Yes make sense, we opened an issue for documenting all license stuff related with the paper: https://github.com/marvin-ai/marvin-paper/issues/1
On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 4:58 PM Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think it'll be a problem, but it's something to keep in mind while > filing SGAs down the line. > > +1 (binding) > > On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 at 14:18, Lucas Bonatto Miguel <lucasbona...@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > Hi Matt, the paper is scheduled to be released in the proceedings of the > > JMLR (Journal of Machine Learning Research) volume 82. > > > > There is code samples in the paper in fact, however that code is only > using > > Marvin APIs to implement an engine, it does not contain Marvin's > > implementation code. By the way, that code is also using Apache Spark > APIs. > > Let me know if you think it's still an issue. > > > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 4:00 PM Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > What license is the Marvin paper distributed under? There's code > samples > > in > > > that paper as well which have no license. > > > > > > On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 16:11, Luciano Resende <luckbr1...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Off course, my +1 (binding) > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 10:43 AM Luciano Resende < > luckbr1...@gmail.com > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > After the initial discussion, please vote on the acceptance of > > > Marvin-AI > > > > > Project for incubation at the Apache Incubator. The full proposal > is > > > > > available at the end of this message and on the wiki at : > > > > > > > > > > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/Marvin-AI > > > > > > > > > > Please cast your votes: > > > > > > > > > > [ ] +1, bring Marvin-AI into Incubator > > > > > [ ] +0, I don't care either way > > > > > [ ] -1, do not bring Marvin-AI into Incubator, because... > > > > > > > > > > The vote is open for the next 72 hours and only votes from the > > > > > Incubator PMC are binding. > > > > > > > > > > === > > > > > > > > > > = Marvin-AI = > > > > > > > > > > == Abstract == > > > > > > > > > > Marvin-AI is an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform > > that > > > > > helps data scientists, prototype and productionalize complex > > solutions > > > > with > > > > > a scalable, low-latency, language-agnostic, and standardized > > > architecture > > > > > while simplifies the process of exploration and modeling. > > > > > > > > > > == Proposal == > > > > > > > > > > Marvin helps non-experienced developers create industry-grade AI > > > > > applications. It has three core components: a development > > environment > > > to > > > > > be used during data exploration and hypothesis validation > (Toolbox), > > a > > > > > library which should be extended to create Marvin engines, and a > > Scala > > > > > application server which interprets engines (Engine Executor). > > > > > A basic premise of Marvin is that it should be language-agnostic, > > able > > > to > > > > > interpret engines implemented in different programming languages. > > > > > > > > > > == Background == > > > > > > > > > > The Marvin AI project was initiated as an internal project at B2W > > > Digital > > > > > (Brazil), the largest e-commerce company in Latin America. > Nowadays, > > it > > > > is > > > > > used by all data scientists within the B2W team. Oftentimes, data > > > > > scientists don't have an extensive background in software > > engineering, > > > > yet > > > > > are in charge of creating AI applications that need to scale to > high > > > > > throughput and provide millisecond-level response times. At B2W, > > Marvin > > > > AI > > > > > plays an important role in this process, abstracting advanced > > software > > > > > engineering procedures, allowing data scientists to focus on their > > > > > knowledge domain. > > > > > > > > > > == Rationale == > > > > > > > > > > With recent advances in computer architecture and a corresponding > > > > increase > > > > > in the amount of data generated by always-connected devices, AI > > > > algorithms > > > > > offer a solution to problems that have long troubled modern > > > corporations. > > > > > Since AI developers come from various fields, such as statistics, > > > > physics, > > > > > and math, there exists a strong need for platforms which enable > them > > to > > > > > move from prototypes to enterprise applications. Although some > tools > > > > claim > > > > > to offer this service, in reality, there is no reliable open-source > > > > > solution. > > > > > > > > > > == Initial Goals == > > > > > > > > > > The initial goals