On 2026/01/09 15:59:23 Robert Metzger wrote:
> Hey Rich,
> sorry for the late reply.
>
> Looking back at the initial discussion to introduce flink-connector-aws,
> the reasoning was a not around organizational or vendor-specific arguments,
> rather technical around dependencies of shared utilities:
> https://lists.apache.org/thread/swp4bs8407gtsgn2gh0k3wx1m4o3kqqp
>
> I think the problem with the AWS connector repo in particular is that many
> of the committers / PMC members who initially maintained the repo have
> moved on to other Flink-related employers, and now have a different focus.
> In general, the Flink connectors suffer from lack of review capacity. I
> think we'll need to get new committers involved in the project to fix that
> issue. The PMC had a short discussion about this problem at the end of last
> year.
>
> Do you have any specific PRs you'd like to get merged?
Thanks so much for your response here. This is very helpful. As you know, I'm
an outsider to this project, but trying to provide mentorship/guidance for AWS
contributors looking to get more involved. That (not just Flink in particular,
but Apache projects in general) is a large part of my role at AWS. And each ASF
project has a different culture, which requires some time to understand. So
appreciate your patience in explaining.
I sincerely hope that we can begin to rebuild our participation here, but of
course we do understand that earning trust and visibility takes time. And so
this is, as you mention, a whole new group of people that are trying to get up
to speed not just with the code, but with the community dynamics.
Thank you!
--Rich
