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Willem Jiang On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Hao Chen <h...@apache.org> wrote: > +1 > > Hao Chen > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:12 PM, Romain Manni-Bucau <rmannibu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > +1 > > > > Romain Manni-Bucau > > @rmannibucau | Blog | Old Blog | Github | LinkedIn > > > > > > 2017-12-04 13:36 GMT+01:00 Ted Dunning <ted.dunn...@gmail.com>: > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 3:17 AM, mck <m...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> After some discussion on the SkyWalking proposal, I'd like to raise > the > > >> vote on accepting SkyWalking into into the Apache Incubator. > > >> > > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4e7205e77fe382b4cd096fb6da28b > > >> 70053e0722b3dd7ae8ac389f8a@%3Cgeneral.incubator.apache.org%3E > > >> > > >> > > >> A vote for accepting a new Apache Incubator podling is a majority vote > > >> for which only Incubator PMC member votes are binding. > > >> Votes from other people are also welcome as an indication of peoples > > >> enthusiasm (or lack thereof). > > >> > > >> Please do not use this VOTE thread for discussions. If needed, start a > > >> new thread instead. > > >> > > >> This vote will run for at least 72 hours. > > >> Please VOTE as follows: > > >> [] +1 Accept SkyWalking > > >> [] +0 Abstain > > >> [] -1 Do not accept Skywalking, because ... > > >> > > >> > > >> The proposal below is also on the wiki: > > >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SkyWalkingProposal > > >> > > >> > > >> = Abstract = > > >> Skywalking is an APM (application performance monitor), especially for > > >> microservice, Cloud Native and container-based architecture systems. > > >> Also known as a distributed tracing system. It provides an automatic > way > > >> to instrument applications: no need to change any of the source code > of > > >> the target application; and an collector with an very high efficiency > > >> streaming module. > > >> > > >> = Proposal = > > >> The goal of this proposal is to bring the existing > > >> [[https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/skywalking|Skywalking]] codebase > > and > > >> existing developers and community into the Apache Software Foundation > > >> (ASF) in order to build a global, diverse and self-governed open > source > > >> community in APM field. > > >> > > >> This project started in Open Source on GitHub about more than 2 years > > >> ago. Beginning with a small SDK and collector. So far the > > >> [[https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/Organization|OpenSkywalking]] > > >> governs the project through the PMC and Committer Team. > > >> > > >> OpenSkywalking is submitting this proposal to donate the Skywalking > > >> sources code and associated artifacts (documentation, web site > content, > > >> wiki, etc.) to the Apache Software Foundation Incubator under the > Apache > > >> License, Version 2.0. These artifacts are currently available on > GitHub > > >> at https://github.com/OpenSkywalking and include: > > >> * Skywalking: The java sniffer(agent) for collecting data, and > > >> collector for analysing and persistence. > > >> * Skywalking-UI: The web UI for skywalking APM > > >> > > >> ''Voted on submitting the proposal to the Incubator. > > >> [[https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/Organization/issues/11|Check > > >> here]]'' > > >> > > >> = Background = > > >> Mircro-service, Cloud Native and container-based architecture system > are > > >> becoming more and more popular, so the traditional monitoring, like > > >> application loggings, can provide less information because of the > > >> distributed isolates the relations. Based on the > > >> [[https://research.google.com/pubs/pub36356.html|Google Dapper > paper]], > > >> many tracing systems born. The OpenSkywalking organisation was created > > >> with Skywalking made based on tracing, but not just tracing, it adds > > >> additional value by reducing the sniffer (agent) cost, analysis and > > >> visualization. > > >> > > >> In 2015, Skywalking project started, when service-oriented > architecture > > >> became popular. At first, skywalking provided a very simple SDK, and > > >> collected data into a HBASE cluster. After we opened on the GitHub, > the > > >> community gives the feedbacks about how difficult to maintain