will most likely be to merge the existing > codebase > > > into > > > > > a single repository, migrate it to Apache, and then integrate with > > the > > > > > Apache development process. Furthermore, we plan for incremental > > > > > development and releases, as per Apache guidelines. > > > > > > > > > > == Current Status == > > > > > > > > > > === Meritocracy === > > > > > > > > > > Marvin already works under principles of meritocracy. Today, Marvin > > > > > already has some contributors that are part of other institutions. > > > > Although > > > > > there is no formal process defined to become a committer, > > contributors > > > > that > > > > > make major changes/improvements to the platform are naturally > granted > > > > write > > > > > access to the repository. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === Community === > > > > > > > > > > Acceptance into the Apache foundation would substantially boost > both > > > > > Marvin's user and developer communities. The current community > > > includes a > > > > > few experienced developers that have either academic or > professional > > > > > experience with AI. The community is largely comprised of data > > > scientists > > > > > working at B2W and other companies such as Cloudera, MIT, Qume > Labs, > > > > > Laguro.com, and CBYK. Also, there is a meetup group of hundreds of > > > users > > > > > who meet regularly to exchange ideas about Marvin and, more > > generally, > > > > AI. > > > > > > > > > > Reference to the group: https://www.meetup.com/marvin-ai/members/ > > > > > > > > > > === Core Developers === > > > > > > > > > > The core developers for Marvin are listed in the contributor's list > > and > > > > > initial PPMC below. These lists include B2W employees, MIT > students, > > > > UFSCAR > > > > > researchers, independent contributors, and some employees of other > > > > > companies like Cloudera, Qume Labs, Laguro.com, and CBYK. > > > > > > > > > > === Alignment === > > > > > > > > > > The initial committers strongly believe that by being part of the > > > Apache > > > > > Software Foundation, Marvin AI will be part of a comprehensive > suite > > > for > > > > AI > > > > > applications that can process big data and enable enterprises to > > > extract > > > > > value from their data lakes. Also, we hope that by integrating with > > > other > > > > > Apache projects such as Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop; that this will > > > > foster > > > > > additional collaboration between these projects furthering the > > already > > > > > existing integration points and expanding the community of > > > contributors. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > == Known Risks == > > > > > > > > > > === Orphaned products === > > > > > > > > > > Given the current maturity of Marvin and how well it has been > > received > > > at > > > > > technical conferences, the risk of the project being abandoned is > > > > minimal. > > > > > AI is not academia-exclusive anymore, and as enterprises start to > add > > > > > data-science pipelines to their applications, demand for Marvin > will > > > only > > > > > increase. > > > > > > > > > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > > > > > > > > > > Marvin AI has been an open-source project since October 2017. The > > > project > > > > > was started in a company where open-source culture is foundational. > > B2W > > > > > Digital runs the largest e-commerce in Latin America on top of > > > > open-source > > > > > projects. > > > > > > > > > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > > > > > > > > > Marvin AI receives substantial efforts from salaried developers -- > a > > > few > > > > > of which were hired by companies to work exclusively for the > project > > -- > > > > but > > > > > the majority devote "after-hours" or spare time to this project. > Some > > > > > developers are graduate students that contribute in their free time > > at > > > > > school. > > > > > > > > > > === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > > > > > > > > > Marvin integrates with several Apache products, such as Hadoop > (HDFS) > > > and > > > > > Spark. Marvin shares some similar features with PredictionIO, > > > > specifically > > > > > the model application server and a design pattern that was inspired > > by > > > > the > > > > > DASE. Despite these similarities, Marvin is catered towards a > > different > > > > > clientele (data scientists), and for that reason, it includes many > > > > critical > > > > > features that are not provided by PredictionIO. > > > > > > > > > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > > > > > > > > > While the ASF brand will undoubtedly help Marvin become a > successful > > > > > project, Marvin is already gaining traction at companies around the > > > > globe. > > > > > > > > > > == Documentation == > > > > > > > > > > http://www.marvin-ai.