+1 to this. We spoke about this during the Python sync this morning too. I like the format for Arrow: https://arrow.apache.org/blog. It's a bit similar to Datafusion but feels more connected to the Arrow project overall.
On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM Russell Spitzer <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm +1 and I think we should stick to project updates and features. > Release notes, events, design walkthroughs etc > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM Tushar Choudhary < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I think this is a great idea too. +1 >> >> Cheers, >> Tushar Choudhary >> >> >> On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 at 9:42 PM, Maximilian Michels <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Kevin, >>> >>> +1 I had a similar idea a while back: >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/txhw1f27pj7444t8o8jf5qoyqk2zhjxf / >>> "[Discuss] Iceberg Blog Posts". >>> >>> For example, Swapna Marru just published this Iceberg-related post on >>> the Flink blog: >>> >>> https://flink.apache.org/2025/11/11/from-stream-to-lakehouse-kafka-ingestion-with-the-flink-dynamic-iceberg-sink/ >>> It would be great to see similar posts on the Iceberg blog. Even if we >>> just put the release notes, I think that would already provide a lot >>> more visibility for Iceberg. >>> >>> Obviously, the posts should reflect the Iceberg community, i.e. >>> revolve about Iceberg internals, using Iceberg, and not be affiliated >>> with companies. Basically, the same rules apply to blog posts as to >>> the rest of the code base. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Max >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM Kevin Liu <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hey folks, >>> > >>> > I want to gauge the interest of starting a project-level blog at >>> iceberg.apache.org/blogs/, drawing inspiration from the Apache >>> Datafusion blog (datafusion.apache.org/blog/) >>> > >>> > The blog would focus on project-level news and updates. I believe >>> starting a project blog would be beneficial to the community. >>> > There are many great features in-development that would benefit from >>> the wider visibility that the blog will provide. Thinking back to the V3 >>> ratification announcement, as an Iceberg community member, I would like to >>> see the announcement come from the project instead of summarized by various >>> other blogs. Release notes would also be helpful to put into the blog. >>> > >>> > I know there were previous concerns around the logistics; what content >>> belongs on the blog, who should write the blog, and how should the >>> community/committer/PMC review the content. I'm happy to work with the >>> community to provide general guidance. >>> > I strongly believe the blog would have an outsize benefit to the >>> community. >>> > >>> > Would love to hear thoughts here. >>> > >>> > Best, >>> > Kevin Liu >>> >> -- Regards, Neelesh S. Salian
