Hi BifroMQ PPMC and mentors, This is the second quarterly report for BifroMQ, covering the progress made over the past three months. I have already updated the wiki. Any feedback/concerns are appreciated.
## BifroMQ BifroMQ is a Java-based, high-performance, distributed MQTT broker with native multi-tenancy support, designed for large-scale connections and message delivery. BifroMQ has been incubating since 2025-04-22. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Increase public exposure to expand the community user base and improve project visibility. 2. Continue delivering regular releases, streamline the release management process, and rotate the Release Manager role among key contributors. 3. Grow community participation beyond the original contributors, including attracting new reviewers and contributors. ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? We understand that the trademark transfer has been completed based on publicly available trademark ownership information (e.g. via https://aiqicha.baidu.com/mark/s?q=BIFROMQ&t=7). However, we would appreciate receiving an official confirmation from ASF (a scanned copy of the signed transfer agreement would be sufficient) so that our company can properly archive the transfer documentation for internal compliance purposes. ### How has the community developed since the last report? We have observed increasing activity on GitHub and the dev mailing list. Our mentor (Chris) helped initiate a valuable discussion with the Apache IoTDB community, which may lead to potential collaboration between the two projects. We have set up a WeChat Account (“BifroMQ”) to publish Chinese translations of release announcements. All published content is derived from or links back to the official Apache BifroMQ website, and the account is not used for community discussions. ### How has the project developed since the last report? We completed our first incubating release after 3 RC votes. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [X] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2026-01-28 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected?None so far ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive?Are things falling through the cracks? If so, please list any open issues that need to be addressed. Our mentors have been helpful and responsive. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? Are 3rd parties respecting and correctly using the podlings name and brand? If not what actions has the PPMC taken to correct this? Has the VP, Brand approved the project name? We attempted to rename our WeChat account by adding the “Apache” prefix, based on PPMC consensus reached on the private mailing list. However, the request was rejected by the WeChat platform due to tightened naming policies, which now require an official authorization document from ASF to use “Apache” as an account prefix. We would appreciate guidance on whether there is a formal ASF process to request such an authorization letter for external platform compliance purposes.
