+1 (not binding) On 2018/11/08 19:25:23, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi - > > This is a VOTE to accept the brpc Project into the Apache Incubator. > > It will last for at least 72 hours and will pass if at least 3 +1 IPMC Votes > and more IPMC Votes are +1 than -1. > > [ ] +1, accept the brpc proposal. > [ ] -1, reject the brpc proposal > > Regards, > Dave > > = brpc Proposal = > > === Abstract === > > brpc is an industrial-grade RPC framework for building reliable and > high-performance services. > > > === Proposal === > > We propose to contribute the brpc codebase and associated artifacts(e.g. > documentation etc.) to the Apache Software Foundation, and aim to build a > wider open community around it in the 'Apache Way'. > > === Background === > > The RPC framework used in Baidu before 2014 was developed at 2008 and limited > in protocols and performance, and there were also serveral implementations > focused on their own scenarios from Baidu's different BU. As an > infrastructural team in Baidu, we tried to build a new framework to unify all > RPC scenarios inside. The framework was named "baidu-rpc" internally the > early versions were adopted and online at late 2014. The framework was > rapidly iterated at 2015-2017, and thousands kinds of services and almost all > core services adopted it. And in 2017, we opensourced it as "brpc" and hope > to get more adoptions and contributions from outside. At the time of > opensourcing, there're more than 1 million instances inside Baidu using > baidu-rpc (not counting clients). > > > === Rationale === > > brpc has been approved inside baidu, since many high performance core > services are using it. > And since its open source, it has been adopted by several other companies, > including Iqiyi, Didi, Sougou, BiliBili etc. > > > === Current Status === > > brpc has been an open source project on GitHub (https://github.com/brpc/brpc > <https://github.com/brpc/brpc>) since 2017. > > Currently it has more than 7.3k stars, 1.6k forks, and is one of the most > popular repositories in topic of rpc category in GitHub rpc catelogy. > It has been widely used in Baidu, with 1,000,000+ instances and thousands > kinds of services. > Besides, many other companies have already used it also, such as Iqiyi, Didi, > Sougou, BiliBili etc. > > > === Meritocracy === > > brpc was originally created by Ge Jun and Chen zhangyi inside baidu from 2014. > Since its opensource in 2017, it has already followed meritocracy principles. > It accepts multiple contributions from other companies. > And now, the core developers are from several different companies. > > We will follow Apache way to encourage more developers to contribute in this > project. > We know that only active and committed developers from a diverse set of > backgrounds > can make brpc a successful project. > > > === Community === > > brpc has been building an active community since its open source. Currently, > the community includes over 31 contributors. > The core developers of brpc are listed below. > > === Core Developers === > > * Ge Jun(https://github.com/jamesge <https://github.com/jamesge> > jge...@gmail.com <mailto:jge...@gmail.com>) > * Chen Zhangyi(https://github.com/chenzhangyi > <https://github.com/chenzhangyi> frozen....@gmail.com > <mailto:frozen....@gmail.com>) > * Jiang Rujie(https://github.com/old-bear <https://github.com/old-bear> > jrjb...@gmail.com <mailto:jrjb...@gmail.com>) > * Zhu Jiashun(http://github.com/zyearn <http://github.com/zyearn> > zhujiashun2...@gmail.com <mailto:zhujiashun2...@gmail.com>) > * Wang Yao(https://github.com/ipconfigme <https://github.com/ipconfigme> > ipconfi...@gmail.com <mailto:ipconfi...@gmail.com>) > > === Alignment === > > brpc is useful for building reliable and high-performance applications. > Since ASF has many famous performance-related and rpc-related projects, > we believe that ASF is a perfect choice to help brpc project to attract > more developers and users as well as having more cooperation with existing > projects. > > === Known Risks === > ==== Orphaned products ==== > > Since our core developers are from different companies and many companies are > using it, > the risk of the project being abandoned is minimal. > For example, Baidu is extensively using it in their production environment > and many large corporations including Iqiyi, Didi, Sougou, BiliBili use it in > their production applications. > > ==== Inexperience with Open Source ==== > > brpc has been an active open source project for more than one year. > During that time, the project has attracted 30+ contributors and gained a lot > of attention. > The core developers are all active users and followers of open source. > > ==== Homogenous Developers ==== > > brpc was created inside Baidu, but after brpc was open sourced, it received a > lot of bug fixes and enhancements from other developers not working at Baidu. > And the core developers now are from different companies now. > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > Baidu invested in brpc as a general rpc framework used in company widely. > The core developers have been dedicated to this project for about four years. > And after its open source, developers around the world have involved in. > Besides, we want more developers and researchers to contribute to the project. