+1 (binding) On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 5:57 AM, Jeremiah Lowin <jlo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 (non-binding) > > Jeremiah > > > > On Mar 25, 2016, at 8:26 AM, Suresh Marru <sma...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > + 1 (binding). > > > > Suresh > > > >> On Mar 24, 2016, at 11:00 PM, Siddharth Anand <san...@agari.com.INVALID> > wrote: > >> > >> Following the discussion earlier: > >> https://s.apache.org/AirflowDiscussion > >> > >> I would like to call a VOTE for accepting Airflow as a new incubator > project. > >> > >> The proposal is available at: > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/AirflowProposal > >> > >> The proposal is also included at the bottom of this email. > >> > >> Vote is open until at least Tues, 29 March 2016, 23:59:00 PDT > >> [ ] +1 accept Airflow into the Apache Incubator > >> [ ] ±0 > >> [ ] -1 because... > >> > >> +1 (non-binding) > >> > >> Thanks, > >> -s (Sid) > >> > >> > >> == Abstract == > >> > >> Airflow is a workflow automation and scheduling system that can be > >> used to author and manage data pipelines. > >> > >> == Proposal == > >> > >> Airflow provides a system for authoring and managing workflows a.k.a. > >> data pipelines a.k.a. DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs). The developer > >> authors DAGs in Python using an Airflow-provided framework. He/She > >> then executes the DAG using Airflow’s scheduler or registers the DAG > >> for event-based execution. A web-based UI provides the developer with > >> a range of options for managing and viewing his/her data pipelines. > >> Background > >> > >> Airflow was developed at Airbnb to enable easier authorship and > >> management of DAGs than were possible with existing solutions such as > >> Oozie and Azkaban. For starters, both Oozie and Azkaban rely on one or > >> more XML or property files to be bundled together to define a > >> workflow. This separation of code and config can present a challenge > >> to understanding the DAG - in Azkaban, a DAG’s structure is reflected > >> by its file system tree and one can find himself/herself traversing > >> the file system when inspecting or changing the structure of the DAG. > >> Airflow workflows, on the other hand, are simply and elegantly defined > >> in Python code, often a single file. Airflow merges the powerful > >> Web-based management aspects of projects like Azkaban and Oozie with > >> the simplicity and elegance of defining workflows in Python. Airflow, > >> less than a year old in terms of its Open Source launch, is currently > >> used in production environments in more than 30 companies and boasts > >> an active contributor list of more than 100 developers, the vast > >> majority of which (>95%) are outside of Airbnb. > >> > >> We would like to share it with the ASF and begin developing a > >> community of developers and users within Apache. > >> > >> == Rationale == > >> > >> Many organizations (>30) already benefit from running Airflow to > >> manage data pipelines. Our 100+ contributors continue to provide > >> integrations with 3rd party systems through the implementation of new > >> hooks and operators, both of which are used in defining the tasks that > >> compose workflows. > >> > >> == Current Status == > >> > >> === Meritocracy === > >> > >> Our intent with this incubator proposal is to start building a diverse > >> developer community around Airflow following the Apache meritocracy > >> model. Since Airflow was open-sourced in mid-2015, we have had fast > >> adoption and contributions by multiple organizations the world over. > >> We plan to continue to support new contributors and we will work to > >> actively promote those who contribute significantly to the project to > >> committers. > >> > >> === Community === > >> > >> Airflow is currently being used in over 30 companies. We hope to > >> extend our contributor base significantly and invite all those who are > >> interested in building large-scale distributed systems to participate. > >> > >> === Core Developers === > >> > >> Airflow is currently being developed by four engineers: Maxime > >> Beauchemin, Siddharth Anand, Bolke de Bruin, and Chris Riccomini. > >> Chris is a member of the Apache Samza PMC and a contributor to