Dear Mentors, As per the quarterly reporting schedule, please find below the first quarterly podling report for BifroMQ (covering one month’s progress). The CWiki page has also been updated: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/September2025.
The sign-off due date is *September 09*. We would appreciate your feedback and sign-offs. ### How has the community developed since the last report? 1. One contributor joined community 2. A press release was published via a company media channel to promote Apache BifroMQ 3. One of the largest smart home appliance companies adopted Apache BifroMQ ### How has the project developed since the last report? 1. Working toward a code freeze for the first incubator release (9 PRs merged). 2. Fixed multiple issues identified in real production usage. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [X] Working towards first release - [ ] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2025-02-25 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? None since entering the incubator ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Yes, we have received helpful guidance. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? The transfer of BifroMQ’s trademark is in progress. Best regards -- Yonny(Yu) Hao