Hi, Apache Iceberg is adding variant type support [1][2] by adopting the variant spec [3] from Apache Spark. As the proposal is getting mature, both Iceberg [4] and Spark [5] communities are discussing moving the variant type to Parquet repo to avoid divergence. Moving it into Parquet makes the variant spec engine and table format agnostic, which may encourage wider adoption.
What do people from Parquet community think? [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/xnyo1k66dxh0ffpg7j9f04xgos0kwc34 [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/xcyytoypgplfr74klg1z2rgjo6k5b0sq [3] https://github.com/apache/spark/blob/d84f1a3575c4125009374521d2f179089ebd71ad/common/variant/README.md [4] https://lists.apache.org/thread/hopkr2f0ftoywwt9zo3jxb7n0ob5s5bw [5] https://lists.apache.org/thread/0k5oj3mn0049fcxoxm3gx3d7r28gw4rj Best, Gang
