+1 (non-binding) -- Alex
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 3:10 AM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote: > The (binding) terminology means that the person is on the IPMC, and so > their vote is "binding" on the resulting tally. Community members not on > the IPMC are casting advisory "non-binding" votes. > > The vote counter could cross-reference each vote against the IPMC roster, > but we try to help him/her out by declaring the non/binding status when > casting the vote. In this case, yours would be "+1 (non-binding)" > > Cheers, > -g > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 7:02 AM, Ishan Khanna <ishan1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > +1 (binding) > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 6:52 AM, Hadrian Zbarcea <hzbar...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > +1 (binding) > > > > > > Good luck! > > > Hadrian > > > > > > > > > On 12/10/2015 04:21 AM, Ross Gardler wrote: > > > > > >> I would like to call a vote on accepting the Fineract project into the > > >> Apache Incubator. The proposal is pasted below and posted at > > >> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/FineractProposal > > >> > > >> The vote will run for at least 72hrs > > >> > > >> [ ] +1 Accept Fineract into the Apache Incubator > > >> [ ] +/-0 Fine, go ahead > > >> [ ] -1 Do not accept Fineract because [your fully justified reason for > > >> objection] > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Ross > > >> > > >> = Fineract Proposal = > > >> > > >> == Abstract == > > >> > > >> Fineract (\’fīn-,ə-ˌrakt\: A hypercube for digital financial services) > > is > > >> an open source system for core banking as a platform. Fineract > provides > > a > > >> reliable, robust, and affordable solution for entrepreneurs, financial > > >> institutions, and service providers to offer financial services to the > > >> world’s 2 billion under and unbanked. > > >> > > >> == Proposal == > > >> > > >> The aim of this proposal is to bring the Mifos X codebase and > community > > >> under the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) umbrella in order to help > > >> coordinate the development effort of the growing number of > organizations > > >> which contribute to it, and give it the confidence of the neutral, > > >> transparent, and open source governance policy of the ASF. > > >> > > >> The name Mifos X will remain the property of the Mifos Initiative (a > US > > >> based 501(c)(3)) and will be used for a specific distribution of the > > >> Fineract code. All development efforts of the Mifos Initiative will be > > >> transferred to the Fineract project. > > >> > > >> == Background == > > >> > > >> Mifos X is a mature and robust platform that provides loan, savings, > and > > >> business management functionality based on market proofed > requirements. > > The > > >> project was started in 2006 at the Grameen Foundation, initially > > creating > > >> the Generation One solutions of Mifos 1 and Mifos 2, the industry’s > > first > > >> open source and web-based MIS, to support the Joint Liability Group > > (JLG) > > >> lending methodology created by Mohammed Yunus, which gained him and > the > > >> Grameen Bank the Nobel Peace Prize for his financial work in 2006. > > >> > > >> In 2011 the independent Mifos Initiative, a 501(c)(3), was founded > with > > >> two goals: > > >> 1. Create the Generation Two solution Mifos X, an extensible > > >> API-driven platform purpose built for Financial Inclusion > > >> 2. Build and govern an open source community of users, developers, and > > >> service providers committed to using Mifos X for Financial Inclusion. > > >> > > >> Since then a worldwide community of users, partners, and volunteers > has > > >> grown that utilizes, develops, and supports Mifos X. More than 40 > > partners > > >> from Africa, India, China, South-East Asia and Latin America, with > over > > 120 > > >> deployments and 3.5 million clients, have enhanced the platform based > on > > >> regional requirements and national regulatories. > > >> > > >> == Rationale == > > >> > > >> Financial Inclusion - providing financial services to the world’s 2 > > >> billion under and unbanked, enabling them to become a part of the > global > > >> economy - requires an affordable, reliable, scalable, and robust > > solution. > > >> > > >> The adoption of mobile solutions and digital financial services is > > >> increasing at an incredible pace and has led to an influx of new > > >> innovators, financial institutions, and service providers into the > > >> Financial Inclusion space and into the Mifos community which is > growing > > at > > >> an accelerating rate year-over-year since 2012. > > >> > > >> Our