lgtm. Alan.
On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: > New updated version: > > Changes: > * List committer count as 9 (was 10) > * List committer orgs as 3 (was 4) > > > """ > HCatalog is a table and storage management service for data created > using Apache Hadoop. HCatalog entered Apache incubator in March 2011. > > What has the project accomplished since the last report? > > * Released version 0.4 > * Voted in one new committer > * Received patches from 19 people > > In March 2012, HCatalog was identified as having low diversity. With > the addition of the new committer there are now 9 committers from 3 > organizations. Additionally, we have received patches from 19 unique > people (including committers) some of which are outside the committer > organizations. We believe the low diversity issue has either been > addressed, or good progress has been made towards addressing the > issue. > > What are the top 2-3 things to resolve before graduation? > > * Grow the user community. There has been progress in this area with > new users asking questions on the mailing list, receiving patches from > an increasing number of contributors, and work towards publishing > pre-built artifacts in the Apache repository. We need to continue in > this positive direction. > * Resolve a review process issue that affects our ability to develop > new features. Time between receiving patches and committing has > increased to problematic levels, often causing code rot and > contributors extra work to rebase patches against trunk. > > At this time we feel confident in our ability to make progress toward > resolving these issues. > """ > > --travis > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> wrote: >> Paul from Facebook hasn't contributed much lately, hence my count of active >> committers from three entities. >> >> Alan. >> >> On Sep 6, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> In general looks good. A few comments inline. >>>> >>>> Alan. >>>> >>>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey all - >>>>> >>>>> Here's a starting point for our status update. Please let me know if >>>>> this looks good, or you'd like to make any edits. Its entirely likely >>>>> I missed some noteworthy accomplishment or we should highlight >>>>> different graduation-related issues, so please speak up if you see >>>>> something I missed! >>>>> >>>>> """ >>>>> HCatalog is a table and storage management service for data created >>>>> using Apache Hadoop. HCatalog entered Apache incubator in March 2011. >>>>> >>>>> What has the project accomplished since the last report? >>>>> >>>>> * Released version 0.4 >>>>> * Voted in one new committer >>>>> * Received patches from 19 people >>>>> >>>>> What are the top 2-3 things to resolve before graduation? >>>>> >>>>> * Grow the user and developer communities. There has been progress in >>>>> this area with new users asking questions on the mailing list, >>>>> receiving patches from an increasing number of contributors, adding a >>>>> new committer, and work towards publishing pre-built artifacts in the >>>>> Apache repository. We need to continue in this positive direction. >>>> Given that we now have active committers from three distinct commercial >>>> entities and patches from 19 different people in the last 3 months the >>>> incubator is going to say we've reached a reasonable diversity level for >>>> graduation. So you might change this to say given these things, we >>>> believe we've satisfied the diversity requirements. >>> >>> >>> SG. I just looked at: >>> >>> http://incubator.apache.org/hcatalog/whoweare.html >>> >>> And I see people listed from HW, Yahoo, Facebook & Twitter. Is that >>> correct? If so we're actually at 4 entities. I did a quick search for >>> jira assigned/reported by FB and did not see any, so not sure if we >>> should list them. Thoughts? >>> >>> --travis >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>>> * Make HCatalog more robust & featureful. While off to a good start, >>>>> certain key features are not yet available (such as support for all >>>>> data types) and Hive dependency issues prevent adding some new >>>>> features. >>>> This is irrelevant for graduation, as the incubator is concerned with our >>>> community development, not the maturity of our product in a technical >>>> sense. (I'm pretty sure this was on previous reports and I probably even >>>> signed those reports, so I see why you put it here.) >>>> >>>>> * Resolve a review process issue that affects our ability to develop >>>>> new features. Time between receiving patches and committing has >>>>> increased to problematic levels, often causing code rot and >>>>> contributors extra work to rebase patches against trunk. >>>>> >>>>> At this time we feel confident in our ability to make progress toward >>>>> resolving these issues. >>>>> """ >>>>> >>>>> --travis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Travis Crawford >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Sounds good! I'll read a few past ones and send out a proposed one >>>>>> shortly. >>>>>> >>>>>> --travis >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> Generally someone volunteers to put it together and circulates it. >>>>>>> Then as long as everyone's ok with it we ask one of the mentors to sign >>>>>>> off, then post it. Feel free to take a crack at it and circulate your >>>>>>> proposed report. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alan. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey all - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Today's the deadline for this status update. I've never done one of >>>>>>>> these before so not entirely sure how that works. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Looking at http://incubator.apache.org/projects/hcatalog we see the >>>>>>>> last report was in March, and there's been some good stuff since then. >>>>>>>> There's been the release of 0.4, a new committer (me :) and some good >>>>>>>> user discussions on the mailing list. There's also some issues, such >>>>>>>> as the review latency issue. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How does putting this together usually work? Should I look at some >>>>>>>> past reports and put together what I think makes sense, and send to >>>>>>>> the list to get some feedback? Hopefully we can do this today so its >>>>>>>> not late. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --travis >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Marvin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dear podling, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This email was sent by an automated system on behalf of the Apache >>>>>>>>> Incubator PMC. >>>>>>>>> It is an initial reminder to give you plenty of time to prepare your >>>>>>>>> quarterly >>>>>>>>> board report. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The board meeting is scheduled for Wed, 19 September 2012, 10:00:00 >>>>>>>>> PST. The report >>>>>>>>> for your podling will form a part of the Incubator PMC report. The >>>>>>>>> Incubator PMC >>>>>>>>> requires your report to be submitted 2 weeks before the board >>>>>>>>> meeting, to allow >>>>>>>>> sufficient time for review and submission (Wed, Sep 5th). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Please submit your report with sufficient time to allow the incubator >>>>>>>>> PMC, and >>>>>>>>> subsequently board members to review and digest. Again, the very >>>>>>>>> latest you >>>>>>>>> should submit your report is 2 weeks prior to the board meeting. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Apache Incubator PMC >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Submitting your Report >>>>>>>>> ---------------------- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Your report should contain the following: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> * Your project name >>>>>>>>> * A brief description of your project, which assumes no knowledge of >>>>>>>>> the project >>>>>>>>> or necessarily of its field >>>>>>>>> * A list of the three most important issues to address in the move >>>>>>>>> towards >>>>>>>>> graduation. >>>>>>>>> * Any issues that the Incubator PMC or ASF Board might wish/need to >>>>>>>>> be aware of >>>>>>>>> * How has the community developed since the last report >>>>>>>>> * How has the project developed since the last report. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This should be appended to the Incubator Wiki page at: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/September2012 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Note: This manually populated. You may need to wait a little before >>>>>>>>> this page is >>>>>>>>> created from a template. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mentors >>>>>>>>> ------- >>>>>>>>> Mentors should review reports for their project(s) and sign them off >>>>>>>>> on the >>>>>>>>> Incubator wiki page. Signing off reports shows that you are following >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> project - projects that are not signed may raise alarms for the >>>>>>>>> Incubator PMC. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Incubator PMC >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>
