+1, thanks.

On 2025/07/14 09:09:51 Yuan Zhuang wrote:
> +1 approve
> 
> Thanks for putting this forward. I agree with the proposal and have a
> few thoughts regarding future work.
> 
> - For `incubator-teaclave`, I believe this reorganization marks a new
> chapter for the Teaclave project and its community. As a next step, if we
> need to adjust the branches, we can open a JIRA ticket to Apache
> Infra. I'd be happy to help with that if needed.
> 
> - For `incubator-teaclave-crates`, this repo can include some ported 
> third-party
> crates (e.g., `ring`, `rustls`) used by `incubator-teaclave-trustzone-sdk`. We
> might need to establish some guidelines for organizing crates from different
> SDKs going forward.
> 
> On 2025/07/14 03:27:11 Zhaofeng Chen wrote:
> > Dear community,
> > 
> > We are initiating a vote on the proposed **Teaclave repository
> > reorganization plan** to better align with the project's current direction
> > and usage. The vote will be open for **at least 3 days**. Everyone is
> > welcome to share your thoughts and **cast your vote by replying to this
> > thread explicitly**:
> > [ ] +1 approve
> > [ ] +0 no opinion
> > [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason
> > 
> > After passing the community votes, we will proceed with the action items to
> > move forward for graduation.
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > ## Background
> > 
> > Teaclave was originally created with a broad vision to explore the
> > possibilities of confidential computing. It consisted of multiple
> > components, including SDKs supporting Intel SGX and Arm TrustZone, a
> > general-purpose application framework (FaaS), and experimental verification
> > efforts, spanning several repositories under the Apache Incubator.
> > 
> > Over the years, as the field of confidential computing evolved, we observed
> > a clear trend: developers increasingly preferred building their own Trusted
> > Applications using SDKs directly, rather than relying on a general-purpose
> > FaaS framework. This organic shift in usage has also been reflected in our
> > contributor activities. Most community engagement and active development
> > now center around the SDKs, especially the Rust-based TrustZone and SGX
> > SDKs.
> > 
> > As part of our preparation for graduation from the Apache Incubator, we’ve
> > received recurring questions about what Teaclave is today, and what its
> > long-term focus should be. To address this and align with current usage and
> > contributions, we propose a refined mission and corresponding repository
> > restructuring.
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > ## Refined Mission
> > 
> > `Teaclave empowers developers to build memory-safe (e.g. Rust) Trusted
> > Applications across diverse confidential computing platforms.`
> > Our primary focus going forward will be on maintaining and improving SDKs
> > that support this mission.
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > ## Repository Restructuring Plan
> > 
> > ### Goals
> > 
> > - Reflect Teaclave’s active development and current focus
> > - Reduce long-term maintenance costs for inactive components
> > - Preserve historical contributions and community merit
> > 
> > ### `incubator-teaclave`
> > 
> > **Current Status:**
> > - Role: Former flagship repository for the FaaS-style confidential
> > computing framework.
> > - Activity: Last commit in July 2023.
> > - Maintenance: No longer actively developed or aligned with the community’s
> > current direction.
> > 
> > **Shift in Focus:**
> > - This repository will be repurposed as the **main landing page** for the
> > Teaclave project (Podling or TLP). It will provide high-level
> > documentation, links to active SDKs, examples to help users get started,
> > and showcases to build with Teaclave SDKs.
> > - Historical contributions and community merit will be preserved [1].
> > - Preview of reorganized content is already hosted on the `main` branch [2].
> >   - A clear project overview
> >   - Links to active SDK repositories (TrustZone, SGX, etc.)
> >   - Showcases for each SDK
> >   - A unified contribution guide and roadmap
> > 
> > [1]: https://github.com/apache/incubator-teaclave/graphs/contributors
> > [2]: https://github.com/apache/incubator-teaclave/tree/main
> > 
> > **Action Items:**
> > - Deprecate the existing `master` branch and rename it to `legacy`
> > - Set `main` as the default branch
> > 
> > ### `incubator-teaclave-crates`
> > 
> > **Current Status:**
> > - Role: Hosts ported/forked crates for TEE platforms (e.g., sgx-crypto,
> > protobuf)
> > - Activity: Some crates are outdated or redundant
> > - Maintenance: Partial
> > 
> > **Shift in Focus:**
> > This repository will remain an **auxiliary dependency hub** supporting only
> > the active SDKs. It will be **cleaned and scoped down** to what is still
> > necessary for TrustZone/SGX development.
> > **Action Items:**
> > - Retain the repository to support SDK builds and examples
> > - Remove:
> >   - Crates no longer used by maintained SDKs or demos
> >   - Redundant forks of crates that now work upstream
> > - Preserve and maintain:
> >   - Crates required by `incubator-teaclave-trustzone-sdk` or
> > `incubator-teaclave-sgx-sdk`
> > 
> > ### `incubator-teaclave-verification`
> > 
> > **Current Status:**
> > - Role: Experimental repo for formal verification methods
> > - Activity: No active development or adoption
> > - Maintenance: Unmaintained
> > 
> > **Shift in Focus:**
> > This repository will become a **historical archive** for early verification
> > efforts, preserved for transparency and reference.
> > 
> > **Action Items:**
> > - Archive the repository on GitHub (read-only)
> > - Add a short README noting its archival status and rationale
> > 
> > ### Active SDKs
> > 
> > These SDKs are actively maintained and form the core of Teaclave’s current
> > focus:
> > - `incubator-teaclave-trustzone-sdk`
> > - `incubator-teaclave-sgx-sdk`
> > - `incubator-teaclave-java-tee-sdk`
> > 
> > No changes are proposed at this time. Any future updates will be discussed
> > in separate threads.
> > 
> 
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