I support Auron's graduation. The project has a growing community with good diversity. It has regular releases and expanding industry adoption.
I think it has achieved the graduation criteria. Thanks, Jiangjie (Becket) Qin On Sun, Aug 30, 2026 at 4:07 AM Mingyu Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > Grad to see Auron is ready for graduation. > +1 from my side. > > > > -- > > Best Regards > Mingyu Chen > > Email: > [email protected] > > > > At 2026-08-30 11:15:52, "Nicholas Jiang" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >As a mentor for the Podling, I am happy to vote +1 for graduation. > > > >The community has demonstrated consistent activity and adherence to the > Apache Way. Metrics regarding contributor rosters and PR throughput are > healthy. Furthermore, I have assisted in completing necessary > pre-graduation checks, including logo and website verification. > > > >I believe the project is mature enough to graduate. > > > >Regards, > >Nicholas Jiang > > > >On 2026/08/26 11:03:00 Calvin Kirs wrote: > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> After Auron's community discussion [1] and vote egarding graduation > >> [2], I'd like to to expand the discussion to the general@incubator. > >> > >> Auron entered incubation on August 5, 2025. During nearly one year of > >> incubation, the community has: > >> - Currently, our community comprises 22 committers (including mentors) > >> from more than 13 different companies, with 15 serving as PPMC > >> members[3]. > >> - At present, we have 67 contributors. > >> - Throughout the incubation period, we have made 3 releases over 11 > >> months, maintaining a stable cadence. > >> - We have had 3 different release managers to date. > >> - Our software is used in production by 10+ well-known entities. > >> - To date, we have opened 797 issues, of which 690 have been > >> successfully resolved. > >> - We have submitted a total of 1659 PRs, of which 1628 have been > >> merged or closed. > >> - Through self-assessment [4], we have met all maturity criteria as > >> outlined in [5]. > >> > >> We've resolved all branding issues which include Logo, GitHub repo, > >> document, website, and others [6] [7]. > >> > >> We believe the project has successfully established itself as a > >> sustainable community > >> governed by the Apache Way. > >> > >> The proposed board resolution if/when this proceeds to a formal VOTE is > >> included below. > >> > >> > >> ----------------------- DRAFT BOARD PROPOSAL ------------------- > >> > >> Establish the Apache Auron 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 an accelerator for big data engines (e.g., > >> Apache Spark, Apache Flink), leveraging native vectorized execution to > >> accelerate query processing. > >> > >> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee > >> (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Auron Project", be and hereby is > >> established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the Apache Auron Project be and hereby is responsible > >> for the creation and maintenance of software related to an accelerator > >> for big data engines (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Flink), leveraging > >> native vectorized execution to accelerate query processing > >> ; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Auron" 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 Auron > >> Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the > >> projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Auron > >> Project; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, all current Apache Auron committers are invated as the > >> initial PMC; 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 Auron Project: > >> > >> * CalvinKirs <[email protected]> > >> * Becket Qin <[email protected]> > >> * Nicholas Jiang <[email protected]> > >> * Xuanwo <[email protected]> > >> * Hao Li <[email protected]> > >> * Shaoyun Chen <[email protected]> > >> * Yuance Li <[email protected]> > >> * Ruilei Ma <[email protected]> > >> * Jiashu Xiong <[email protected]> > >> * Li Zhang <[email protected]> > >> * Lei Wang <[email protected]> > >> * Zhen Wang <[email protected]> > >> * Yijie Shen <[email protected]> > >> * Junfan Zhang <[email protected]> > >> * Fei Wang <[email protected]> > >> * Shilun Fan <[email protected]> > >> * Huawen Gui <[email protected]> > >> * Hai Zhou <[email protected]> > >> * Mang Zhang <[email protected]> > >> * Shreyesh Arangath <[email protected]> > >> * Weiqing Yang <[email protected]> > >> * Ming Wei <[email protected]> > >> > >> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Lei Wang be appointed to > >> the office of Vice President, Apache Auron, 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 Auron Project be and hereby is tasked with > >> the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Auron > >> podling; and be it further > >> > >> RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator > >> Auron podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter > >> discharged. > >> > >> > >> > >> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/shxg9l1rkx7jps6lgmsq1rddmbcjfh64 > >> [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/yj03zxmst1hlccoww29oqrwzd7tgdjm1 > >> [3]https://auron.apache.org/community/committer.html#current-committers > >> [4] > >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=444334531&spaceKey=AURON&title=Maturity%2BAssessment%2Bfor%2BApache%2BAuron%E2%84%A2%2BIncubating > >> [5] > >> > https://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html > >> [6] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-239 > >> [7] https://whimsy.apache.org/pods/project/auron > >> > >> -- > >> Best wishes！ > >> Calvin > >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
