Re: [VOTE] Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

2016-06-15 Thread Tim Ellison 
+1

Tim

On 14/06/16 21:10, Billie Rinaldi wrote:
> Since discussion has died down and we have gotten a couple of additional
> mentor volunteers, I would like to call a VOTE on accepting Pirk into the
> Apache Incubator.
> 
> Proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/PirkProposal
> 
> [ ] +1 Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator
> [ ] +0 Abstain.
> [ ] -1 Do not accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator because…
> 
> This vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
> 
> Here is my +1 (binding).
> 
> Billie
> --
> 
> Pirk Proposal
> 
> Abstract
> 
> Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval (PIR).
> 
> Proposal
> 
> Pirk is a software framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval and
> is meant to provide a landing place for robust, scalable, and practical
> implementations of PIR algorithms. The initial scalable PIR algorithms of
> Pirk were developed at the National Security Agency.
> 
> Background
> 
> Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is an area of computer science and
> mathematics that enables a user/entity to privately and securely obtain
> information from a dataset, to which they have been granted access, without
> revealing, to the dataset owner or to an observer, any information
> regarding the questions asked or the results obtained. Employing
> homomorphic encryption techniques, PIR enables datasets to remain resident
> in their native locations while giving the ability to query the datasets
> with sensitive terms.
> 
> Rationale
> 
> Although PIR has been in existence for over twenty years, it has largely
> remained an academic discipline with very little robust or scalable
> implementation. Pirk not only provides implementations of novel scalable
> PIR algorithms, but it provides a framework into which robust, scalable,
> and practical PIR may be developed.
> 
> Pirk fits well within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) family as it
> depends on numerous ASF projects and integrates with several others such as
> Hadoop and Spark. We also anticipate developing extensions/adaptors for
> several other ASF projects such as Kafka, Storm, HBase, and Accumulo in the
> near future.
> 
> Initial Goals
> 
> Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0
> and that all code and documentation artifacts have the correct Apache
> licensing markings and notice.
> Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for
> dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache
> development process.
> Establish a process which allows different release cycles for the core
> framework, extensions/adaptors, and additional algorithms.
> Grow the community to establish diversity of background and expertise.
> 
> Current Status
> 
> Meritocracy
> 
> We will actively seek help and encourage promotion of influence in the
> project through meritocracy. We will discuss the requirements in an open
> forum. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that
> privileges can be extended to those that contribute.
> 
> Community
> 
> Pirk currently has a community of developers within the U.S. government. In
> open sourcing Pirk we plan to grow the community to a broader base of
> industries and will work to align the interaction of our existing community.
> 
> Core Developers
> 
> The initial core developers are employed by the US Government. We will work
> to grow the community among a more diverse set of developers and industries.
> 
> Alignment
> 
> Pirk was developed with an open source philosophy in mind and the Apache
> way is consistent with the approach we have taken to date. Further, Pirk
> depends on numerous ASF libraries and projects including Hadoop, Spark,
> Commons, and Maven. We also anticipate extensions and dependencies with
> several more ASF projects, including Accumulo, Avro, HBase, Storm, Kafka,
> and others. This existing alignment with Apache and the desired community
> makes the Apache Incubator a good fit for Pirk.
> 
> Known Risks
> 
> Orphaned Products
> 
> Risk of orphaning is limited though it is important to grow the community.
> The project user and developer base is growing and there is already
> operational use of Pirk.
> 
> Inexperience with Open Source
> 
> The initial committers to Pirk have limited experience with true open
> source software development. However, despite the project origins being
> from closed source development we have modeled our behavior and community
> development on The Apache Way to the greatest extent possible. We are
> committed to the ideals of open source software and will eagerly seek out
> mentors and sponsors who can help us quickly come up to speed.
> 
> Homogenous Developers
> 
> The initial committers of Pirk come from a limited set of entities though
> we are committed to recruiting and developing additional committers from a
> broad spectrum of industries and backgrounds.
> 
> Reliance on Salaried Developers
> 
> We expect Pirk development to continue on

