Thanks JB for drafting the report. LGTM overall! +1 on Ajatha's suggestion.
For Event Planning, we've got a community Sprint on the afternoon of April 7th: https://luma.com/q8w8v7as. Yufei On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi JB, > > Thanks for drafting the report - LGTM, no extra comments from my side, > but +1 to Ajantha's comment. > > Cheers, > Dmitri. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 3:47 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 > > > > > > > > > >
