Looks like a very interesting proposal. As hadrian wrote you need a champion (== an apache member, who wants to help through the initial steps) like preparing the proposal.
Then later you need mentors, but there are no specific number needed. Let me know if I can be of help. rgds jan i On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Matt Franklin <m.ben.frank...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am excited to see this proposal come to the incubator. > > You can count me in for one of the mentor slots. > > On Wed Dec 17 2014 at 3:27:17 PM Hadrian Zbarcea <hzbar...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hzbar...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> +1 >> >> Hi Marko, >> >> Thanks for your proposal. I followed and used tinkerpop for a long time >> and it is indeed a brilliant open source project. I think I understand the >> motivation to move the project governance to the ASF and it makes sense. I >> volunteer to be a mentor, should the project be accepted (which I am >> confident of, knowing the merits of your project). You'll need at least 3 >> mentors and a champion as well (do you have any ASF member in mind for that >> role?). The proposal needs a tiny bit of work as well. >> >> Good luck, >> Hadrian >> >> >> >> On 12/17/2014 02:09 PM, Marko Rodriguez wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> My name is Marko A. Rodriguez and am a co-founder of TinkerPop ( >> http://tinkerpop.com). There has been positive pressure on us (both >> internally and externally) to move TinkerPop to The Apache Foundation. This >> email contains our proposal and I, on behalf of TinkerPop, thank you for >> spending your time reading it. >> >> Take care, >> Marko. >> >> http://markorodriguez.com >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> *A. Abstract* >> >> TinkerPop is a graph computing framework written in Java -- >> http://tinkerpop.com. TinkerPop started in 2009 and is currently in the >> milestone series of 3.0.0. Graph system vendors such as in-memory graph >> libraries, OLTP graph databases, and OLAP graph processors can provide a >> TinkerPop implementation ( >> http://markorodriguez.com/2013/01/09/on-graph-computing/). Once the core >> TinkerPop interfaces are implemented, the underlying graph system can be >> queried using the graph traversal language Gremlin. TinkerPop was designed >> to be used at any scale and as such, can be leveraged by both single-server >> and multi-machine compute clusters. For many, TinkerPop is seen as the JDBC >> of the graph computing community ( >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Database_Connectivity). >> >> *B. Proposal* >> >> Since its inception in 2009, TinkerPop has been open source, free to >> use. Initially the license was BSD, but as of TinkerPop3, the license is >> Apache2. The TinkerPop team is composed of developers as well as >> representatives from numerous graph system vendors ( >> http://www.tinkerpop.com/docs/3.0.0-SNAPSHOT/#tinkerpop-contributors). >> TinkerPop has done its best to remain vendor agnostic and works closely >> with vendors to ensure that the constructs within TinkerPop are able to >> accommodate the requirements of the underlying graph system. To date, over >> 12 graph system vendors provide TinkerPop implementations. We believe that >> by joining The Apache Foundation, our vendors, users, and contributors will >> feel more comfortable in terms of legal protected, in terms of >> wider-adoption, and in terms of project stability. >> >> *C. Background* >> >> TinkerPop was founded in 2009 and has had steady, active development >> since. Over the years, the Gremlin query language within TinkerPop has been >> adopted by various JVM languages and as such, there exists Gremlin-Groovy, >> Gremlin-Scala, Gremlin-Clojure, Gremlin-JavaScript, and the like. In many >> ways, Gremlin is seen as a traversal language style that can be readily >> adopted by developers --- on and off the JVM. TinkerPop is not bound to the >> JVM in that developers wishing to interact with a TinkerPop-enabled graph >> system can leverage Gremlin Server which provides "over the wire" >> communication as well as the entry point for non-JVM language bindings. >> TinkerPop is being used is production graph-based applications around the >> world and is only getting better with age. >> >> *D. Rationale* >> >> The graph computing space has grown over the years to encompass >> numerous graph database and graph processing systems. TinkerPop was created >> as a unifying framework for interoperability, language standardization, and >> data model standardization. This framework makes it simple to "plug and >> play" the back-end graph implementation without affecting the developer's >> code. This is analogous to the way in which JDBC allows users to swap >> relational databases while keeping the same programming interface. >> TinkerPop also brings together OLTP systems (graph databases) and OLAP >> systems (graph processors) by providing a single query language, Gremlin, >> for executing graph algorithms transparently over either type of system. >> Finally, TinkerPop unifies single-machine systems and distributed systems, >> presenting an identical user experience within the boundaries of the >> computational space and time constraints of the underlying graph system. >> >> *E. Initial Goals* >> >> The goal of this proposal is to migrate TinkerPop to The Apache >> Foundation to 1.) get more exposure to the project and 2.) legally protect >> the developers and contributors of TinkerPop. >> >> *F. Current Status* >> >> TinkerPop is planning to release TinkerPop 3.0.0.GA early 2015 -- >> January or February. We would like to release TinkerPop 3.0.0.GA under >> The Apache Foundation. >> >> *G. Meritocracy* >> >> Anyone is welcome to join TinkerPop as a contributor. If an individual >> provides successful code updates, documentation updates, etc. then they are >> asked to join TinkerPop contributors. Once inside TinkerPop, they are able >> to voice their opinions/thoughts on the direction of the project. Moreover, >> TinkerPop actively seeks vendors who leverage TinkerPop in their offering >> to place a representative on TinkerPop contributors who can speak on behalf >> of their organization as it relates to the requirements of their graph >> system. Every year or so, we list inactive members and request their >> permission to purge them from TinkerPop contributors. In this way, we try >> and keep the TinkerPop contributors to the most active, participating >> members. >> >> *H. Community* >> >> There are 25 TinkerPop contributors which, of those, 12 are >> representatives from the various graph system vendors in the market today. >> The TinkerPop mailing list has over 1500+ subscribers with a flow of >> approximately 10 emails a day >> (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gremlin-users). >> >> *I. Core developers* >> >> The primary developers are Marko A. Rodriguez (http://markorodriguez.com) >> and Stephen Mallette (http://stephen.genoprime.com/). Over the years, >> numerous individuals have come and gone from TinkerPop. Other significant >> contributors include Peter Neubauer, Joshua Shinavier, James Thornton, >> Matthias Bröcheler, Daniel Kuppitz, Bryn Cooke, and others. Note that there >> are numerous individuals that participate in the TinkerPop ecosystem by >> providing language bindings and system implementations. While not >> contributing to the core codebase per se, they support TinkerPop via their >> software and lecture outreach. >> >> *J. Alignment * >> >> TinkerPop is licensed Apache2. The OLAP reference implementation that >> distributes with TinkerPop is based on Hadoop (http://hadoop.apache.org) >> and Giraph (http://giraph.apache.org). There has been a push from >> vendors and commercial organizations interested in ensuring TinkerPop has >> the legal support of a software foundation. We believe The Apache >> Foundation to be a great home for TinkerPop. >> >> *K. Known Risks & Abandoned projects* >> >> TinkerPop is currently at TinkerPop 3.0.0.M6. By joining The Apache >> Foundation, there is a significant amount of code and time that has passed >> since TinkerPop's inception. However, we have done our best to secure CLAs >> from contributors and have never gotten into a legal or political issue. >> >> *L. Inexperience with Open Source* >> >> The primary developers of TinkerPop have been providing TinkerPop >> source and releases open source and in full public view since 2009 via both >> our GitHub repository and our public mailing lists. We pride ourselves in >> professional software, documentation, and aesthetics. With its integration >> to numerous graph systems in the market, TinkerPop is truly a masterpiece >> in a open source technology --- working with both open source and >> commercial entities to ensure a