : focused on building the API and the TCK for compatibility
testing of Java Data Object implementations providing data
persistence.
o Torque : an object-relational mapper for Java.
## Project Status:
Current project status: ongoing
Issues for the board: none
Please see the Project Activity section of our report for recent updates.
## Membership Data:
Apache DB was founded 2002-07-16 (24 years ago)
There are currently 48 committers and 46 PMC members in this project.
The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 1:1.
Community changes, past quarter:
- No new PMC members. Last addition was Max Philipp Wriedt on 2024-07-03.
- No new committers. Last addition was Max Philipp Wriedt on 2023-04-15.
## Project Activity:
### Apache JDO
The JDO project remains active and responsive, with ongoing engagement on
mailing lists and issue tracking.
Recent efforts have focused on:
- Continued improvements to the codebase driven by SonarCloud analysis,
including addressing code quality issues and reducing technical debt.
- Ongoing updates to build and CI infrastructure to align with current Maven
and Apache POM standards.
- Progress toward a future release, pending completion of minor code
improvements.
Additional technical discussions and work include:
- Investigation into raising the minimum supported Java version (JDO-812).
- Work toward generating SBOM files (JDO-847).
- Continued refinement of code quality issues identified in SonarCloud, with
active pull requests and incremental progress.
The project has also encountered some issues with the Trusted Release process,
particularly related to signing artifacts and build failures in release
profiles, and is working with the appropriate ASF teams to resolve these.
### Apache Torque
Activity in the Torque project this quarter has been relatively light,
consisting primarily of minor bug fixes and maintenance.
The community has begun discussing several potential future directions,
including:
- Planning for a potential major release.
- Evaluating database support strategy, including possibly focusing on
MySQL/MariaDB based on community usage.
- Considering an upgrade to newer Java versions (Java 21 or later).
- Reassessing a potential migration from Subversion to Git, though this
remains under discussion due to the associated effort.
- Continued improvements to the Maven build system and project documentation.
Security posture was reviewed in light of recent ASF guidance, and no issues
were identified.
### Project-Level Updates
- The Apache DB project has completed the PMC Chair transition, with Jeffery
Painter now serving as PMC Chair. All onboarding steps have been completed
in accordance with ASF guidelines.
## Community Health:
The Apache DB project remains stable and in good health.
The JDO subproject continues to demonstrate steady development activity, with
regular attention to code quality, infrastructure updates, and release
planning. The Torque subproject, while quieter this quarter, maintains a
stable codebase and ongoing community discussion about its future direction.
PMC engagement remains solid, with active participation in project discussions
and decision-making. There are no current concerns requiring board attention.
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