Through my discussions with Imba Jin and other community members, it’s clear to me that the HugeGraph community is already very familiar with the ASF way of collaboration and how things are done. (HugeGraph community has been a regular participant in the CoC Asia Incubator track over the past two years.)
I believe HugeGraph is well prepared for graduation. On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM Imba Jin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, (Apologize for the wrong mail format↑:) > > Apache HugeGraph joined the Incubator in January 2022[1]. Since then, > under the guidance of our mentors, we have continuously learned and > embraced the Apache Way. We have practiced the spirit of "Community Over > Code," successfully building a friendly and diverse community while > attracting a growing number of participants. > > After recent discussions[2a] and a successful community vote[2b], we > believe HugeGraph is ready for graduation. We have placed a strong > emphasis on license compliance and verified our releases strictly > following ASF policies. We have also confirmed the initial PMC membership > and selected a chair/VP on our private list[3a][3b]. We are now bringing > this to the Incubator PMC for discussion and welcome any feedback. > > ## Community Growth & Diversity > > Since entering incubation, we have elected 10 new committers and 2 new > PPMC members[4]. Our community has reached 210+ total contributors. > > Notably, our Committer and PPMC group is merit-based and represents > more than 8 different companies, organizations, and universities, with a > relatively even distribution of members across these entities. This > structure ensures the project's independence, vendor-neutrality, and > satisfies the ASF requirement for a diverse contributor base. Throughout > incubation, we have submitted regular board reports documenting our > progress[5]. > > ## Project Highlights > > - Community: 22 committers (including mentors[6]) across 4 core > repositories (hugegraph, hugegraph-computer, hugegraph-ai, > hugegraph-toolchain). > - Growth: Gained 1,000+ new GitHub stars during incubation, reflecting > significant community interest. > - Security: Established a robust security process. We have proactively > managed and resolved 10+ security-related issues, successfully > publishing 5 CVEs with transparent disclosure[16]. > - Releases: 5 Apache releases (1.0 -> 1.2 -> 1.3 -> 1.5 -> 1.7), managed > by 5 different release managers, demonstrating the community's ability > to execute the release process independently. > - Issues & PRs: 1,642 issues opened with 1,325 resolved; 1,165 PRs > created with 1,129 merged[7][8]. > - Adoption: HugeGraph is used in production by diverse organizations > worldwide across finance, e-commerce, and telecommunications[9]. > > ## Release Cadence > > The project maintains a stable and high-quality release rhythm. Given > the complexity of a multi-component graph database/system, we focused on > refactoring the legacy codebase to align with the new architecture after > joining the incubator. We coordinate synchronized releases across all > components (Server/Core, Toolchain, Computer, AI) to ensure > ecosystem-wide compatibility and stability. > > ## Community Engagement > > We have actively participated in open-source programs to cultivate new > talent: > - Google Summer of Code (GSoC)[10]: 2024, 2025 > - Open Source Promotion Plan (OSPP & GLCC)[11]: 2023 ~ 2025 > > We have also presented at ApacheCon/CommunityOverCode for three > consecutive years (2023 ~ 2025), with 6 sessions in total. > > ## Cross-Community Collaboration > > We actively collaborate with the broader open-source ecosystem, fostering > "bidirectional contribution": > - Within ASF: HugeGraph has been integrated as a connector in Apache > SeaTunnel & Apache TinkerPop, adopted Apache Fury for off-heap memory > management, and is working on supporting Apache GraphAR for > standardized data exchange. > - Beyond ASF: We maintain deep technical cooperation with projects like > ToplingDB (storage optimization), CGraph (graph computing), and JRaft > (consensus). We not only use these technologies but also actively > contribute back via PRs and feedback. > > ## Trademark Status > > We have completed the preparation and submission of all necessary > materials for the trademark transfer to ASF. As per the internal approval > from the donor company and the coordination with the ASF trademark team, > we are proceeding with graduation while the formal transfer completes in > parallel. The status is tracked in[12a] and discussed in[12b]. > > ## Maturity Assessment > > We have completed a self-assessment and believe we meet all maturity > criteria outlined by the ASF[13][14]. All branding-related items have > been addressed[15]. > > We extend our sincere thanks to our mentors and the incubator community > for their invaluable guidance throughout our incubation journey. