Excited to see ZooKeeper graduate to TLP. On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Patrick Hunt <ph...@apache.org> wrote:
> In March of this year we discussed a request from the Apache Board, and > Hadoop PMC, that we become a TLP rather than a subproject of Hadoop: > > Original discussion > http://markmail.org/thread/42cobkpzlgotcbin > > I originally voted against this move, my primary concern being that we were > not "ready" to move to tlp status given our small contributor base and > limited contributor diversity. However I'd now like to revisit that > discussion/decision. Since that time the team has been working hard to > attract new contributors, and we've seen significant new contributions come > in. There has also been feedback from board/pmc addressing many of these > concerns (both on the list and in private). I am now less concerned about > this issue and don't see it as a blocker for us to move to TLP status. > > A second concern was that by becoming a TLP the project would lose it's > connection with Hadoop, a big source of new users for us. I've been assured > (and you can see with the other projects that have moved to tlp status; > pig/hive/hbase/etc...) that this connection will be maintained. The Hadoop > ZooKeeper tab for example will redirect to our new homepage. > > Other Apache members also pointed out to me that we are essentially > operating as a TLP within the Hadoop PMC. Most of the other PMC members > have > little or no experience with ZooKeeper and this makes it difficult for them > to monitor and advise us. By moving to TLP status we'll be able to govern > ourselves and better set our direction. > > I believe we are ready to become a TLP. Please respond to this email with > your thoughts and any issues. I will call a vote in a few days, once > discussion settles. > > Regards, > > Patrick >