Re: [VOTE] Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

2016-06-14 Thread Drew Farris 
+1 (binding)

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 6:41 PM Josh Elser  wrote:

> +1 (binding)
> On Jun 14, 2016 4:10 PM, "Billie Rinaldi"  wrote:
>
> > Since discussion has died down and we have gotten a couple of additional
> > mentor volunteers, I would like to call a VOTE on accepting Pirk into the
> > Apache Incubator.
> >
> > Proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/PirkProposal
> >
> > [ ] +1 Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator
> > [ ] +0 Abstain.
> > [ ] -1 Do not accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator because…
> >
> > This vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
> >
> > Here is my +1 (binding).
> >
> > Billie
> > --
> >
> > Pirk Proposal
> >
> > Abstract
> >
> > Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval (PIR).
> >
> > Proposal
> >
> > Pirk is a software framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval
> and
> > is meant to provide a landing place for robust, scalable, and practical
> > implementations of PIR algorithms. The initial scalable PIR algorithms of
> > Pirk were developed at the National Security Agency.
> >
> > Background
> >
> > Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is an area of computer science and
> > mathematics that enables a user/entity to privately and securely obtain
> > information from a dataset, to which they have been granted access,
> without
> > revealing, to the dataset owner or to an observer, any information
> > regarding the questions asked or the results obtained. Employing
> > homomorphic encryption techniques, PIR enables datasets to remain
> resident
> > in their native locations while giving the ability to query the datasets
> > with sensitive terms.
> >
> > Rationale
> >
> > Although PIR has been in existence for over twenty years, it has largely
> > remained an academic discipline with very little robust or scalable
> > implementation. Pirk not only provides implementations of novel scalable
> > PIR algorithms, but it provides a framework into which robust, scalable,
> > and practical PIR may be developed.
> >
> > Pirk fits well within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) family as it
> > depends on numerous ASF projects and integrates with several others such
> as
> > Hadoop and Spark. We also anticipate developing extensions/adaptors for
> > several other ASF projects such as Kafka, Storm, HBase, and Accumulo in
> the
> > near future.
> >
> > Initial Goals
> >
> > Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0
> > and that all code and documentation artifacts have the correct Apache
> > licensing markings and notice.
> > Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for
> > dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache
> > development process.
> > Establish a process which allows different release cycles for the
> core
> > framework, extensions/adaptors, and additional algorithms.
> > Grow the community to establish diversity of background and
> expertise.
> >
> > Current Status
> >
> > Meritocracy
> >
> > We will actively seek help and encourage promotion of influence in the
> > project through meritocracy. We will discuss the requirements in an open
> > forum. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that
> > privileges can be extended to those that contribute.
> >
> > Community
> >
> > Pirk currently has a community of developers within the U.S. government.
> In
> > open sourcing Pirk we plan to grow the community to a broader base of
> > industries and will work to align the interaction of our existing
> > community.
> >
> > Core Developers
> >
> > The initial core developers are employed by the US Government. We will
> work
> > to grow the community among a more diverse set of developers and
> > industries.
> >
> > Alignment
> >
> > Pirk was developed with an open source philosophy in mind and the Apache
> > way is consistent with the approach we have taken to date. Further, Pirk
> > depends on numerous ASF libraries and projects including Hadoop, Spark,
> > Commons, and Maven. We also anticipate extensions and dependencies with
> > several more ASF projects, including Accumulo, Avro, HBase, Storm, Kafka,
> > and others. This existing alignment with Apache and the desired community
> > makes the Apache Incubator a good fit for Pirk.
> >
> > Known Risks
> >
> > Orphaned Products
> >
> > Risk of orphaning is limited though it is important to grow the
> community.
> > The project user and developer base is growing and there is already
> > operational use of Pirk.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> >
> > The initial committers to Pirk have limited experience with true open
> > source software development. However, despite the project origins being
> > from closed source development we have modeled our behavior and community
> > development on The Apache Way to the greatest extent possible. We are
> > committed to the ideals of open source software and will eagerly seek out
> > mentors and sponsors who can help us

