Since it is a subproject of DataFusion, maybe we can just archive the repo with a note saying it is not undergoing active development anymore and direct questions to the mailing list / other github locations
Also, since all the software is Apache licensed, if someone wanted to work on it for a while there is no reason they couldn't fork the project (either in datafusion-contrib or elsewhere) and keep working on it. Andrew On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM Xuanwo <xua...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I agree that we should take steps to actively update the project status. > > However, this project has already been donated to the ASF, so I don't > think moving it back is an option. > > IMO, the more practical approach is to request archiving the project as it > stands. If at least three people want to work on it in the future, they can > reactivate it when needed. > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2025, at 23:57, Andrew Lamb wrote: > > I agree moving it back to contrib makes sense unless we can find a new > > champion to help drive it forward within the official repositories. > > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM Andy Grove <andygrov...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> The DataFusion Ray project [1] originated in datafusion-contrib and was > >> donated to the Apache DataFusion project in September of last year. > >> There was a period of intense development, primarily driven by a single > >> contributor, during which the project underwent a significant rewrite. > >> Unfortunately, the project has now been abandoned. The last commit was > >> almost four months ago, and the main contributor is now working on a new > >> distributed DataFusion project, which will soon be available in > >> datafusion-contrib. > >> > >> My opinion is that we should move the DataFusion Ray repository back to > >> datafusion-contrib at this time. > >> > >> I would like to hear thoughts from the community. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Andy. > >> > >> [1] https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ray > >> > > -- > Xuanwo > > https://xuanwo.io/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@datafusion.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@datafusion.apache.org > >
