For a discussion of this exact questions see:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201004.mbox/%3cx2l7c962aed1004072102j3ca29379he9f4095be7736...@mail.gmail.com%3e
Alan.
On Apr 12, 2010, at 5:52 PM, John Martyniak wrote:
Can somebody tell me why this is a good idea?
Isn't HBase tightly coupled with Hadoop/HDFS. Isn't that the
benefit of it.
-John
On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Stack wrote:
Please vote as to whether you think HBase should become a top-level
Apache project.
I've included below a draft board resolution. It lists all current
active HBase committers as initial members of the project management
committee (PMC) and myself, Michael Stack, as the initial chair.
Do the good people of Hadoop support sending this request on to the
Hadoop PMC?
Yours,
St.Ack
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X. Establish the Apache HBase 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 related to data serialization
for distribution at no charge to the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache HBase Project",
be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the
Foundation; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Apache HBase Project be and hereby is
responsible for the creation and maintenance of software
related to a distributed database; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache HBase" 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 HBase Project, and to have primary responsibility
for management of the projects within the scope of
responsibility of the Apache HBase 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 HBase Project:
* Michael Stack <st...@apache.org>
* Jonathan Gray <jg...@apache.org>
* Andrew Purtell <apurt...@apache.org>
* John-Daniel Cryans <jdcry...@apache.org>
* Ryan Rawson <raw...@apache.org>
* Lars George <larsgeo...@apache.org>
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Michael Stack
be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache HBase, 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 initial Apache HBase PMC be and hereby is
tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to
encourage open development and increased participation in the
Apache HBase Project; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Apache HBase Project be and hereby
is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache
Hadoop HBase sub-project; and be it further
RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache
Hadoop HBase sub-project encumbered upon the
Apache Hadoop Project are hereafter discharged.
