Good point, updated to mention it's now actually released. Thanks Regards JB
On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 9:47 AM Ajantha Bhat <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks JB for the report. > > Catalog Migrator 1.0.0: A new tool, the Catalog Migrator, reached its > > final voting stage (RC2). This utility is critical for users looking to > > migrate existing metadata from Hive or AWS Glue catalogs into Polaris. > > I would like to update this as it is already released. > > - Ajantha > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 10:32 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > Here's the board report draft: > > > > ## Description: > > The mission of Apache Polaris is the creation and maintenance of software > > related to a catalog for data lakes. It provides new levels of choice, > > flexibility and control over data, with full enterprise security and > Apache > > Iceberg interoperability across a multitude of engines and infrastructure > > > > ## Project Status: > > Current project status: Ongoing (post graduation) > > Issues for the board: None > > > > ## Membership Data: > > Apache Polaris was founded 2026-02-18 (a month ago) > > There are currently 31 committers and 18 PMC members in this project. > > The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 8:5. > > > > Community changes, past quarter: > > - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). > > - Adam Christian was added as committer on 2026-03-07 > > - Adnan Hemani was added as committer on 2026-03-07 > > - Christopher Lambert was added as committer on 2026-03-11 > > - Danica Fine was added as committer on 2026-02-27 > > > > ## Project Activity: > > * Release 1.4.0 Preparation: Development began on the first > post-graduation > > release. Key focus areas include updating LICENSE/NOTICE files to reflect > > TLP status and adding new artifacts, such as the Python CLI. > > * Catalog Migrator 1.0.0: A new tool, the Catalog Migrator, reached its > > final voting stage (RC2). This utility is critical for users looking to > > migrate existing metadata from Hive or AWS Glue catalogs into Polaris. > > * Polaris Authorizer Refactoring: Significant progress was made on > > enhancing the PolarisAuthorizer. A major PR reached consensus to improve > > how the catalog handles authorization for external engines. > > * Feature Graduation: The "Generic Table" capability officially graduated > > from beta. This allows Polaris to manage metadata for formats beyond > > Iceberg, specifically providing stable support for Apache Hudi and Delta > > Lake. > > * Credential Vending: New PR activity focused on refining AWS IAM > > AssumeRole flows and expanding storage-scoped credentials to improve > > security in multi-tenant environments. Also preparation for Credential > > Vending support in Generic Table started. > > > > ## Community Health: > > * New Members: The project welcomed three new committers this month: Adam > > Christian, Adnan Hemani, and Danica Fine. > > * Community Syncs: Two major community meetings were held (March 5 and > > March 19). Discussions centered on the roadmap for the new Security > > features (Apache Ranger support, refactoring of the Polaris Authorizer, > > ...), Polaris Events, Polaris Console (UI). > > * New Communication Channels: The community launched an official YouTube > > channel (@ApachePolaris) to host recordings of community meetings and > > technical deep dives, making project updates more accessible to a global > > audience. > > * Event Planning: Preparation is underway for Iceberg Summit 2026 (April > > 8–9), where several talks about Polaris will happen. > > > > Please let me know if you have anything to add/change. I would like to > send > > the report by mid next week. > > > > Thanks, > > Regards > > JB > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > FYI, we have to report to the board this month. > > > > > > I'm preparing the board report and I will share it on this thread later > > > today or tomorrow. > > > > > > Regards > > > JB > > > > > >
