HAWQ Dev, While in Beijing, I was chatting with Simon and Ruilong about a general Apache Incubator topic related to the publishing of the Podling Report. It occurred to me that I had some context on this subject which they hadn't. Rest assured, this information is not hidden in protected Apache lunar vault orbiting Eath. In fact, it is readily available for all to review.
Until working on the Apache HAWQ (incubating) project, I never had the need to become familiar with the Apache processes. I took it upon myself to learn as much as I could about the Apache Software Foundation and processes related to projects (Podlings) in incubation. This rather small investment allowed me to better understand the requirements for graduation. Fortunately, there is a wealth of information available. All you have to do is be familiar with it and keep your eyes open and explore. There are three main sources of information that I would like to share with you. - *The Apache Incubator home page:* http://incubator.apache.org Virtually everything you ever wanted to know about the Apache Incubator processes can be found here. Spend some time getting familiar with the content. - *Mailing lists (http://incubator.apache.org/guides/lists.html <http://incubator.apache.org/guides/lists.html>):* Specifically " [email protected]" is one of my favorite learning forms. Podlings all follow similar paths of knowledge and project growth in the Apache processes. Communications are shared on this list. - *Apache MarkMail (http://apache.markmail.org/ <http://apache.markmail.org/>) *is a free service for searching through the numerous Apache mailing list archives. I use it regularly to look for similar question/answer dialogue covering a variety of Apache topics. Feel free to share other bits of information with others on the project. Cheers, -=e -- *Ed Espino* *[email protected] <[email protected]>*