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > > === A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > The mission of brpc is to help developers build reliable and high-performance > services quickly and easily. > It has been widely used in production environment throughout Baidu and after > opensource, it has gained much attention and attracted developers all over > the world. > Apache Brand is very respected. We are very honored to have the opportunity > to join ASF, with the understanding that its brand policies being respected. > And we hope Apache can help us build the ecosystem around brpc and attract > more developers. > > === Documentation === > > The following links provide more information about brpc in open source: > > Codebase at Github: https://github.com/brpc/brpc > <https://github.com/brpc/brpc> > Issue Tracking: https://github.com/brpc/brpc/issues > <https://github.com/brpc/brpc/issues> > Overview: https://github.com/brpc/brpc/blob/master/docs/en/overview.md > <https://github.com/brpc/brpc/blob/master/docs/en/overview.md> > > > === Initial Source === > > brpc has been developed since 2014 by a team of engineers at Baidu Inc. > We currently use Github to maintain our source code and track issues at > https://github.com/brpc/brpc <https://github.com/brpc/brpc>. > We need to move our repository to Apache infrastructure. > > > > === Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan === > > brpc source code is available under Apache V2 license and owned by Baidu. > We will work with the committers to get ICLAs signed. We will provide a > Software Grant Agreement from an authorized signer per > https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant-template.pdf > <https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant-template.pdf> > > > === External Dependencies === > > brpc has the following external dependencies. > > * Google gflags (BSD) > * Google protobuf (BSD) > * Google leveldb (BSD) > > brpc also includes third party code in the source tree. > > * https://github.com/brpc/brpc/tree/master/src/butil/third_party > <https://github.com/brpc/brpc/tree/master/src/butil/third_party> (BSD, MIT, > MPL, and Public Domain) > > === Required Resources === > > ==== Mailing List: ==== > There are currently no mailing lists. > The usual mailing lists are expected to be set up when entering incubation: > > * priv...@brpc.incubator.apache.org <mailto:priv...@brpc.incubator.apache.org> > * d...@brpc.incubator.apache.org <mailto:d...@brpc.incubator.apache.org> > * comm...@brpc.incubator.apache.org <mailto:comm...@brpc.incubator.apache.org> > > ==== Git Repositories: ==== > > Upon entering incubation, we want to transfer the existing repo from > https://github.com/brpc/brpc <https://github.com/brpc/brpc> to Apache > infrastructure like https://github.com/apache/incubator-brpc > <https://github.com/apache/incubator-brpc>. > > ==== Issue Tracking: ==== > > brpc currently uses GitHub to track issues. Would like to continue to do so > while we discuss migration possibilities with the ASF Infra committee. > > ==== URL: ==== > Currently brpc has no dedicated website except Github homepage. In the future > the website url should be http://brpc.incubator.apache.org/ > <http://brpc.incubator.apache.org/> to follow apache incubator conventions. > > > === Initial Committers === > > * Ge Jun(https://github.com/jamesge <https://github.com/jamesge> > jge...@gmail.com <mailto:jge...@gmail.com>) > * Chen Zhangyi(https://github.com/chenzhangyi > <https://github.com/chenzhangyi> frozen....@gmail.com > <mailto:frozen....@gmail.com>) > * Jiang Rujie(https://github.com/old-bear <https://github.com/old-bear> > jrjb...@gmail.com <mailto:jrjb...@gmail.com>) > * Zhu Jiashun(http://github.com/zyearn <http://github.com/zyearn> > zhujiashun2...@gmail.com <mailto:zhujiashun2...@gmail.com>) > * Wang Yao(https://github.com/ipconfigme <https://github.com/ipconfigme> > ipconfi...@gmail.com <mailto:ipconfi...@gmail.com>) > > === Sponsors: === > > ==== Champion: ==== > * Dave Fisher > > ==== Mentors: ==== > > * Kevin A. McGrail > * Jean-Baptiste Onofré > > ==== Sponsoring Entity ==== > We are requesting the Incubator to sponsor this project. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > <mailto:general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > <mailto:general-h...@incubator.apache.org>
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