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Refer Links > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/j7glr7dryhszq42v2qwymd85jb28gmnr > (Incubator VOTE for HugeGraph) > [2a] https://lists.apache.org/thread/spvoytpqh1fq496hj26s19j6s1t0hg74 > (Graduation discussion) > [2b] https://lists.apache.org/thread/mb77pmhft4bhrmmypcwl94dg9fcfgp2y > (Result of dev VOTE) > [3a] https://lists.apache.org/thread/f96bk0mpkcf3l7rrp75roy94zwm84qn6 > (PMC Chair confirmation - Part 1) > [3b] https://lists.apache.org/thread/fkfxom9ycsnr5h077rknky8x63dbdg2n > (PMC Chair confirmation - Part 2) > [4] https://incubator.apache.org/projects/hugegraph.html (HugeGraph > incubation status) > [5] https://whimsy.apache.org/board/minutes/hugegraph.html (Board report > history) > [6] https://whimsy.apache.org/roster/ppmc/hugegraph > [7] https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues > [8] https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/pulls > [9] https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues/1651 (User cases > collection) > [10] https://community.apache.org/gsoc.html (ASF GSoC page) > [11] https://summer-ospp.ac.cn/ (OSPP official site) > [12a] https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues/2855 > (Trademark donation tracking) > [12b] https://lists.apache.org/thread/18cbgvpskrbkovr18j8n2lmyghwmgq41 > (Trademark status on the private list) > [13] https://hugegraph.apache.org/community/maturity/ (HugeGraph maturity > self-assessment) > [14] > https://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html > (ASF maturity model) > [15] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-244 > (Branding issue resolved) > [16] https://hugegraph.apache.org/docs/guides/security/ (HugeGraph > Security Page) > > Best regards > > Imba Jin - Behalf of the HugeGraph PPMC > > On 2025/12/26 16:07:57 Imba Jin wrote: > > Hi all, Apache HugeGraph joined the Incubator in January 2022[1]. Since > > then, under the guidance of our mentors, we have continuously learned and > > embraced the Apache Way. We have practiced the spirit of "Community Over > > Code," successfully building a friendly and diverse community while > > attracting a growing number of participants. After recent discussions[2a] > > and a successful community vote[2b], we believe HugeGraph is ready for > > graduation. We have placed a strong emphasis on license compliance and > > verified our releases strictly following ASF policies. We have also > > confirmed the initial PMC membership and selected a chair/VP on our > private > > list[3a][3b]. We are now bringing this to the Incubator PMC for > discussion > > and welcome any feedback. Community Growth & Diversity Since entering > > incubation, we have elected 10 new committers and 2 new PPMC members[4]. > > Our community has reached 210+ total contributors. Notably, our Committer > > and PPMC group is merit-based and represents more than 8 different > > companies, organizations, and universities, with a relatively even > > distribution of members across these entities. This structure ensures the > > project's independence, vendor-neutrality, and satisfies the ASF > > requirement for a diverse contributor base. Throughout incubation, we > have > > submitted regular board reports documenting our progress[5]. Project > > Highlights - Community: 22 committers (including mentors[6]) across 4 > core > > repositories (hugegraph, hugegraph-computer, hugegraph-ai, > > hugegraph-toolchain). - Growth: Gained 1,000+ new GitHub stars during > > incubation, reflecting significant community interest. - Security: > > Established a robust security process. We have proactively managed and > > resolved 10+ security-related issues, successfully publishing 5 CVEs with > > transparent disclosure[16]. - Releases: 5 Apache releases (1.0 -> 1.2 -> > > 1.3 -> 1.5 -> 1.7), managed by 5 different release managers, > demonstrating > > the community's ability to execute the