Re: [VOTE] Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

2016-06-14 Thread Josh Elser 
+1 (binding)
On Jun 14, 2016 4:10 PM, "Billie Rinaldi"  wrote:

> Since discussion has died down and we have gotten a couple of additional
> mentor volunteers, I would like to call a VOTE on accepting Pirk into the
> Apache Incubator.
>
> Proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/PirkProposal
>
> [ ] +1 Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator
> [ ] +0 Abstain.
> [ ] -1 Do not accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator because…
>
> This vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
>
> Here is my +1 (binding).
>
> Billie
> --
>
> Pirk Proposal
>
> Abstract
>
> Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval (PIR).
>
> Proposal
>
> Pirk is a software framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval and
> is meant to provide a landing place for robust, scalable, and practical
> implementations of PIR algorithms. The initial scalable PIR algorithms of
> Pirk were developed at the National Security Agency.
>
> Background
>
> Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is an area of computer science and
> mathematics that enables a user/entity to privately and securely obtain
> information from a dataset, to which they have been granted access, without
> revealing, to the dataset owner or to an observer, any information
> regarding the questions asked or the results obtained. Employing
> homomorphic encryption techniques, PIR enables datasets to remain resident
> in their native locations while giving the ability to query the datasets
> with sensitive terms.
>
> Rationale
>
> Although PIR has been in existence for over twenty years, it has largely
> remained an academic discipline with very little robust or scalable
> implementation. Pirk not only provides implementations of novel scalable
> PIR algorithms, but it provides a framework into which robust, scalable,
> and practical PIR may be developed.
>
> Pirk fits well within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) family as it
> depends on numerous ASF projects and integrates with several others such as
> Hadoop and Spark. We also anticipate developing extensions/adaptors for
> several other ASF projects such as Kafka, Storm, HBase, and Accumulo in the
> near future.
>
> Initial Goals
>
> Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0
> and that all code and documentation artifacts have the correct Apache
> licensing markings and notice.
> Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for
> dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache
> development process.
> Establish a process which allows different release cycles for the core
> framework, extensions/adaptors, and additional algorithms.
> Grow the community to establish diversity of background and expertise.
>
> Current Status
>
> Meritocracy
>
> We will actively seek help and encourage promotion of influence in the
> project through meritocracy. We will discuss the requirements in an open
> forum. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that
> privileges can be extended to those that contribute.
>
> Community
>
> Pirk currently has a community of developers within the U.S. government. In
> open sourcing Pirk we plan to grow the community to a broader base of
> industries and will work to align the interaction of our existing
> community.
>
> Core Developers
>
> The initial core developers are employed by the US Government. We will work
> to grow the community among a more diverse set of developers and
> industries.
>
> Alignment
>
> Pirk was developed with an open source philosophy in mind and the Apache
> way is consistent with the approach we have taken to date. Further, Pirk
> depends on numerous ASF libraries and projects including Hadoop, Spark,
> Commons, and Maven. We also anticipate extensions and dependencies with
> several more ASF projects, including Accumulo, Avro, HBase, Storm, Kafka,
> and others. This existing alignment with Apache and the desired community
> makes the Apache Incubator a good fit for Pirk.
>
> Known Risks
>
> Orphaned Products
>
> Risk of orphaning is limited though it is important to grow the community.
> The project user and developer base is growing and there is already
> operational use of Pirk.
>
> Inexperience with Open Source
>
> The initial committers to Pirk have limited experience with true open
> source software development. However, despite the project origins being
> from closed source development we have modeled our behavior and community
> development on The Apache Way to the greatest extent possible. We are
> committed to the ideals of open source software and will eagerly seek out
> mentors and sponsors who can help us quickly come up to speed.
>
> Homogenous Developers
>
> The initial committers of Pirk come from a limited set of entities though
> we are committed to recruiting and developing additional committers from a
> broad spectrum of industries and backgrounds.
>
> Reliance on Salaried Developers
>
> We expect Pirk development to continue on

