It's been a few days, any thoughts? Acceptable? I'd like to keep moving the ball forward. Thanks.
Patrick On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 8:43 PM, 明珠刘 <redis...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 > > 2010/10/14 Patrick Hunt <ph...@apache.org> > > > 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 > > >
