Hi all, After a discussion with the community [1] and a positive vote result [2], we believe Apache Gobblin (Incubating) is ready for graduation to a TLP, and we'd like to bring up in discussion with the IPMC.
To list a few of the community's achievements: - 1700+ contributions from 149 contributors - 4 releases under 3 different release managers - 5 new committers invited, including 2 new PPMC members (all accepted) - Diverse committers and PPMCs (from 9 companies/institutes) - New Apache website setup [3] - Issue tracking migrated to Jira [4] - Dev conversations moved to d...@gobblin.incubator.org - Apache Gobblin name search has been approved [5] - Assessed ourselves against the Apache Project maturity matrix [6] - We have built a meritocratic and open collaborative process (the Apache way) [1] https://s.apache.org/le17y [2] https://s.apache.org/q4ug6 [3] https://gobblin.incubator.apache.org/ [4] https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/GOBBLIN/issues/ [5] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-131 [6] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/GOBBLIN/ASF+Maturity+Evaluation Please see the proposed board resolution below and let us know what you think. The discussion will remain open for at least 72 hours. ----------------------------------------------- Establish the Apache Gobblin Project WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, related to a distributed data integration framework that simplifies common aspects of big data integration such as data ingestion, replication, organization and lifecycle management for both streaming and batch data ecosystems. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Gobblin Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Gobblin Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to a distributed data integration framework that simplifies common aspects of big data integration such as data ingestion, replication, organization and lifecycle management for both streaming and batch data ecosystems; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Gobblin" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Gobblin Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Gobblin Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Gobblin Project: * Abhishek Tiwari <a...@apache.org> * Hung Tran <hut...@apache.org> * Issac Buenrostro <ibuen...@apache.org> * Jean-Baptiste Onofré <jbono...@apache.org> * Kishore G <kisho...@apache.org> * Lorand Bendig <lben...@apache.org> * Olivier Lamy <ol...@apache.org> * Owen O'Malley <omal...@apache.org> * Sahil Takiar <stak...@apache.org> * Shirshanka Das <shirsha...@apache.org> * Sudarshan Vasudevan <suvas...@apache.org> * Tamás Németh <treff...@apache.org> * Yinan Li <liyinan...@apache.org> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Abhishek Tiwari be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Gobblin, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Gobblin Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Gobblin podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Gobblin podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged. ----------------------------------------------- Thanks, Abhishek