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > == Initial Source == > > > > > > > > > > The current codebase is available at http://github.com/marvin-ai. > > This > > > > is > > > > > practically the same code that will be migrating to the Apache > > > > Foundation, > > > > > the notable difference being that the multiple repositories will be > > > > merged > > > > > into a single repository (if necessary). > > > > > > > > > > These are the main repositories and a very simplified explanation > > about > > > > > each one: > > > > > > > > > > '''Main repositories''' > > > > > > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-python-toolbox - Data Science toolbox that > helps > > in > > > > > the creation of new ML engines > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-engine-executor - Component responsible for > > > > > interpreting, serving and managing Marvin engines > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-public-engines - Marvin engine examples to help > > new > > > > > Marvin users to build engines > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-platform-book - Documentation in GitHub book > site > > > > > format > > > > > > > > > > '''Secondary repositories (Experimental and Initial)''' > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-vagrant-dev - Development environment that uses > > > > > VirtualBox and vagrant to non mac and Linux users; > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-paper - Source code (latex format) of the first > > > > Marvin > > > > > paper published in PAPIS.io conference in Boston. > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-cluster-admin - Admin module responsible to > > manage > > > > > Marvin cluster; > > > > > * marvin-ai/marvin-automl - AutoML module responsible to help data > > > > > scientist to build machine learning models with a very simple > visual > > > > > interface; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > == External Dependencies == > > > > > > > > > > It is very likely that all our dependencies are using either the > > Apache > > > > or > > > > > MIT license. Upon acceptance to the incubator, we would begin a > > > thorough > > > > > analysis of all transitive dependencies to verify this fact and > > > introduce > > > > > license checking into the build and release process. > > > > > > > > > > == Required Resources == > > > > > > > > > > === Mailing lists === > > > > > > > > > > * priv...@marvin.incubator.apache.org (with moderated > > subscriptions) > > > > > * d...@marvin.incubator.apache.org > > > > > * comm...@marvin.incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === Git Repositories === > > > > > > > > > > * https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-marvin.git > > > > > > > > > > === Issue Tracking === > > > > > > > > > > * JIRA (MARVIN) > > > > > > > > > > == Initial Committers == > > > > > > > > > > * Lucas Bonatto Miguel <lucasbona...@gmail.com> - Qume Labs > > > (California > > > > > - USA) > > > > > * Daniel Takabayashi <daniel.takabaya...@gmail.com> - B2W Digital > > > (São > > > > > Paulo - BR) / Laguro.com (California - USA) > > > > > * Bruno Piraja <bruno.pir...@b2wdigital.com> - B2W Digital (São > > > Paulo - > > > > > BR) > > > > > * Zhang Yifei <zhang.yi...@b2wdigital.com> - B2W Digital (São > > Paulo - > > > > BR) > > > > > * Harrison Wang <hwang...@mit.edu> - MIT (USA) > > > > > * Brody West <bro...@mit.edu> - MIT (USA) > > > > > * Rafael Novello <rafael.nove...@b2wdigital.com> - B2W Digital > (São > > > > > Paulo - BR) > > > > > * Willian Leite <willian.le...@cbyk.com.br> - CBYK (São Paulo - > BR) > > > > > * Danilo Nunes <nunesdan...@gmail.com> - Qume Labs (California - > > USA) > > > > > * Alan Silva <alan.si...@cloudera.com> Cloudera (USA) > > > > > * Jeremy Elster <jeremy.els...@b2wdigital.com> - B2W Digital (São > > > Paulo > > > > > - BR) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > == Sponsors == > > > > > > > > > > === Champion === > > > > > > > > > > * Luciano Resende - (lresende) > > > > > > > > > > === Nominated Mentors === > > > > > > > > > > * Luciano Resende - (lresende) > > > > > * Jim Jagielski - (jim) > > > > > * William Colen - (colen) > > > > > > > > > > === Sponsoring Entity === > > > > > We would like to propose the Apache Incubator to sponsor this > > project. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Luciano Resende > > > > > http://twitter.com/lresende1975 > > > > > http://lresende.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Luciano Resende > > > > http://twitter.com/lresende1975 > > > > http://lresende.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > -- > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> >