Re: [VOTE] Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

2016-06-14 Thread Suneel Marthi 
+1 (binding)

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Henry Saputra 
wrote:

> +1 (binding)
>
> Good luck guys
>
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Billie Rinaldi  wrote:
>
> > Since discussion has died down and we have gotten a couple of additional
> > mentor volunteers, I would like to call a VOTE on accepting Pirk into the
> > Apache Incubator.
> >
> > Proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/PirkProposal
> >
> > [ ] +1 Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator
> > [ ] +0 Abstain.
> > [ ] -1 Do not accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator because…
> >
> > This vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
> >
> > Here is my +1 (binding).
> >
> > Billie
> > --
> >
> > Pirk Proposal
> >
> > Abstract
> >
> > Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval (PIR).
> >
> > Proposal
> >
> > Pirk is a software framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval
> and
> > is meant to provide a landing place for robust, scalable, and practical
> > implementations of PIR algorithms. The initial scalable PIR algorithms of
> > Pirk were developed at the National Security Agency.
> >
> > Background
> >
> > Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is an area of computer science and
> > mathematics that enables a user/entity to privately and securely obtain
> > information from a dataset, to which they have been granted access,
> without
> > revealing, to the dataset owner or to an observer, any information
> > regarding the questions asked or the results obtained. Employing
> > homomorphic encryption techniques, PIR enables datasets to remain
> resident
> > in their native locations while giving the ability to query the datasets
> > with sensitive terms.
> >
> > Rationale
> >
> > Although PIR has been in existence for over twenty years, it has largely
> > remained an academic discipline with very little robust or scalable
> > implementation. Pirk not only provides implementations of novel scalable
> > PIR algorithms, but it provides a framework into which robust, scalable,
> > and practical PIR may be developed.
> >
> > Pirk fits well within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) family as it
> > depends on numerous ASF projects and integrates with several others such
> as
> > Hadoop and Spark. We also anticipate developing extensions/adaptors for
> > several other ASF projects such as Kafka, Storm, HBase, and Accumulo in
> the
> > near future.
> >
> > Initial Goals
> >
> > Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0
> > and that all code and documentation artifacts have the correct Apache
> > licensing markings and notice.
> > Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for
> > dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache
> > development process.
> > Establish a process which allows different release cycles for the
> core
> > framework, extensions/adaptors, and additional algorithms.
> > Grow the community to establish diversity of background and
> expertise.
> >
> > Current Status
> >
> > Meritocracy
> >
> > We will actively seek help and encourage promotion of influence in the
> > project through meritocracy. We will discuss the requirements in an open
> > forum. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that
> > privileges can be extended to those that contribute.
> >
> > Community
> >
> > Pirk currently has a community of developers within the U.S. government.
> In
> > open sourcing Pirk we plan to grow the community to a broader base of
> > industries and will work to align the interaction of our existing
> > community.
> >
> > Core Developers
> >
> > The initial core developers are employed by the US Government. We will
> work
> > to grow the community among a more diverse set of developers and
> > industries.
> >
> > Alignment
> >
> > Pirk was developed with an open source philosophy in mind and the Apache
> > way is consistent with the approach we have taken to date. Further, Pirk
> > depends on numerous ASF libraries and projects including Hadoop, Spark,
> > Commons, and Maven. We also anticipate extensions and dependencies with
> > several more ASF projects, including Accumulo, Avro, HBase, Storm, Kafka,
> > and others. This existing alignment with Apache and the desired community
> > makes the Apache Incubator a good fit for Pirk.
> >
> > Known Risks
> >
> > Orphaned Products
> >
> > Risk of orphaning is limited though it is important to grow the
> community.
> > The project user and developer base is growing and there is already
> > operational use of Pirk.
> >
> > Inexperience with Open Source
> >
> > The initial committers to Pirk have limited experience with true open
> > source software development. However, despite the project origins being
> > from closed source development we have modeled our behavior and community
> > development on The Apache Way to the greatest extent possible. We are
> > committed to the ideals of open source software and will eagerly seek out
> >