rationale for joining the ASF is that as an Apache project we can > > >> better manage the growth and governance of our community and provide > the > > >> community the confidence of sustainable long-term open source > > management, > > >> which strengthens their commitment and continues the growth of our > > vibrant, > > >> diverse community, collectively innovating around a single codebase, > > >> sharing the social mission to eliminate poverty. > > >> > > >> == Initial Goals == > > >> > > >> The initial goals of the Fineract transition under the ASF umbrella > are > > >> to establish a new home for an already fully functioning project, and > > also > > >> make sure that the entire development community governs itself in the > > >> Apache Way. > > >> > > >> In addition, we will ensure: > > >> 1. All dependencies are compliant with the Apache License and the ASFs > > >> licensing policies. > > >> a. To become compliant a refactoring of the reporting module is > > >> necessary to be able to swap out the Pentaho Reporting Engine. This > work > > >> will be undertaken during incubation. > > >> 2. Ongoing development based on our collaboratively established 2016 > > >> roadmap, and bring the process into the Apache Way. > > >> 3. Creating releases per Apache guidelines. > > >> > > >> == Current Status == > > >> > > >> === Meritocracy === > > >> > > >> We already have attributes of meritocracy embedded in our community. > > >> * We have a developer email list which identifies active community > > >> members who then become committers . > > >> * On the user email list new features are introduced and discussed, > > >> forming the product roadmap, and prioritization is based on merit and > > need. > > >> * We have successfully graduated 13 Google Summer of Code interns, > many > > >> of whom have become long-term committers and developers to the > project. > > >> > > >> === Community === > > >> > > >> There are more than a hundred developers within an active developer > > >> mailing list. We have a large and growing installed base of users > > >> (financial institutions) and a diverse eco-system of regional service > > >> partners who support and deploy Mifos in their communities, and > solution > > >> partners who have built financial inclusion solutions on top of Mifos. > > The > > >> community has held three annual conferences (2012, 2013, and 2015) > where > > >> the community gathers to connect implementers with developers, > sharing > > >> their knowledge to collaboratively build innovative solutions. > > >> > > >> If Fineract is accepted by the Incubator, transitioning the community > to > > >> embrace the Apache Way of governance would be a primary initial goal. > We > > >> will solicit major existing developers to become committers on the > > project > > >> from the beginning. > > >> > > >> === Core Developers === > > >> > > >> The core developers are a diverse group of individuals already very > > >> experienced in open source development. > > >> > > >> Edward Cable is a co-founder of the Mifos Initiative, and has > > established > > >> the current community and governance model, Sander van der Heijden is > > the > > >> CTO of Musoni Services, one of the first companies to create a > > commercial > > >> product on top of the platform, that is completely mobile-based, and > > Markus > > >> Geiss started as a volunteer and was appointed Chief Architect this > > year. > > >> > > >> A broad base of committers around the Mifos developer team from > Conflux > > >> Technologies is made up of volunteers (e.g. Michael Vorburger, Product > > >> Manager Design Studio at Temenos AG, Ishan Khanna a graduate student > at > > >> Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology, or Terence Monteiro, > Founder > > & > > >> Director of SanJose Foundation) supporting and guiding contributors, > and > > >> governing the code base. > > >> > > >> === Alignment === > > >> > > >> Transition to ASF is a natural progression towards collaborative > > software > > >> development and commercial-friendly standard licensing. Brian > Behlendorf > > >> and Zaheda Bhorat, both open source community leaders, in their role > as > > >> advisors for the Mifos Initiative, helped us to establish a community > > that > > >> shares a vision based on a philosophy that is well aligned with the > > Apache > > >> Way. > > >> > > >> == Known Risks == > > >> > > >> === Orphaned products === > > >> > > >> The community proposing Fineract for incubation is a strong and > vibrant > > >> open source project with a large installed base of users that is > > growing at > > >> an increasing rate year-over-year from 2011 through 2015. In addition > to > > >> the commitment from the non-profit Mifos Initiative to move its > > development > > >> efforts to the Fineract project, the size and diversity of the > > community is > > >> a guarantee against the project being orphaned. > > >> > > >> === Inexperience with Open Source === > > >> > > >> We have managed Mifos as an open source project since inception. Every > > >> release has been open source. We have open source community processes, > > such > > >> as a developer mailing list, community conference calls, a > collaborative > > >> and transparent product roadmap, and an annual developer conference > > open to > > >> all. > > >> > > >> Our leadership has extensive open source experience. Our chairman, > Paul > > >> Maritz, was CEO of VMWare and CEO of Pivotal where he lead open source > > >> initiatives at both companies. At Pivotal, he championed the Spring > open > > >> source framework and directed 3 Pivotal projects into Apache projects, > > >> including Geode, HAWQ, and MADlib. > > >> > > >> Our board member Dave Neary has spent 4 years with Red Hat, building > > >> their open source developer community, and is a member of the GNOME > > >> Foundation since 2004. > > >> > > >> === Homogenous Developers === > > >> > > >> The initial group of committers is heterogeneous when it comes to > > >> corporate affiliations. The community is extremely diverse in terms of > > >> geography, the backgrounds of developers, and the diversity of roles > > they > > >> play in the community, such as users, regional support partners, and > > >> solution partners. Since its inception, the entire community has > > >> contributed to the software across a distributed and transparent > > >> infrastructure and environment. > > >> > > >> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > >> > > >> Our developer community consists of a mix of salaried developers who > are > > >> committed to the code base and volunteers. > > >> > > >> The salaried developers work for (i) the Mifos Initiative, a 501(c)(3) > > >> non-profit; (ii) financial institutions that use Mifos X; (iii) > regional > > >> service providers committed to financial inclusion that deploy and > > support > > >> Mifos X in their communities; or (iv) solution partners that build and > > >> distribute custom solutions on top of Mifos X. > > >> > > >> We also have pure volunteers who contribute, often through hackathons > > and > > >> corporate social responsibility programs such as Benetech’s Social > > Coding 4 > > >> Good, LinkedIn’s Day for Good, Google’s GoogleServe, ThoughtWorks > Social > > >> Impact Program, and VMware Take 3 Sabbatical program. > > >> > > >> This diversity of roles and developers adds to the sustainability of > the > > >> project. > > >> > > >> === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > >> > > >> Currently we are utilizing some Apache projects, like Tomcat, POI, > > >> commons-lang, or HttpComponents, there are no additional relationships > > >> right now. In 2016 further Apache projects, like Apache OpenJPA, and > > Apache > > >> Geode, will be introduced to the project. > > >> > > >> The platform is built on top of the Spring Framework, utilizing > multiple > > >> modules, like Spring Data, Spring Web, or Spring Security. > > >> > > >> === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > >> > > >> While we respect the reputation of the Apache brand we see a benefit > for > > >> both sides. We bring a stable and mature community with a deep rooted > > >> social mission and are able to give Fineract a solid home as an open > > source > > >> project following an established development model. > > >> > > >> == Documentation == > > >> > > >> Information about Mifos X can be found at > > >> https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/MIFOSX/Welcome+to+Mifos+X. > > >> > > >> == Initial Source == > > >> > > >> Initial source is available on GitHub under the MPLv2 at > > >> https://github.com/openMF/mifosx. > > >> > > >> == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > > >> > > >> The Mifos Initiative owns all copyright to all contributions and has > the > > >> legal right to sign the ASF Software Grant Agreement. As soon as > > Fineract > > >> is approved to join Apache Incubator, the source code will be > > transitioned > > >> via the Software Grant Agreement onto ASF infrastructure and in turn > > made > > >> available under the Apache License, version 2.0. > > >> > > >> == External Dependencies == > > >> > > >> || '''Vendor''' || '''Library''' || '''License''' || '''Compatible''' > || > > >> || Amazon.com, Inc. || AWS Java SDK || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Apache Software Foundation || Commons || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Apache Software Foundation || Tomcat || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Apache