Uploaded and signed. Thanks for taking this on Travis. Alan.
On Sep 6, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Travis Crawford wrote: > Logging into http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/September2012 and trying > to post this, I'm seeing "Immutable Page" instead of an edit link. > > Is missing this a big deal? I'm wondering if we should ask to add this > late, or submit next month? > > --travis > > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Alan Gates <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>
