On 2026/10/20 21:40:29 Andy Grove wrote:
> Many Apache committers and PMC members can freely participate in
> discussions within Apache repositories and on Apache mailing lists,
> but they need specific permission from their employers before they can
> join discussions in repositories outside an approved organization like
> the ASF. Therefore, I think that we should move the conversation to a
> location where the Apache DataFusion community can fully participate.
> I made a comment on the issue recommending that we transfer it to
> apache/datafusion repo [1].
>
> [1]
> https://github.com/datafusion-contrib/datafusion-distributed/issues/784#issuecomment-6300786532
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM Andy Grove <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Gabriel,
> >
> > It's been a while since I've involved in the donation of a project to
> > an exiting Apache project, but here are some initial thoughts and
> > tips.
> >
> > If this donation proceeds, it will need to go through the ASF IP
> > clearance process, Documentation is at
> > https://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/. You can look at previous
> > examples such as DataFusion and Comet being donated to the Arrow
> > project.
> >
> > I have not been following the project closely, but IIRC, one of the
> > considerations is whether the project has a strong community behind
> > it, not just from one company. Perhaps this is already the case.
> >
> > I suspect the main question will be how it relates to Ballista, which
> > is another distributed version of DataFusion that has been developed
> > under DataFusion governance for quite some time. To be clear, I don't
> > object to datafusion-distributed being another alternative, but I know
> > the question will arise. Is there a strong reason to bring in a
> > competing project rather than contributing to an existing project?
> > Again, I haven't looked closely at the project, but it seems like the
> > main difference might be around some features such as more flexible
> > exchange strategies rather than any fundamental differences in
> > approach. It would be good to understand the differences between the
> > projects' goals, but that is just my opinion.
> >
> > I hope that helps.
> >
> > Andy.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM Gabriel Musat <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > We are considering bringing
> > > https://github.com/datafusion-contrib/datafusion-distributed under Apache
> > > DataFusion governance.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have thoughts on whether this would be a good fit, or
> > > concerns we should consider? This is an initial discussion to gather
> > > feedback, not a formal proposal. Please share any thoughts on the GitHub
> > > issue [1].
> > >
> > > Gabriel
> > >
> > > [1]:
> > > https://github.com/datafusion-contrib/datafusion-distributed/issues/784
> > >
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> Sounds good, let's move that discussion to apache/datafusion. As you
> suggested in
> https://github.com/datafusion-contrib/datafusion-distributed/issues/784#issuecomment-6300786532,
> I'll let you do it. Thanks!
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