+1 (non-binding) On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM Marko Milenković <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 (binding) > > Thanks Andy! > > -- > Marko Milenković > > > > > > On 14 Oct 2026, at 22:35, Andy Grove <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > The discussion [1] about promoting DataFusion Comet to a top-level > > project reached > > consensus with no objections, so I would like to start a vote. > > > > The proposal is at [2]. If the vote passes, we will submit the board > > resolution below > > to the ASF Board. The initial PMC members and committers are existing > > DataFusion PMC > > members and committers, and everyone named has confirmed that they > > want to serve. > > > > [ ] +1 Establish Apache Comet as a top-level project and submit the > > resolution below > > [ ] +0 > > [ ] -1 Do not establish Apache Comet as a top-level project, because... > > > > Votes from DataFusion PMC members are binding, and everyone in the > community is > > welcome to vote. The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. > > > > Here is my +1 (binding). > > > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/0szsfkrog2jjr2x92zl78201zh131qzq > > [2] > https://github.com/apache/datafusion-comet/blob/a230ae54d223e0b60097c12e470a87d54e802b0e/docs/source/about/top_level_project_proposal.md > > > > ---- > > > > X. Establish the Apache Comet Project > > > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of > the > > Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a > Project > > Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of > open-source > > software related to accelerating Apache Spark using native, columnar > > execution, for distribution at no charge to the public. > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee > (PMC), to > > be known as the "Apache Comet Project", be and hereby is established > pursuant > > to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Comet Project be and hereby is responsible for > the > > creation and maintenance of software related to accelerating Apache Spark > > using native, columnar execution; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Comet" be and > hereby is > > created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the > Board > > of Directors as the chair of the Apache Comet Project, and to have > primary > > responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of > > responsibility of the Apache Comet Project; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are > > appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Comet Project: > > > > * Andy Grove <[email protected]> > > * Andrew Lamb <[email protected]> > > * Liang-Chi Hsieh <[email protected]> > > * Matt Butrovich <[email protected]> > > * Oleks V. <[email protected]> > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Andy Grove be appointed to > the > > office of Vice President, Apache Comet, to serve in accordance with and > > subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the > > Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or > disqualification, > > or until a successor is appointed; and be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Comet Project be and hereby is tasked with the > > migration and rationalization of the Apache DataFusion Comet > sub-project; and > > be it further > > > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache DataFusion > Comet > > sub-project encumbered upon the Apache DataFusion Project are hereafter > > discharged. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- *Dustin Smith* dustinsmith.info <https://www.dustinsmith.info?utm_source=gemini> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-s-photo?utm_source=gemini>
