Mostly LGTM, +1 to Kevin's comment of mentioning the Community Sprint. I think we are missing Chistopher Lambert from the prose about new committers:
> ## Community Health: * New Members: The project welcomed three new committers this month: Adam Christian, Adnan Hemani, and Danica Fine. On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM Kevin Liu <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks great, thanks JB! > > I was also going ot mention the community sprint :) > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 11:52 AM Yufei Gu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks JB for drafting the report. LGTM overall! > > > > +1 on Ajatha's suggestion. > > > > For Event Planning, we've got a community Sprint on the afternoon of > April > > 7th: https://luma.com/q8w8v7as. > > > > Yufei > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi JB, > > > > > > Thanks for drafting the report - LGTM, no extra comments from my side, > > > but +1 to Ajantha's comment. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Dmitri. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 3:47 AM Ajantha Bhat <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks JB for the report. > > > > > > > > Catalog Migrator 1.0.0: A new tool, the Catalog Migrator, reached its > > > > > final voting stage (RC2). This utility is critical for users > looking > > to > > > > > migrate existing metadata from Hive or AWS Glue catalogs into > > Polaris. > > > > > > > > I would like to update this as it is already released. > > > > > > > > - Ajantha > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 10:32 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > [email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > > > Here's the board report draft: > > > > > > > > > > ## Description: > > > > > The mission of Apache Polaris is the creation and maintenance of > > > software > > > > > related to a catalog for data lakes. It provides new levels of > > choice, > > > > > flexibility and control over data, with full enterprise security > and > > > > Apache > > > > > Iceberg interoperability across a multitude of engines and > > > infrastructure > > > > > > > > > > ## Project Status: > > > > > Current project status: Ongoing (post graduation) > > > > > Issues for the board: None > > > > > > > > > > ## Membership Data: > > > > > Apache Polaris was founded 2026-02-18 (a month ago) > > > > > There are currently 31 committers and 18 PMC members in this > project. > > > > > The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 8:5. > > > > > > > > > > Community changes, past quarter: > > > > > - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). > > > > > - Adam Christian was added as committer on 2026-03-07 > > > > > - Adnan Hemani was added as committer on 2026-03-07 > > > > > - Christopher Lambert was added as committer on 2026-03-11 > > > > > - Danica Fine was added as committer on 2026-02-27 > > > > > > > > > > ## Project Activity: > > > > > * Release 1.4.0 Preparation: Development began on the first > > > > post-graduation > > > > > release. Key focus areas include updating LICENSE/NOTICE files to > > > reflect > > > > > TLP status and adding new artifacts, such as the Python CLI. > > > > > * Catalog Migrator 1.0.0: A new tool, the Catalog Migrator, reached > > its > > > > > final voting stage (RC2). This utility is critical for users > looking > > to > > > > > migrate existing metadata from Hive or AWS Glue catalogs into > > Polaris. > > > > > * Polaris Authorizer Refactoring: Significant progress was made on > > > > > enhancing the PolarisAuthorizer. A major PR reached consensus to > > > improve > > > > > how the catalog handles authorization for external engines. > > > > > * Feature Graduation: The "Generic Table" capability officially > > > graduated > > > > > from beta. This allows Polaris to manage metadata for formats > beyond > > > > > Iceberg, specifically providing stable support for Apache Hudi and > > > Delta > > > > > Lake. > > > > > * Credential Vending: New PR activity focused on refining AWS IAM > > > > > AssumeRole flows and expanding storage-scoped credentials to > improve > > > > > security in multi-tenant environments. Also preparation for > > Credential > > > > > Vending support in Generic Table started. > > > > > > > > > > ## Community Health: > > > > > * New Members: The project welcomed three new committers this > month: > > > Adam > > > > > Christian, Adnan Hemani, and Danica Fine. > > > > > * Community Syncs: Two major community meetings were held (March 5 > > and > > > > > March 19). Discussions centered on the roadmap for the new Security > > > > > features (Apache Ranger support, refactoring of the Polaris > > Authorizer, > > > > > ...), Polaris Events, Polaris Console (UI). > > > > > * New Communication Channels: The community launched an official > > > YouTube > > > > > channel (@ApachePolaris) to host recordings of community meetings > and > > > > > technical deep dives, making project updates more accessible to a > > > global > > > > > audience. > > > > > * Event Planning: Preparation is underway for Iceberg Summit 2026 > > > (April > > > > > 8–9), where several talks about Polaris will happen. > > > > > > > > > > Please let me know if you have anything to add/change. I would like > > to > > > > send > > > > > the report by mid next week. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Regards > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > > > > > FYI, we have to report to the board this month. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm preparing the board report and I will share it on this thread > > > later > > > > > > today or tomorrow. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
