alamb opened a new pull request, #11425: URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/11425
## Which issue does this PR close? Part of #7013 ## Rationale for this change @ozankabak's comments on https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/11404 https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/11404#issuecomment-2222100150 inspired me to write down some thoughts on how the extension process works. There were also some comments at the DataFusion meetup about the challenge of maintaining forks of DataFusion Also there were some discussions on discord about when to do extension APIs and I was recently quite pleased with how https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/11207 worked with @samuelcolvin @jayzhan211 and others. ## What changes are included in this PR? Document what I think the current practice creating extension APIs are as well as maintenance of forks. Note: I am not trying to change the policy, I am just trying to document what the current state is. It would be great if reviewers could confirm / deny this matched their understanding. ## Are these changes tested? <!-- We typically require tests for all PRs in order to: 1. Prevent the code from being accidentally broken by subsequent changes 2. Serve as another way to document the expected behavior of the code If tests are not included in your PR, please explain why (for example, are they covered by existing tests)? --> ## Are there any user-facing changes? <!-- If there are user-facing changes then we may require documentation to be updated before approving the PR. --> <!-- If there are any breaking changes to public APIs, please add the `api change` label. --> -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@datafusion.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@datafusion.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: github-h...@datafusion.apache.org
