Hi all, +1 (Non binding) for graduating Fluss as a TLP.
Regards, Vaibhav On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM Jark Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 for the graduation. > > Over the past 11 months of incubation, I'm very proud that the > community has made remarkable progress. We've built a diverse > contributor base across many organizations in the world, established a > healthy release cadence with 4 different release managers, and the > project is already running in production at multiple companies. These > are strong signals of a self-sustaining, vendor-neutral community. > > I'm confident the community is ready to operate independently as a > TLP. Looking forward to the next chapter. > > Best, > Jark > > On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 16:46, Hongshun Wang <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > +1 (no binding) for graduating Fluss as a TLP. > > > > Thank you, Yu, for driving this initiative and for the comprehensive > > summary. Over the past year, Fluss has been one of the most vibrant and > > active open-source projects I've been involved in, and it has matured > > significantly through real-world production usage. It's great to see it > > reach this milestone. > > > > Congratulations to the entire community! > > > > Best regards, > > Hongshun Wang > > > > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM Anton Borisov <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) for graduating Fluss as a TLP. > > > > > > Thanks Yu for driving this discussion and for the comprehensive > > > summary. It is exciting to see Fluss reach this point in its > > > incubation journey. > > > > > > As someone who joined the project during this period, I have really > > > appreciated the openness of the community: active reviews, thoughtful > > > design discussions, regular releases, and a clear willingness to help > > > new contributors get involved. Combined with the growing production > > > adoption and ecosystem interest, I think Fluss is well positioned for > > > graduation. > > > > > > Looking forward to seeing Fluss become a TLP, and to continuing to > > > help the project grow. > > > > > > -- Anton > > > > > > пт, 15 мая 2026 г. в 08:10, Mehul Batra <[email protected]>: > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > +1 (binding) for graduating Fluss as a TLP. > > > > > > > > Thanks Yu for driving this discussion and for the detailed summary. > It's > > > a > > > > moment worth reflecting on. When I look at what this community has > > > > accomplished 5 compliant releases, 120 contributors from 8+ > > > organizations, > > > > consistent and open governance I see a project that has genuinely > earned > > > > graduation. > > > > > > > > What I'm most proud of is how we've approached community building. > > > Openness > > > > for us isn't just a license or a codebase it's transparent > governance, > > > > mentorship for new contributors, and creating space for people to > grow > > > > alongside the project. I say this personally: I am myself a product > of > > > that > > > > mentorship culture, having been guided by existing members going > back to > > > > the initial days, I couldn't be less grateful to Apache community and > > > Fluss > > > > members. That kind of investment in people is what makes a community > > > last, > > > > and I'm glad to see it carried forward in Fluss. > > > > > > > > We've had the privilege of representing Apache Fluss at talks and > events, > > > > sharing our vision for streaming storage as the real-time data layer > in > > > > AI-native Lakehouse architectures. The conversations have been > > > energizing, > > > > and there's clear momentum in the ecosystem. Graduation is the right > next > > > > step not just a milestone, but a launchpad for broader adoption, > deeper > > > > integrations, and a community that continues to grow and pay it > forward. > > > > > > > > Looking forward to what comes next! > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Mehul Batra > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 11:56 AM Prajwal Banakar < > > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Yu and everyone, > > > > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding). > > > > > > > > > > It is incredibly exciting to see this graduation discussion. As a > > > student > > > > > contributor, witnessing the community’s evolution has been an > > > invaluable > > > > > learning experience. > > > > > > > > > > I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such talented > > > > > developers and look forward to seeing Fluss thrive as a TLP! > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Prajwal Banakar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 15 May, 2026, 11:52 am Yang Wang, < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Yu, for driving this initiative and summarizing the > > > progress. I > > > > > > fully support the graduation of Apache Fluss. > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Yang > > > > > > > > > > > > Yu Li <[email protected]> 于2026年5月13日周三 19:50写道： > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Fluss Devs, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We, the Fluss community, began our incubation journey on June > 4th, > > > > > 2025. > > > > > > > Since then, through the continuous efforts of all > contributors, our > > > > > > > community has developed steadily and matured significantly, now > > > > > > approaching > > > > > > > the graduation criteria [1]. I would therefore like to > initiate a > > > > > > > discussion on graduating Fluss as a TLP. Below are some > statistics > > > I > > > > > have > > > > > > > collected, please review them and let me know your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Currently, our community comprises 20 committers (including > > > mentors) > > > > > > from > > > > > > > more than 8 different companies, with 14 serving as PPMC > members > > > [2]. > > > > > > > - At present, we have 120 contributors. > > > > > > > - Throughout the incubation period, we have made 5 releases [3] > > > [4] [5] > > > > > > > over 11 months, maintaining a stable cadence. > > > > > > > - We have had 4 different release managers to date. > > > > > > > - Our software is used in production by 10+ well-known > entities. > > > > > > > - To date, we have opened 1,510 issues, of which 1,034 have > been > > > > > > > successfully resolved [6]. > > > > > > > - We have submitted a total of 1,759 PRs, of which 1,532 have > been > > > > > merged > > > > > > > or closed [7]. > > > > > > > - Through self-assessment [8], we have met all maturity > criteria as > > > > > > > outlined in [9]. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And below is the drafted graduation resolution, JFYI: > > > > > > > ------------------- > > > > > > > Establish the Apache Fluss 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, for distribution at no charge to the > > > public, > > > > > > > related to a streaming storage built for real-time analytics > which > > > can > > > > > > > serve as the real-time data layer for Lakehouse architectures. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management > Committee > > > > > > > (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Fluss Project", be and > hereby is > > > > > > > established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it > further > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Fluss Project be and hereby is > > > responsible > > > > > for > > > > > > > the creation and maintenance of software related to a streaming > > > storage > > > > > > > built for real-time analytics which can serve as the real-time > data > > > > > > > layer for Lakehouse architectures; and be it further > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Fluss" 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 > > > Fluss > > > > > > > Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of > the > > > > > > > projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Fluss > > > > > 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 Fluss > > > Project: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Becket Qin <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Benchao Li <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Feng Wang <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Giannis Polyzos <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Jark Wu <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Jingsong Lee <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Mehul Batra <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Michael Koepf <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Nicholas Jiang <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Yu Li <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Yunhong Zheng <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Yuxia Luo <[email protected]> > > > > > > > * Zili Chen <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Jark Wu be > appointed > > > to > > > > > the > > > > > > > office of Vice President, Apache Fluss, 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 Fluss Project be and hereby is tasked > > > with > > > > > the > > > > > > > migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Fluss > > > podling; > > > > > and > > > > > > > be it further > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > > > Incubator > > > > > > > Fluss podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are > > > hereafter > > > > > > > discharged. > > > > > > > ------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > Yu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [2] https://whimsy.apache.org/roster/ppmc/fluss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [3] https://github.com/apache/fluss/releases > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [4] https://github.com/apache/fluss-rust/releases > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [5] https://github.com/apache/fluss-shaded/releases > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [6] https://github.com/apache/fluss/issues > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [7] https://github.com/apache/fluss/pulls > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [8] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLUSS/Maturity+Assessment+for+Apache+Fluss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [9] https://opendal.apache.org/community/maturity > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
