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

Posted by Uma gangumalla on
URL: http://apache-carbondata-dev-mailing-list-archive.168.s1.nabble.com/DISCUSS-Graduation-to-a-TLP-Top-Level-Project-tp7715p8267.html

+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
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