Following up on the SIP-22 thread: SOLR-18603 (step 4, sealing the NamedList hierarchy) is merged and I'm starting on SOLR-18612 (step 5, NamedList instantiations to SimpleOrderedMap), beginning with the solrj module as its own PR.
I'd like to ask the PMC about something adjacent. Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency commissions maintenance work on foundational open source projects ( https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/fund&source=gmail&ust=1793975362574000&sa=E). They've funded Apache Maven, Apache Arrow, Log4j and an Apache Airflow security challenge, so Apache and Java infrastructure is squarely in their remit. I'm preparing an application through my company, Path Variable d.o.o., to fund the remainder of SIP-22 as a defined work package, and I'd rather do that with the PMC's input than around it. Three questions: 1. Would the PMC be willing to endorse such an application, i.e. confirm that the work is on the project roadmap and that a committer will review it? Applications without maintainer backing are unlikely to pass their review. 2. The fund has a minimum of EUR 50,000 of work per application, which argues for a broader package than the remaining SIP-22 steps alone. Is there adjacent Solr 11 maintenance work you'd want bundled in? SOLR-18398 (SolrQueryResponse and the response header) is one candidate David mentioned earlier; I'm happy to expand the scope to what the project actually needs rather than only what I've already started. 3. One of their conditions is that no other public body is already funding the same activities. I've checked their published investments and the NLnet/NGI lists and found nothing for Solr or Lucene, but is any current Solr maintenance work already funded or committed from another source (ASF-level funds included), so I don't propose it? To be clear, this doesn't change how the work is done: everything goes through the normal SIP, JIRA and review process, and the SIP-22 work continues regardless of whether the funding comes through. Regards, Ivan Šarić Owner and developer Path Variable d.o.o. Vinjerac, Croatia VAT No. HR76935894745 Phone: +385 99 254 9702 E-mail: [email protected] Web: https://www.path-variable.com
