[DISCUSS] Graduation to a TLP (Top Level Project)

[Uma gangumalla]

+1

Great to see see this project reached to graduation stage.

Great work team!

Regards,
Uma

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Regarding all work and progress we made so far in Apache CarbonData, I
> think it's time to start the discussion about graduation as a new TLP (Top
> Level Project) at the Apache Software Foundation.
>
> Graduation means we are a self-sustaining and self-governing community,
> and ready to be a full participant in the Apache Software Foundation. Of
> course, it doesn't imply that our community growth is complete or that a
> particular level of technical maturity has been reached, rather that we are
> on a solid trajectory in those areas. After graduation, we will still
> periodically report to the ASF Board to ensure continued growth of a
> healthy community.
>
> Graduation is an important milestone for the project and for the users
> community.
>
> A way to think about graduation readiness is through the Apache Maturity
> Model [1]. I think we satisfy most of the requirements [2].
> There are some TODOs to address. I will tackle in the coming days (release
> guide, security link, ...).
>
> Regarding the process, graduation consists of drafting a board resolution,
> which needs to identify the full Project Management Committee, and getting
> it approved by the community, the Incubator, and the Board. Within the
> CarbonData community, most of these discussions and votes have to be on the
> private@ mailing list.
>
> I would like to summarize here from points arguing in favor of graduation:
> * Project's maturity self-assessment [2]
> * 600 pull requests in incubation
> * 5 releases (including RC) performed by two different release manager
> * 65 contributors
> * 4 new committers
> * 713 Jira created, 593 resolved or closed
>
> Thoughts ? If you agree, I would like to share the maturity
> self-assessment on the website.
>
> If you want to help me on some TODO tasks, please, ping me by e-mail,
> Skype, hangout or whatever, to sync together.
>
> Thanks !
> Regards
> JB
>
> [1] http://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-
> maturity-model.html
> [2] https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hifkDCfbyramBba1uRHYjwa
> KEcxAyWMxS9iwJ1_etY/edit?usp=sharing
> --
> Jean-Baptiste Onofré
> [hidden email]
> http://blog.nanthrax.net
> Talend - http://www.talend.com
>

[Vimal Das Kammath]

+1
I am excited to see Carbondata project going for graduation to TLP.
Thanks JB for your hard work on driving this effort!

Regards,
Vimal

On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 3:54 AM, Uma gangumalla <[hidden email]> wrote:

> +1
>
> Great to see see this project reached to graduation stage.
>
> Great work team!
>
> Regards,
> Uma
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Regarding all work and progress we made so far in Apache CarbonData, I
> > think it's time to start the discussion about graduation as a new TLP
> (Top
> > Level Project) at the Apache Software Foundation.
> >
> > Graduation means we are a self-sustaining and self-governing community,
> > and ready to be a full participant in the Apache Software Foundation. Of
> > course, it doesn't imply that our community growth is complete or that a
> > particular level of technical maturity has been reached, rather that we
> are
> > on a solid trajectory in those areas. After graduation, we will still
> > periodically report to the ASF Board to ensure continued growth of a
> > healthy community.
> >
> > Graduation is an important milestone for the project and for the users
> > community.
> >
> > A way to think about graduation readiness is through the Apache Maturity
> > Model [1]. I think we satisfy most of the requirements [2].
> > There are some TODOs to address. I will tackle in the coming days
> (release
> > guide, security link, ...).
> >
> > Regarding the process, graduation consists of drafting a board
> resolution,
> > which needs to identify the full Project Management Committee, and
> getting
> > it approved by the community, the Incubator, and the Board. Within the
> > CarbonData community, most of these discussions and votes have to be on
> the
> > private@ mailing list.
> >
> > I would like to summarize here from points arguing in favor of
> graduation:
> > * Project's maturity self-assessment [2]
> > * 600 pull requests in incubation
> > * 5 releases (including RC) performed by two different release manager
> > * 65 contributors
> > * 4 new committers
> > * 713 Jira created, 593 resolved or closed
> >
> > Thoughts ? If you agree, I would like to share the maturity
> > self-assessment on the website.
> >
> > If you want to help me on some TODO tasks, please, ping me by e-mail,
> > Skype, hangout or whatever, to sync together.
> >
> > Thanks !
> > Regards
> > JB
> >
> > [1] http://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-
> > maturity-model.html
> > [2] https://docs.google.com/document/d/12hifkDCfbyramBba1uRHYjwa
> > KEcxAyWMxS9iwJ1_etY/edit?usp=sharing
> > --
> > Jean-Baptiste Onofré
> > [hidden email]
> > http://blog.nanthrax.net
> > Talend - http://www.talend.com
> >
>