various > >> Apache projects, including Apache Kafka and Apache YARN. Maxime, > >> Siddharth, and Bolke have contributed to Airflow. > >> > >> === Alignment === > >> The ASF is the natural choice to host the Airflow project as its goal > >> of encouraging community-driven open-source projects fits with our > >> vision for Airflow. > >> > >> == Known Risks == > >> > >> === Orphaned Products === > >> > >> The core developers plan to work part time on the project. There is > >> very little risk of Airflow being abandoned as all of our companies > >> rely on it. > >> > >> === Inexperience with Open Source === > >> > >> All of the core developers have experience with open source > >> development. Chris is a member of the Apache Samza PMC and a > >> contributor to various Apache projects, including Apache Kafka and > >> Apache YARN. Bolke is contributor on multiple open source projects and > >> a few Apache projects as well, including Apache Hive, Apache Hadoop, > >> and Apache Ranger. > >> > >> === Homogeneous Developers === > >> > >> The current core developers are all from different companies. Our > >> community of 100 contributors hail from over 30 different companies > >> from across the world. > >> > >> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > >> > >> Currently, the only developer paid to work on this project is Maxime. > >> > >> === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > >> > >> Airflow is deeply integrated with Apache products. It currently > >> provides hooks and operators to enable workflows to leverage Apache > >> Pig, Apache Hive, Apache Spark, Apache Sqoop, Apache Hadoop, etc… We > >> plan to add support for other Apache projects in the future. > >> > >> === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > >> > >> While we respect the reputation of the Apache brand and have no doubts > >> that it will attract contributors and users, our interest is primarily > >> to give Airflow a solid home as an open source project following an > >> established development model. We have also given reasons in the > >> Rationale and Alignment sections. > >> > >> == Documentation == > >> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/AirflowProposal > >> > >> == Initial Source == > >> https://github.com/airbnb/airflow > >> > >> == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > >> > >> As soon as Airflow is approved to join Apache Incubator, Airbnb will > >> execute a Software Grant Agreement and the source code will be > >> transitioned onto ASF infrastructure. The code is already licensed > >> under the Apache Software License, version 2.0. We know of no legal > >> encumberments that would inhibit the transfer of source code to the > >> ASF. > >> > >> == External Dependencies == > >> > >> The dependencies all have Apache compatible licenses. > >> > >> * [[ > https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/alembic/src/9538c3e1a71c946a53f8762e68e94cfbcb9f932f/LICENSE?fileviewer=file-view-default|alembic > >> (MIT)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/boto/boto/blob/develop/LICENSE|boto (MIT)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/celery/celery/blob/master/LICENSE|celery (BSD)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/mher/chartkick.py/blob/master/LICENSE|chartkick > (MIT)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/blob/master/LICENSE.APACHE|cryptography > >> (Apache 2.0/BSD)]] > >> * [[ > https://bitbucket.org/ned/coveragepy/src/b74c40b2c107db17f0775be5ec6c44f5e1cf5cbf/LICENSE.txt?fileviewer=file-view-default|coverage > >> (Apache 2.0)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/coagulant/coveralls-python/blob/master/LICENCE|coveralls > >> (MIT)]] > >> * [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/croniter|croniter (MIT)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/uqfoundation/dill/blob/master/LICENSE|dill > (BSD)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/docker/docker-py/blob/master/LICENSE|docker-py > >> (Apache 2.0)]] > >> * [[ > https://bitbucket.org/fabian/filechunkio/src/84289d7599a207f575cb28db719dd9d44e880208/LICENCE?fileviewer=file-view-default|filechunkio > >> (MIT)]] > >> * [[ > https://bitbucket.org/tarek/flake8/src/a209fb69350c572c9b2d7b4b09c7657be153be5e/LICENSE?fileviewer=file-view-default|flake8 > >> (MIT)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/mitsuhiko/flask/blob/master/LICENSE|flask > (BSD)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/flask-admin/flask-admin/blob/master/LICENSE|flask-admin > >> (BSD)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/thadeusb/flask-cache/blob/master/LICENSE|flask-cache > >> (BSD)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/maxcountryman/flask-login/blob/master/LICENSE|flask-login > >> (MIT)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/mher/flower/blob/master/LICENSE|flower (BSD)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/blob/master/LICENSE.txt|future > >> (MIT)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn/blob/master/LICENSE|gunicorn > (MIT)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/youngwookim/hive-thrift-py/blob/master/setup.py|hive-thrift-py > >> (Apache 2.0)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/ipython/ipython/blob/master/COPYING.rst|ipython > (BSD)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/mitsuhiko/jinja2/blob/master/LICENSE|jinja2 > (BSD)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/waylan/Python-Markdown/blob/master/LICENSE.md|markdown > >> (BSD)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/pydata/pandas/blob/master/LICENSE|pandas (BSD)]] > >> * [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pygments|pygments (BSD)]] > >> * pyhive > >> * pydruid > >> * PyOpenSSL > >> * PySmbClient > >> * python-dateutil > >> * redis > >> * requests > >> * setproctitle > >> * statsd > >> * sphinx > >> * sphinx-argparse > >> * sphinx_rtd_theme > >> * Sphinx-PyPI-upload > >> * sqlalchemy (MIT) > >> * thrift > >> * jaydebeapi > >> * mysqlclient > >> * unicodecsv > >> * slackclient > >> * ldap3 > >> * Flask-WTF > >> * lxml > >> * [[ > https://github.com/bgamble/pykerberos/blob/master/LICENSE|pykerberos > >> (Apache 2.0)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/pyca/bcrypt/blob/master/LICENSE|bcrypt (Apache > 2.0)]] > >> * [[ > https://github.com/maxcountryman/flask-bcrypt/blob/master/LICENSE|flask-bcrypt > >> (BSD)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/testing-cabal/mock/blob/master/LICENSE.txt|mock > (BSD)]] > >> * [[https://github.com/mtth/hdfs/blob/master/LICENSE|hdfs (MIT)]] > >> > >> == Cryptography == > >> > >> None > >> > >> == Required Resources == > >> > >> === Mailing Lists === > >> > >> * priv...@airflow.incubator.apache.org (moderated) > >> * d...@airflow.incubator.apache.org > >> * comm...@airflow.incubator.apache.org > >> > >> === Subversion Directory === > >> > >> Git is the preferred source control system: git:// > git.apache.org/Airflow > >> > >> === Issue Tracking === > >> > >> JIRA Airflow (Airflow) > >> > >> === Other Resources === > >> > >> The existing code already has unit tests, so we would like a Travis > >> instance to run them whenever a new patch is submitted. This can be > >> added after project creation. > >> > >> == Initial Committers == > >> > >> * Maxime Beauchemin > >> * Siddharth Anand > >> * Chris Riccomini > >> * Bolke de Bruin > >> * Arthur Wiedmer > >> * Dan Davydov > >> * Jeremiah Lowin > >> * Patrick Leo Tardif > >> > >> == Affiliations == > >> > >> * Maxime Beauchemin (Airbnb) > >> * Siddharth Anand (Agari) > >> * Chris Riccomini (WePay) > >> * Bolke de Bruin (ING) > >> * Arthur Wiedmer (Airbnb) > >> * Dan Davydov (Airbnb) > >> * Jeremiah Lowin (Kokino) > >> * Patrick Leo Tardif (Airbnb) > >> > >> == Sponsors == > >> > >> === Champion === > >> > >> Chris Riccomini (WePay, Apache Samza PMC) > >> > >> === Nominated Mentors === > >> > >> * Chris Nauroth (HortonWorks, Apache Hadoop Committer/PMC Member, > >> Apache ZooKeeper Committer, Apache Software Foundation Member) > >> * Hitesh Shah (HortonWorks, Apache Hadoop Committer/PMC Member, > >> Apache Ambari Committer/PMC Member, Apache Tez Committer/PMC Member, > >> Apache Software Foundation Member) > >> * Jakob Homan (OfferUp, Apache Hadoop Committer/PMC Member, Apache > >> Kafka Committer/PMC Member, Apache Samza Committer/PMC Member, Apache > >> Giraph Committer/PMC Member, Apache Software Foundation Member) > >> > >> === Sponsoring Entity === > >> > >> We are requesting the Incubator to sponsor this project. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
