We entered Apache Incubation May 24, 2015 so we have been incubating for
about a year.
We have completed 2 major releases and there is a patch release in progress.
Once the patch release completes, we support:
- Source tar files
- Binary tar files
- Distribution support for vanilla Apache, Hortonworks, and
Cloudera
- Apache web site and wiki
- Up to date documentation
With the patch release, we believe all licensing issues have been addressed.
So the next decision is whether we should apply for top level project
status.
The Trafodion PMC discussed this topic and the impression is that Trafodion
is doing well in many aspects - it has a large community, gets a lot of
contributions (code, documentation, testing, etc.) and has a vibrant
conversation going on in the email lists, particularly on the development
side. The main problem is that still too many folks are working for the
same company, Esgyn. So, in terms of raw numbers we are good, but we might
not be diverse enough as measured by number of independent organizations.
What does everyone in the dev group think? If we have to increase our
diversity, how can this be done? Given the complexity of Trafodion it is
not easy for a new contributor to become a committer without a lengthy
learning curve.
Roberta