a HBase > > >> cluster, even harder than the applications under monitored. So, in 2.x > > >> 2016, skywalking provided a self-designed storage, and update the SDK > to > > >> a javaagent with supporting auto-instrumentation. Then since 2017, > more > > >> and more contributors joined, we set up the PMC team and committer > team. > > >> Skywalking evolved to an APM, and more and more features provided > since > > >> then. > > >> > > >> = Rationale = > > >> Skywalking includes these primary parts: > > >> 1. Provide an anto-instrument sniffer, which is based on Javaagent > and > > >> collects events and traces happened inside JVM, with little > CPU/Memory > > >> cost. > > >> 1. An extendable `tracing data protocol suit` with gRPC and HTTP > > >> implementations, is compatible for other language agent or SDK. > > >> 1. Provide Collector, which accepts the `tracing data protocol suit`, > > >> and does the analysis and aggregation inside for detecting the > > >> relationships among applications and services, generating the > metrics, > > >> and altering. > > >> 1. Provided our own UI, which visualizes the topological graph of > > >> related applications and services, trace stack, metrics and alerting. > > >> > > >> Also, Skywalking team is passionate about community cooperations. > > >> Skywalking is a supported tracer and member of > > >> [[OpenTracing|http://opentracing.io]]. Also we take part in the > > >> [[https://github.com/TraceContext/tracecontext-spec|TraceContext > > >> Specs]], which is about `tracing context propagation format`. The > > >> founder of the project, Sheng Wu, is the member of these > organizations, > > >> > > >> There is a strong need for an open, easy-to-use APM towards helping > > >> today's DevOps people to monitor their running systems, while also > being > > >> easy and transparent to maintain and modify. > > >> The Skywalking has been an hot open source project in GitHub. We feel > > >> that by moving to Apache it will help us work in a more global and > open > > >> way, presenting the project as a commercial friendly but vendor > neutral > > >> technology. Under Apache's strong governance and existing processes, > > >> hope is also to make the Skywalking releases more reliable, as is > > >> crucial for monitoring systems running in any Application Zone. > > >> > > >> = Initial Goals = > > >> Our initial goals are to bring Skywalking into the ASF. The most > > >> important things are following ASF's governance module, and > integrating > > >> with Apache development process. Also moving the existing codebase to > an > > >> Apache git repository. > > >> > > >> = Current Status = > > >> == Meritocracy == > > >> Skywalking was originally created by [[https://github.com/wu-sheng| > > Sheng > > >> Wu, 吴晟]] himself in May 2015, and opened in GitHub in Nov. 8th, 2015. > > >> The project now has committers and users from many companies. The > newer > > >> committers of the project are guided by the existed PMC and Committer > > >> Team members, by reviewing and discussing with them. When they are > > >> ready, PMC will start a vote to promote him/her to become a member of > > >> PMC and Committer Team. > > >> Also after the founder, Sheng Wu, joined Huawei in 2017, Huawei > DevCloud > > >> decided to contribute and support the project. So he personally leads > > >> the interested developers, and helps them to join the community > quickly > > >> and efficiently. Now we have set `Huawei Devcloud Contributor Team` > for > > >> them. > > >> Contributions are always welcomed, highly valued. A lot of energy is > > >> allocated to ensure help to all wishing to contribute. > > >> > > >> == Community == > > >> OpenSkwaylking is supported by 5 companies: Huawei, shurenyun.com, > > >> dangdang.com, tydic, nutz.cn , which are both contributing to the > > >> project and also used it in product, also provide many important > > >> feedbacks from their actual scenarios. > > >> The contributors, who can provide employer information, are from > > >> '''Huawei DevCloud Team''', '''Tydic''', '''Oneapm''' (APM vendor), > > >> '''Alibaba Cainiao''', '''dangdang.com''', '''cloudwise''' (APM > > vendor), > > >> '''jd.com''', '''cig.cn''', '''hecom.cn''', and > > >> '''www.suixingpay.com'''. > > >> > > >> == Core Developers == > > >> The core developers are a diverse group of experienced open source > > >> developers and team leaders. > > >> * > > >> [[https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/Organization/ > > >> blob/master/README.md#project-management-committee-pmc|PMC > > >> members]] > > >> * > > >> [[https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/Organization/ > > blob/master/README.md# > > >> committer-team|Committer > > >> Team members]] > > >> > > >> == Known Risks == > > >> The project is well known in global tracing and APM field, and live > more > > >> than 2 years. We are not sure there exists a risk, but definitely > have a > > >> challenge for us. So far, the contributors, committers and confirmed > > >> product use cases are all from China. > > >> === Language and Culture === > > >> Concerns have been raised about language challenges and, as is typical > > >> for developers not strong in english, aware that the community can be > > >> shy in a debate or disagreement when english is used. Having looked > > >> through the project's history this concern can be seen to be minor. > The > > >> commitlog is in english, and so are the tickets and the pull requests. > > >> The website and documentation is equally both english and chinese. The > > >> community has been strict upon itself to ensure it became and stays > so. > > >> The use of chinese should not be seen as a problem, it is a > multilingual > > >> world, but it is important that english speakers feel included and > able > > >> to contribute freely to the project without having to ask for > > >> translations. To deal with poor or broken english it's important that > a > > >> gentler and inclusive community is fostered. > > >> > > >> > > >> === Orphaned products === > > >> The contributors and community cooperation brings the project from a > > >> small concept into a real APM system. So far, many companies, e.g. > > >> Huawei DevCloud, dangdang.com, tydic, jd.com, have their own > > >> independency contribute team for Skywalking. So this is not risk of > any > > >> signs of orphaned or abandoned code. > > >> > > >> === Inexperience with Open Source === > > >> The founder of the project, Sheng Wu, is an open source lover. He has > > >> contributed for these open source projects: OpenTracing-Specification, > > >> OpenTracing-Java, Motan, Hprose, OpenTracing specification-zh, and > > >> apache/incubator-rocketmq. > > >> > > >> Hongtao Gao, our committer team member, is the major maintainer of > > >> [[https://github.com/shardingjdbc/sharding-jdbc|sharding-jdbc]] and > > >> [[https://github.com/elasticjob/elastic-job|elastic-job]] since 2014. > > >> > > >> The project are following these two experienced open source people's > > >> guidance. And glad to learn from the Apache Way. > > >> > > >> === Homogenous Developers === > > >> The confirmed contributors list: > > >> https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/Organization/blob/master/README.md# > > >> contributors. > > >> As mentioned above in the [[#community|Community]] section. > > >> > > >> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > >> First of all, most members of the PMC and Committer Team, are paid by > > >> their employers (Huawei, Tydic, dangdang.com and OneAPM) to > contribute > > >> to this project. But we have to say, many of them have more than one > > >> employer in the past 3 years contribution, but the contributions are > > >> never stopped. We don't just depend on salaried contributors only. > > >> Skywalking itself and the distributed tracing field are very > attractive > > >> and important for every company the contributors work in, and they > have > > >> no reason to stop them. Contributions and new committers are expected. > > >> > > >> === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > >> HBase was used as a backend before being rewritten, and that > ZooKeeper, > > >> httpcomponents, log4j and junit are used. Also we are considering all > > >> java projects, especially big data technology, e.g. Hadoop, Hbase, > > >> Cassandra. > > >> > > >> === A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > >> The ASF has a strong brand, and that brand is in itself attractive. > > >> Skywalking will benefit from world wide collaboration and use cases. > The > > >> Apache brand will be duly respected and honored in regards to > marketing > > >> and publicity. Further more, with the help of Incubator PMC, we will > > >> make every effort to follow the rules and policies of the ASF. > > >> > > >> == Documentation == > > >> * https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/skywalking/tree/master/docs > > >> * https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/skywalking/wiki > > >> > > >> == Initial Source == > > >> The project consists of two distinct codebases: the server and the UI. > > >> These have existed as separate git repositories. > > >> > > >> * https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/skywalking > > >> * https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/skywalking-ui > > >> > > >> == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > > >> The project is under Apache Licensed 2.0 already. As soon as > Skywalking > > >> is approved to join Apache, we can transfer of source code to the > Apache > > >> Foundation. There is no legal issue. > > >> All source artifacts (code and documentation) will be assigned > copyright > > >> to the ASF. Currently all artifacts are copyright to 'OpenSkywalking > > >> Organization', so effort in this process pertains mostly to obtaining > > >> the individual and corporation contributor agreements (ICLAs and > CCLAs) > > >> from all the existing PMC and committers. It is also understood that > the > > >> SGA will be signed so to hand over the copyright to ASF. This has been > > >> made clear with the whole SkyWalking community > > >> [[https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/Organization/issues/14|here]]. > > >> > > >> == External Dependencies == > > >> * Byte-buddy (Apache 2.0) > > >> * gRPC (Apache 2.0) > > >> * netty (Apache 2.0) > > >> * guava (Apache 2.0) > > >> * elasticsearch (Apache 2.0) > > >> * H2 Driver (MPL 2.0 or EPL 1.0) > > >> * Zookeeper Client (Apache 2.0) > > >> * disruptor (Apache 2.0) > > >> * junit (MPL) > > >> * mockito (MIT) > > >> * powermock (Apache 2.0) > > >> * Spring (Apache 2.0) > > >> * gson (Apache 2.0) > > >> * httpcomponents (Apache 2.0) > > >> * log4j (Apache 2.0) > > >> * vis (Apache 2.0) > > >> * webjars-boostrap (Apache 2.0) > > >> * animate.css (MIT) > > >> * jquery (js.foundation) > > >> * jquery-ui (js.foundation) > > >> * jsView (MIT) > > >> * metisMenu (MIT) > > >> * d3 (BSD-3) > > >> * echarts (BSD-3) > > >> * DataTables (MIT) > > >> * requirejs (MIT) > > >> * vue (MIT) > > >> > > >> = Required Resources = > > >> == Mailing Lists == > > >> * priv...@skywalking.incubator.apache.org (moderated subscriptions) > > >> * comm...@skywalking.incubator.apache.org > > >> * d...@skywalking.incubator.apache.org > > >> > > >> == Git Repositories == > > >> * https://github.com/apache/incubator-skywalking.git (gitbox) > > >> * https://github.com/apache/incubator-skywalking-ui.git (gitbox) > > >> > > >> == Issue Tracking == > > >> The community would like to continue using GitHub Issues. > > >> This appears now possible with ASF projects. > > >> > > >> == Continuous Integration tool == > > >> * Jenkins > > >> > > >> = Initial Committers = > > >> * Sheng Wu, 吴晟, wushe...@huawei.com > > >> * Yongsheng Peng, 彭勇升, pen...@tydic.com > > >> * Xin Zhang, 张鑫, zhang...@oneapm.com > > >> * Hongtao Gao, 高洪涛, gaohong...@dangdang.com > > >> * Yang Bai, 柏杨, jixian...@cainiao.com > > >> * Kai Wang, 王凯, wangki...@dangdang.com > > >> * Yuntao Li, 李运涛, liyun...@huawei.com > > >> * Sheng Wang, 汪盛, marco.w...@huawei.com > > >> * Dongxue Si, 司冬雪, ilucky...@cloudwise.com > > >> * Kewei Zhang, 张科伟, zhang...@suixingpay.com > > >> > > >> == Affiliations == > > >> * Huawei: Sheng Wu, Yuntao Li, Sheng Wang > > >> * Tydic: Yongsheng Peng > > >> * OneAPM: Xin Zhang > > >> * dangdang.com: Hongtao Gao, Kai Wang > > >> * Alibaba Cainiao: Yang Bai > > >> * Cloudwise: Dongxue Si > > >> * suixingpay.com: Kewei Zhang > > >> > > >> = Champion = > > >> * Michael Semb Wever, m...@apache.org > > >> > > >> ''Voted for skywalking Incubator champion. > > >> [[https://github.com/OpenSkywalking/Organization/issues/12|Check > > >> here]]'' > > >> > > >> = Mentors = > > >> * Michael Semb Wever, m...@apache.org > > >> * Luke Han, luke...@apache.org > > >> * Willem Ning Jiang, ningji...@apache.org > > >> > > >> Skywalking received a lot helps from Michael Semb Wever about this > > >> proposal and Apache way. Set face-to-face meeting with three Apache > > >> members: Luke Han, Nicolas Hedhman, Willem Ning Jiang. They helps us a > > >> lot. > > >> > > >> = Sponsoring Entity = > > >> We are requesting the Apache Incubator to sponsor this project. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > >> > > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > >
