Thanks for the feedback so far. Here is a PR to add a warning that the project is no longer maintained: https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ray/pull/88
Once this is merged, I will archive the repo. On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM Xuanwo <xua...@apache.org> wrote: > > 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 > > I completely agree with this approach. > > > 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. > > Yeah, one thing to add is the new project can't be called `datafusion-ray` > again. > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2025, at 18:00, Andrew Lamb wrote: > > 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 > >> > >> > > -- > Xuanwo > > https://xuanwo.io/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@datafusion.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@datafusion.apache.org > >