Re: [VOTE] Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

2016-06-14 Thread Henry Saputra 
+1 (binding)

Good luck guys

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Billie Rinaldi  wrote:

> Since discussion has died down and we have gotten a couple of additional
> mentor volunteers, I would like to call a VOTE on accepting Pirk into the
> Apache Incubator.
>
> Proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/PirkProposal
>
> [ ] +1 Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator
> [ ] +0 Abstain.
> [ ] -1 Do not accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator because…
>
> This vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
>
> Here is my +1 (binding).
>
> Billie
> --
>
> Pirk Proposal
>
> Abstract
>
> Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval (PIR).
>
> Proposal
>
> Pirk is a software framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval and
> is meant to provide a landing place for robust, scalable, and practical
> implementations of PIR algorithms. The initial scalable PIR algorithms of
> Pirk were developed at the National Security Agency.
>
> Background
>
> Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is an area of computer science and
> mathematics that enables a user/entity to privately and securely obtain
> information from a dataset, to which they have been granted access, without
> revealing, to the dataset owner or to an observer, any information
> regarding the questions asked or the results obtained. Employing
> homomorphic encryption techniques, PIR enables datasets to remain resident
> in their native locations while giving the ability to query the datasets
> with sensitive terms.
>
> Rationale
>
> Although PIR has been in existence for over twenty years, it has largely
> remained an academic discipline with very little robust or scalable
> implementation. Pirk not only provides implementations of novel scalable
> PIR algorithms, but it provides a framework into which robust, scalable,
> and practical PIR may be developed.
>
> Pirk fits well within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) family as it
> depends on numerous ASF projects and integrates with several others such as
> Hadoop and Spark. We also anticipate developing extensions/adaptors for
> several other ASF projects such as Kafka, Storm, HBase, and Accumulo in the
> near future.
>
> Initial Goals
>
> Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0
> and that all code and documentation artifacts have the correct Apache
> licensing markings and notice.
> Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for
> dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache
> development process.
> Establish a process which allows different release cycles for the core
> framework, extensions/adaptors, and additional algorithms.
> Grow the community to establish diversity of background and expertise.
>
> Current Status
>
> Meritocracy
>
> We will actively seek help and encourage promotion of influence in the
> project through meritocracy. We will discuss the requirements in an open
> forum. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that
> privileges can be extended to those that contribute.
>
> Community
>
> Pirk currently has a community of developers within the U.S. government. In
> open sourcing Pirk we plan to grow the community to a broader base of
> industries and will work to align the interaction of our existing
> community.
>
> Core Developers
>
> The initial core developers are employed by the US Government. We will work
> to grow the community among a more diverse set of developers and
> industries.
>
> Alignment
>
> Pirk was developed with an open source philosophy in mind and the Apache
> way is consistent with the approach we have taken to date. Further, Pirk
> depends on numerous ASF libraries and projects including Hadoop, Spark,
> Commons, and Maven. We also anticipate extensions and dependencies with
> several more ASF projects, including Accumulo, Avro, HBase, Storm, Kafka,
> and others. This existing alignment with Apache and the desired community
> makes the Apache Incubator a good fit for Pirk.
>
> Known Risks
>
> Orphaned Products
>
> Risk of orphaning is limited though it is important to grow the community.
> The project user and developer base is growing and there is already
> operational use of Pirk.
>
> Inexperience with Open Source
>
> The initial committers to Pirk have limited experience with true open
> source software development. However, despite the project origins being
> from closed source development we have modeled our behavior and community
> development on The Apache Way to the greatest extent possible. We are
> committed to the ideals of open source software and will eagerly seek out
> mentors and sponsors who can help us quickly come up to speed.
>
> Homogenous Developers
>
> The initial committers of Pirk come from a limited set of entities though
> we are committed to recruiting and developing additional committers from a
> broad spectrum of industries and backgrounds.
>
> Reliance on Salaried Developers
>
> We expect Pirk

Re: [VOTE] Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

2016-06-14 Thread Joe Witt 
+1 (binding)