release process independently. - > > Issues & PRs: 1,642 issues opened with 1,325 resolved; 1,165 PRs created > > with 1,129 merged[7][8]. - Adoption: HugeGraph is used in production by > > diverse organizations worldwide across finance, e-commerce, and > > telecommunications[9]. Release Cadence The project maintains a stable and > > high-quality release rhythm. Given the complexity of a multi-component > > graph database/system, we focused on refactoring the legacy codebase to > > align with the new architecture after joining the incubator. We > coordinate > > synchronized releases across all components (Server/Core, Toolchain, > > Computer, AI) to ensure ecosystem-wide compatibility and stability. > > Community Engagement We have actively participated in open-source > programs > > to cultivate new talent: - Google Summer of Code (GSoC)[10]: 2024, 2025 - > > Open Source Promotion Plan (OSPP & GLCC)[11]: 2023 ~ 2025 We have also > > presented at ApacheCon/CommunityOverCode for three consecutive years > (2023 > > ~ 2025), with 6 sessions in total. Cross-Community Collaboration We > > actively collaborate with the broader open-source ecosystem, fostering > > "bidirectional contribution": - Within ASF: HugeGraph has been integrated > > as a connector in Apache SeaTunnel & Apache TinkerPop, adopted Apache > Fury > > for off-heap memory management, and is working on supporting Apache > GraphAR > > for standardized data exchange. - Beyond ASF: We maintain deep technical > > cooperation with projects like ToplingDB (storage optimization), CGraph > > (graph computing), and JRaft (consensus). We not only use these > > technologies but also actively contribute back via PRs and feedback. > > Trademark Status We have completed the preparation and submission of all > > necessary materials for the trademark transfer to ASF. As per the > internal > > approval from the donor company and the coordination with the ASF > trademark > > team, we are proceeding with graduation while the formal transfer > completes > > in parallel. The status is tracked in[12a] and discussed in[12b]. > Maturity > > Assessment We have completed a self-assessment and believe we meet all > > maturity criteria outlined by the ASF[13][14]. All branding-related items > > have been addressed[15]. We extend our sincere thanks to our mentors and > > the incubator community for their invaluable guidance throughout our > > incubation journey. ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------- > > Refer Links: > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/j7glr7dryhszq42v2qwymd85jb28gmnr > > (Incubator VOTE for HugeGraph) [2a] > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/spvoytpqh1fq496hj26s19j6s1t0hg74 > > (Graduation discussion) [2b] > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/mb77pmhft4bhrmmypcwl94dg9fcfgp2y > (Result of > > dev VOTE) [3a] > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/f96bk0mpkcf3l7rrp75roy94zwm84qn6 (PMC > Chair > > - Part1) [3b] > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/fkfxom9ycsnr5h077rknky8x63dbdg2n (PMC > Chair > > - Part2) [4] https://incubator.apache.org/projects/hugegraph.html > > (HugeGraph incubation status) [5] > > https://whimsy.apache.org/board/minutes/hugegraph.html (Board report > > history) [6] https://whimsy.apache.org/roster/ppmc/hugegraph [7] > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues [8] > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/pulls [9] > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues/1651 (User cases > > collection) [10] https://community.apache.org/gsoc.html (ASF GSoC page) > > [11] https://summer-ospp.ac.cn/ (OSPP official site) [12a] > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-hugegraph/issues/2855 (Trademark > > donation tracking) [12b] > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/18cbgvpskrbkovr18j8n2lmyghwmgq41 > (Trademark > > status on the private list) [13] > > https://hugegraph.apache.org/community/maturity/ (HugeGraph maturity > > self-assessment) [14] > > > https://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html > > (ASF maturity model) [15] > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-244 (Branding > issue > > resolved) [16] https://hugegraph.apache.org/docs/guides/security/ > > (HugeGraph Security Page) Best regards, Imba Jin - Behalf of the > HugeGraph > > PPMC > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Best wishes！ CalvinKirs
