+1 On Dec 13, 2007 6:26 PM, Jeff Hammerbacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> +1 > > On Dec 13, 2007 6:18 PM, edward yoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > +1 > > ------------------------------ > > > > B. Regards, > > > > Edward yoon @ NHN, corp. > > Home : http://www.udanax.org > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:21:38 -0800 > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: hadoop-dev@lucene.apache.org > > > Subject: Hadoop TLP? > > > > > > I think it is time that we make Hadoop a top level project (TLP) at > > > Apache, hadoop.apache.org, leaving our current home as a Lucene > > > subproject. HBase could become a sub-project, as could Pig (now > > > incubating) and perhaps others. > > > > > > Hadoop, unlike all other Lucene subprojects, does not use Lucene. Its > > > community has considerably less overlap with other Lucene subprojects > > > than the rest. It also is beginning to have subproject-like things of > > > its own, like HBase, pushing the boundaries of subproject management. > > > > > > Many members of the Lucene PMC have little familiarity with the Hadoop > > > community. For example, HBase might like to nominate a new committer, > > > but a majority of the Lucene PMC would find it difficult to evaluate > > > this candidate, since they do not follow HBase development. It would > be > > > better if such discussions could be made by a PMC that had > > > representation from and broad familiarity with HBase. > > > > > > Diversity is an issue with Hadoop becoming a TLP. The majority of > > > Hadoop committers are employed by Yahoo!. But I think we can construct > > > an initial PMC that is diverse enough to overcome this, with perhaps > > > three folks from Yahoo!, two from Powerset, and three or four > > > independent folks, so that Yahoo! does not have a majority on the PMC. > > > > > > Would other members of the Hadoop community support this move? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. > > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_122007 >
