In our last incubator report [1] the 3 blockers were:
* Grow the community size and diversity
* Make another incubating release
* Construct an MRUnit website to replace the existing stub
We have since:
* Added a new committer
* 0.9.0-incubating will get released in the next few days
* We have a new website
From the beginning of incubation we have:
* Added 3 new committers/PPMC members
* Done 4 releases once 0.9.0-incubating is released
* Created a real website
I think it is time to draft a proposal. Once we get consensus we can start a
VOTE thread within the PPMC.
If all goes well then we can start a DISCUSS thread on general@incubator and
eventually a VOTE thread there.
Here is the proposal I came up with. As Chris suggested below I am also +1 on
making Brock VP. I started the initial PMC list
with the current 3 active committers, I wasnt sure who of the mentors and
previous Hadoop committers want to also be part of the PMC.
The proposal is just the canned one from [2] except I replaced MRUnit for
${Project} and put in Brock for VP along with the PMC members.
I guess besides the initial PMC list the only part to think about is the
${DESCRIPTION-AND-SCOPE} which I set to be: unit testing Apache Hadoop map
reduce jobs .
X. Establish the Apache MRUnit 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 unit testing Apache Hadoop map
reduce jobs 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 MRUnit Project",
be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the
Foundation; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Apache MRUnit Project be and hereby is
responsible for the creation and maintenance of software
related to unit testing Apache Hadoop map reduce jobs;
and be it further
RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache MRUnit" 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 MRUnit Project, and to have primary responsibility
for management of the projects within the scope of
responsibility of the Apache MRUnit 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 MRUnit Project:
* Brock Noland [email protected]
* Jim Donofrio [email protected]
* Jarek Jarcec Cecho [email protected]
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Brock Noland
be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache MRUnit, 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 MRUnit 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 MRUnit Project; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Apache MRUnit Project be and hereby
is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache
Incubator MRUnit podling; and be it further
RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache
Incubator MRUnit podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator
Project are hereafter discharged.
[1]:http://incubator.apache.org/mrunit/ppmc/incubator_reports.html#march-2012
[2]:
https://svn.apache.org/repos/private/committers/board/templates/podling-tlp-resolution.txt
Hi Jim,
On Mar 24, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Jim Donofrio wrote:
> I updated the status page at
> http://incubator.apache.org/projects/mrunit.html and rebuilt the Clutch
> with news, most up to date committer list, and links to all of our
> status reports.
>
> Is improving the website the only holdup to graduation to a TLP at this
> point or is that even necessary? What are the next steps after that?
> There has been a large uptick in interest in the project over the last
> month or so and I think graduation would only help to continue this.
I agree. I think website branding and improvement is something that's pretty
important,
especially considering some of the recent discussions around Thrift which
graduated
from the Incubator a while ago, but hadn't really done a lot of work to reflect
branding
on its website. I think we need to spruce it up. It's not a blocker, but it's a
"good thing"
to do IMHO.
>
> Over the last month or so we have gotten 2 useful patches from 2
> independent contributors in MRUNIT-68 and MRUNIT-91, several new JIRA's
> added from 3 independent reporters in MRUNIT-91, 88, 70, and a tutorial
> on our wiki from another independent contributor.
Yep I think we're pretty much there. To really start the discussion, I'd
recommend
checking out some existing TLPs which recently graduate, and their graduation
resolution, e.g., here's some discussion around Lucy's:
http://s.apache.org/o2
Besides the resolution, we'd need to:
1. Hold a community VOTE on lucy-dev@ (I'd recommend drafting the resolution
there
first).
2. Hold a VOTE on general@incubator with the IPMC (they are the ones making
the recommendation to the board)
3. Add the resolution to the board agenda for its next meeting, which would be
sometime
in April.
A precursor to #1 is deciding who would be the most likely candidate for MRUnit
VP. I
think Brock would make a good VP for the project, based on the work and effort
he's
put in so far, and his willingness to be part of the Apache process and to help
prepare
the existing reports.
That being said, it would be great to target the April or May board meeting for
graduation,
but I think that's plenty of time to at least build a minimal website for the
MRUnit project
that complies with Apache branding requirements. It doesn't have to be flashy,
but should
at least comply with branding.
My 2c.
Cheers,
Chris
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