Software Foundation || POI || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Apache Software Foundation || HTTPClient || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Ben Fortuna || iCal4j || BSD 3-clause || yes || > > >> || Boxfuse GmbH || Flyway DB || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Bruce Dunwiddie^1^ || JavaCSV || LGPL v2.1 || no || > > >> || Google, Inc. || gson || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Google, Inc. || guava || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || iText Group NV || iText || MPL v1.1 || yes || > > >> || Jayway || JsonPath || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Jayway || RESTassured || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || JUnit || JUnit || EPL v1 || yes || > > >> || Michael Vorburger || MariaDB4J || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Oracle, Corp. || JAX-RS || CDDL v1 || yes || > > >> || Oracle, Corp. || Jersey || CDDL v1.1 || yes || > > >> || Oracle, Corp.^2^ || MySQL Connector/J || GPL v2 || no || > > >> || Pentaho, Corp.^3^ || Reporting Engine || LGPL v2.1 || no || > > >> || Pentaho, Corp.^3^ || Reporting Library || LGPL v2.1 || no || > > >> || Pivotal Software, Inc. || Spring Boot || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Pivotal Software, Inc. || Spring Framework || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Pivotal Software, Inc. || Spring Security || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Sam Pullar || Mustache || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Square, Inc. || retrofit || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Square, Inc. || okhttp || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Stephen Colebourne || Joda-Time || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Szczepan Faber || Mockito || MIT || yes || > > >> || Terracotta, Inc || Quartz || AL v2 || yes || > > >> || Terracotta, Inc || Ehache || AL v2 || yes || > > >> * ^1^ = can be removed > > >> * ^2^ = can be replaced > > >> * ^3^ = need an abstraction on our side to become replaceable > > >> > > >> == Cryptography == > > >> > > >> The only cryptography included by the project will be via library > > >> inclusion, and will be used to encrypt stored user data on mobile > > devices > > >> and in cloud storages. > > >> > > >> == Required Resources == > > >> > > >> === Mailing lists === > > >> > > >> * priv...@fineract.incubator.apache.org (moderated subscriptions) > > >> * comm...@fineract.incubator.apache.org > > >> * d...@fineract.incubator.apache.org > > >> * u...@fineract.incubator.apache.org > > >> > > >> === Git Repository === > > >> > > >> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-fineract.git > > >> > > >> === Issue Tracking === > > >> > > >> JIRA Project Fineract (FINERACT) > > >> > > >> === Other Resources === > > >> > > >> * Project website (http://fineract.incubator.apache.org) > > >> * Fineract Wiki pages ( > > >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT) > > >> > > >> == Initial Committers == > > >> > > >> ''The following list comprises the current long term committers and > does > > >> not contain occasional developers.'' > > >> > > >> * Vishwas Babu AJ (vishwas at confluxtechnologies dot com) > > >> * Edward Cable (edcable at mifos dot org) > > >> * Andrew Dzakpasu (andrewdzakpasu at musoni dot eu) > > >> * Markus Geiss (mgeiss at mifos dot org) > > >> * Sander van der Heijden (sander at musoni dot eu) > > >> * Ishan Khanna (ishan1604 at gmail dot com) > > >> * Myrle Krantz (mkrantz at mifos dot org) > > >> * Terence Monteiro (terence at sanjosesolutions dot in) > > >> * Adi Nayaran Raju (adi dot raju at confluxtechnologies dot com) > > >> * Gaurav Saini (gsaini at apache dot org) > > >> * Nazeer Hussain Shaik (nazeer dot shaik at confluxtechnologies dot > com) > > >> * Michael Vorburger (mike at vorburger dot ch) > > >> > > >> == Affiliations == > > >> > > >> * Vishwas Babu AJ (Conflux Technologies) > > >> * Ed Cable (The Mifos Initiative) > > >> * Andrew Dzakpasu (Musoni Systems) > > >> * Markus Geiss (The Mifos Initiative) > > >> * Sander van der Heijden (Musoni Systems) > > >> * Myrle Krantz (The Mifos Initiative) > > >> * Terence Monteiro (SanJose Foundation) > > >> * Adi Nayaran Raju (Conflux Technologies) > > >> * Nazeer Hussain Shaik (Conflux Technologies) > > >> > > >> == Sponsors == > > >> > > >> === Champion === > > >> > > >> Ross Gardler > > >> > > >> === Nominated Mentors === > > >> * Ross Gardler > > >> * Roman Shaposhnik > > >> * Greg Stein > > >> > > >> === Sponsoring Entity === > > >> Incubator PMC > > >> > > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > For additional commands, 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