Looks good. On Sep 22, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Jakob Homan wrote:
> As discussed here and on the incubator list last week, it's time for the > Kafka community to look towards graduation from Incubator. This requires a > resolution, which I've drafted below (ie, filled in the blanks for the > boilerplate text). If this looks reasonable, we can move on to a vote for > the resolution, which will then be (or can simultaneously) voted on by the > Incubator. Any comments? Of note, I've left the PMC as it currently is, > except for dropping Phillip Rhoades, who has never participated in the > project during incubation. I've not included any of the mentors as I'm not > sure if they're planning to continue to contribute to this project > post-incubator, but if they are, I'm sure they'd be welcome to join the new > PMC. I have no plans on staying, I have no bandwidth. We should make sure the status page is up to date w/ committers, etc. Regards, Alan > Thoughts? > > -Jakob > > ----- > ## Resolution to create a TLP from graduating Incubator podling > > X. Establish the Apache Kafka 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 a distributed publish/ > subscribe stream processing framework 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 Kafka Project", > be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the > Foundation; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Kafka Project be and hereby is > responsible for the creation and maintenance of software > related to a distributed publish/subscribe stream processing > framework; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Kafka" 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 Kafka Project, and to have primary responsibility > for management of the projects within the scope of > responsibility of the Apache Kafka 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 Kafka Project: > > * Jun Rao <junrao@...> > * Jay Kreps <jkreps@...> > * Neha Narkhede <nehanarkhede@...> > * Jakob Homan <jghoman@...> > * Chris Burroughs<cburroughs@...> > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Jun Rao > be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Kafka, 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 Kafka 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 Kafka Project; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that the Apache Kafka Project be and hereby > is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache > Incubator Kafka podling; and be it further > > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache > Incubator Kafka podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator > Project are hereafter discharged.