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Billie Rinaldi  wrote:
> Since discussion has died down and we have gotten a couple of additional
> mentor volunteers, I would like to call a VOTE on accepting Pirk into the
> Apache Incubator.
>
> Proposal: https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/PirkProposal
>
> [ ] +1 Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator
> [ ] +0 Abstain.
> [ ] -1 Do not accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator because…
>
> This vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
>
> Here is my +1 (binding).
>
> Billie
> --
>
> Pirk Proposal
>
> Abstract
>
> Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval (PIR).
>
> Proposal
>
> Pirk is a software framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval and
> is meant to provide a landing place for robust, scalable, and practical
> implementations of PIR algorithms. The initial scalable PIR algorithms of
> Pirk were developed at the National Security Agency.
>
> Background
>
> Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is an area of computer science and
> mathematics that enables a user/entity to privately and securely obtain
> information from a dataset, to which they have been granted access, without
> revealing, to the dataset owner or to an observer, any information
> regarding the questions asked or the results obtained. Employing
> homomorphic encryption techniques, PIR enables datasets to remain resident
> in their native locations while giving the ability to query the datasets
> with sensitive terms.
>
> Rationale
>
> Although PIR has been in existence for over twenty years, it has largely
> remained an academic discipline with very little robust or scalable
> implementation. Pirk not only provides implementations of novel scalable
> PIR algorithms, but it provides a framework into which robust, scalable,
> and practical PIR may be developed.
>
> Pirk fits well within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) family as it
> depends on numerous ASF projects and integrates with several others such as
> Hadoop and Spark. We also anticipate developing extensions/adaptors for
> several other ASF projects such as Kafka, Storm, HBase, and Accumulo in the
> near future.
>
> Initial Goals
>
> Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0
> and that all code and documentation artifacts have the correct Apache
> licensing markings and notice.
> Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for
> dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache
> development process.
> Establish a process which allows different release cycles for the core
> framework, extensions/adaptors, and additional algorithms.
> Grow the community to establish diversity of background and expertise.
>
> Current Status
>
> Meritocracy
>
> We will actively seek help and encourage promotion of influence in the
> project through meritocracy. We will discuss the requirements in an open
> forum. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that
> privileges can be extended to those that contribute.
>
> Community
>
> Pirk currently has a community of developers within the U.S. government. In
> open sourcing Pirk we plan to grow the community to a broader base of
> industries and will work to align the interaction of our existing community.
>
> Core Developers
>
> The initial core developers are employed by the US Government. We will work
> to grow the community among a more diverse set of developers and industries.
>
> Alignment
>
> Pirk was developed with an open source philosophy in mind and the Apache
> way is consistent with the approach we have taken to date. Further, Pirk
> depends on numerous ASF libraries and projects including Hadoop, Spark,
> Commons, and Maven. We also anticipate extensions and dependencies with
> several more ASF projects, including Accumulo, Avro, HBase, Storm, Kafka,
> and others. This existing alignment with Apache and the desired community
> makes the Apache Incubator a good fit for Pirk.
>
> Known Risks
>
> Orphaned Products
>
> Risk of orphaning is limited though it is important to grow the community.
> The project user and developer base is growing and there is already
> operational use of Pirk.
>
> Inexperience with Open Source
>
> The initial committers to Pirk have limited experience with true open
> source software development. However, despite the project origins being
> from closed source development we have modeled our behavior and community
> development on The Apache Way to the greatest extent possible. We are
> committed to the ideals of open source software and will eagerly seek out
> mentors and sponsors who can help us quickly come up to speed.
>
> Homogenous Developers
>
> The initial committers of Pirk come from a limited set of entities though
> we are committed to recruiting and developing additional committers from a
> broad spectrum of industries and backgrounds.
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> Reliance on Salaried Developers
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> We expect Pirk development to continue on

Re: [VOTE] Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

2016-06-14 Thread Danese Cooper 
Binding vote

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> On Jun 14, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Billie Rinaldi  wrote:
> 
> [ X ] +1 Accept Pirk into the Apache Incubator

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