solid, respected project. >> >> *M. Homogeneous Developers* >> >> The contributors to TinkerPop run the full gamut of software >> engineering expertise. From low-level data serialization to high-level >> server interactions, TinkerPop has contributors able to work at the >> requisite level. The codebase is complex as it deals with numerous area of >> software engineering including: distributed computing, open standards, >> language bindings, query language compilers, OLTP databases, OLAP >> processors, etc. Over the years, we have gathered a significant level of >> talent and as a whole, have all grown as engineers. >> >> *N. Reliance on Salaried Developers* >> >> TinkerPop is open source and no individual is paid for their >> contributions except for our logo designer. All the logos and documentation >> graphics are released Apache2. >> >> *O. Relationships with Other Apache Projects* >> >> TinkerPop currently leverages Hadoop, Giraph, and in the near future, >> will integrate with Spark. Internally, the project leverages Maven3, Apache >> Configuration, and Apache Commons. >> >> *P. An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand* >> >> TinkerPop is primarily interested in The Apache Foundation for the >> legal support and protection it can offer our developers and users. >> Numerous large software organizations have urged TinkerPop to join a >> foundation so that they may more easily provide contributors from their >> organization and moreover, maintain confidence in building products atop >> TinkerPop. With that said, TinkerPop does respect The Apache Foundation >> brand and believes that by joining The Apache Foundation, we will further >> boost the recognition and prestige of our product. Finally, note that a >> TinkerPop book is slated for 2015 (http://www.tinkerpopbook.com/). >> Combining The Apache Foundation and a long awaited book should ensure a new >> uptake of contributors, users, and promoters. >> >> *Q. Documentation* >> >> TinkerPop takes pride in its documentation: >> AsciiDoc: http://www.tinkerpop.com/docs/3.0.0-SNAPSHOT/ >> JavaDoc (core): http://www.tinkerpop.com/javadocs/3.0.0-SNAPSHOT/core/ >> JavaDoc (full): http://www.tinkerpop.com/javadocs/3.0.0-SNAPSHOT/full/ >> >> *R. Initial Source* >> >> TinkerPop is currently hosted on GitHub. >> https://github.com/tinkerpop/tinkerpop3 >> >> *S. Source & Intellectual Property Submission Plan* >> >> There are no known claims to violations of intellectual property. >> >> *T. External Dependencies * >> >> TinkerPop relies on open source and commercial vendors. We maintain >> representatives from the various graph system projects on TinkerPop >> contributors. These vendors, in turn, provide TinkerPop adaptors to their >> technology and in fact, some of them provide TinkerPop as the sole >> interface to their system. >> >> *U. Cryptography* >> >> None. >> >> *V. Required Resources* >> >> The only resource we see moving forward and if Apache wishes, is to >> fund our logo designer when we need a logo. We currently spend about $500 a >> year on logos. Please look through our documentation to see how much we >> love giving character to our work. If this is not something that Apache can >> do, then we will continue funding the creation of our artwork as we have >> done in the past. >> >> *W. Mailing Lists* >> >> We currently have 2 mailing lists: >> Gremlin-Users (public user forum): >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gremlin-users >> TinkerPop-Contributors (private contributors forum): <private> >> >> *X. Subversion Directory* >> >> TinkerPop uses GitHub for its source control. >> >> *Y. Git Repository* >> >> TinkerPop's GitHub account is: https://github.com/tinkerpop/tinkerpop3 >> >> *Z. Issue Tracking* >> >> TinkerPop uses GitHub's issue tracker for tracking issues: >> https://github.com/tinkerpop/tinkerpop3/issues >> >> *AA. Initial Committers* >> >> TinkerPop's contributors are listed here and all those that provide >> source code commits have signed a CLA. >> http://www.tinkerpop.com/docs/3.0.0.M6/#_graph_developers >> >> *BB. Affiliations * >> >> None. >> >> *CC. Sponsors* >> >> IBM (Kelvin Lawrence and Todd Moore) were the primary proponents of >> pushing TinkerPop to join The Apache Foundation. The vendors that support >> TinkerPop are listed here: >> http://www.tinkerpop.com/docs/3.0.0.M6/#_graph_vendors >> >> >> >> >> -- Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings.
