Thanks, and I can confirm that the responses on PR's or mailing list are swift.
Cheers, Fokko Op ma 11 mei 2020 om 23:50 schreef Ryan Blue <rb...@netflix.com.invalid>: > I've updated the Incubator XML file to include Ratandeep. Sorry about > that, I forgot this page doesn't show changes from Whimsy. > > I agree that it would be great to have more committers, but I don't think > that it should block graduation. The aspects that need to be satisfied for > graduation are diversity of the committers and ability to develop > contributors to committers. We do well on both. > > For ability to develop contributors, I think we do an overall good job of > making sure contributions get attention from committers and that we have > quality reviews that provide context to help contributors gain > understanding. And we've demonstrated the ability to recognize when a > contributor has that context and grant the trust that goes along with it. > > For diversity, no company has more than 3 PMC members and two companies > have that many. We also have representation from others, so that no one > organization has a majority in the PMC. The community also includes not > just our (active!) mentors, but also several other ASF members. And our > contributor base is even more diverse because of the number of people and > companies interested in the project. > > So while I agree that we would ideally have more committers, I think it is > more a matter of time. > > On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 1:17 PM Driesprong, Fokko <fo...@driesprong.frl> > wrote: > >> +1 >> >> I'm excited about Iceberg as well. I see a lot of companies that benefit >> from from Iceberg, or I'm sure they will in the future. >> >> One concern I would be the set of committers: >> >> Mentors: >> * Ryan Blue <b...@apache.org>, 408 commits, rdblue >> * Julien Le Dem <jul...@apache.org>, 1 commit, julienledem >> * Owen O'Malley <omal...@apache.org>, 4 commits, omalley >> * James R. Taylor <jamestay...@apache.org>, 0 commits, JamesRTaylor >> * Carl Steinbach <c...@apache.org>, 0 commits, cwsteinbach >> >> Committers/PPMC: >> * Parth Brahmbhatt <pa...@apache.org>, 13 commits, Parth-Brahmbhatt >> * Daniel C. Weeks <dwe...@apache.org>, 7 commits, danielcweeks >> * Anton Okolnychyi <aokolnyc...@apache.org>, 63 commits, aokolnychyi >> * Ratandeep Ratti <r...@apache.org>, 26 commits, rdsr (missing on >> https://incubator.apache.org/projects/iceberg.html) >> >> Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but a more diverse set of people >> would be desirable. However, for now, I would not consider this as a >> blocker. >> >> Cheers, Fokko >> >> >> >> >> >> Op ma 11 mei 2020 om 21:16 schreef Owen O'Malley <owen.omal...@gmail.com >> >: >> >>> +1 to graduation. It is exciting watching the project and its community >>> grow. >>> >>> .. Owen >>> >>> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 11:26 AM Ryan Blue <b...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> I think that Iceberg is about ready to graduate from the Apache >>>> Incubator. We now have 2 releases — that include convenience binaries — and >>>> have added 2 committers/PPMC members and 2 PPMC members from the original >>>> set of committers. We are seeing a steady rate of contributions from a >>>> diverse group of people and companies interested in Iceberg. Thank you all >>>> for your contributions and for being part of this community! >>>> >>>> The next step is to agree as a community that we would like to >>>> graduate. If you have any concerns about graduation, please raise them. >>>> >>>> Below is the draft resolution for the board to create an Apache Iceberg >>>> TLP. This is mostly boilerplate, but I’ve added 2 things: >>>> >>>> 1. I’d like to volunteer to be the PMC chair of the project so I’ve >>>> added myself to the draft. Others are welcome to volunteer as well and >>>> we >>>> can decide as a community. >>>> 2. The project description I filled in is: software related to >>>> “managing huge analytic datasets using a standard at-rest table format >>>> that >>>> is designed for high performance and ease of use”. >>>> >>>> Establish the Apache Iceberg 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 managing huge analytic datasets using a standard at-rest >>>> table format that is designed for high performance and ease of use.. >>>> >>>> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee >>>> (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Iceberg Project", be and hereby is >>>> established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that the Apache Iceberg Project be and hereby is responsible >>>> for the creation and maintenance of software related to managing huge >>>> analytic datasets using a standard at-rest table format that is designed >>>> for high performance and ease of use; and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Iceberg" 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 Iceberg >>>> Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the >>>> projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Iceberg >>>> 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 Iceberg Project: >>>> >>>> * Anton Okolnychyi <aokolnyc...@apache.org> >>>> * Carl Steinbach <c...@apache.org> >>>> * Daniel C. Weeks <dwe...@apache.org> >>>> * James R. Taylor <jamestay...@apache.org> >>>> * Julien Le Dem <jul...@apache.org> >>>> * Owen O'Malley <omal...@apache.org> >>>> * Parth Brahmbhatt <pa...@apache.org> >>>> * Ratandeep Ratti <r...@apache.org> >>>> * Ryan Blue <b...@apache.org> >>>> >>>> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ryan Blue be appointed to >>>> the office of Vice President, Apache Iceberg, 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 Iceberg Project be and hereby is tasked with >>>> the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Iceberg >>>> podling; and be it further >>>> >>>> RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator >>>> Iceberg podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter >>>> discharged. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ryan Blue >>>> >>> > > -- > Ryan Blue > Software Engineer > Netflix >
