Thank you everyone for your help and support on this document. Other edits to the document were: 1. Added existing arrow committer and DataFusion / arrow-rs contributor yangjiang Yang Jiang (ebay) to proposed committer list (was not included initially inadvertently) 2. Add Wes to the proposed PMC
I will now start an official vote thread. Thank you all very much Andrew On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 5:36 AM Andrew Lamb <al...@influxdata.com> wrote: > > Thank you Wes. I have added your name to the proposed PMC. > > On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I'd be happy to help. I think we will have to participate in PMC matters > > infrequently (should there be a difficult issue in the future, we could > > offer some perspective from cases in the past). > > > > On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 2:13 PM Andrew Lamb <al...@influxdata.com> wrote: > >> > >> Wes brought up a great point on the document[1] that I wanted to discuss > >> here more broadly: > >> > >> > Others may point out that (I think) you don't have any ASF Members on > >> > your initial PMC. When we started Arrow, we had several veteran ASF > >> > members on our initial PMC who haven't been very active in the project > >> > otherwise. If you wanted Jacques or I (both Members), for example, to > >> > serve on the PMC in that capacity we would likely be happy to do that. > >> > >> I personally think having ASF Member(s) [2] on the PMC would be most > >> helpful to connect us to the larger organization and would like to add Wes > >> and or Jacques if they are willing to do so (are you Wes / Jacques)? > >> > >> If there are no concerns and Wes / Jacques are willing I will add their > >> names to the proposed initial PMC. > >> > >> Andrew > >> > >> [1] > >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/11WTNYS8KWScOt3ySTX39WVS6krPhUvHsuJRY9PZQx4g/edit?disco=AAABH2b6I88 > >> [2] https://www.apache.org/foundation/members > >> > >> On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 5:10 PM Andrew Lamb <al...@influxdata.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> An update: > >>> > >>> I have updated the proposal [1] with additional information (new > >>> committers Jeffrey Vo and Jay Zhan, and the new datafusion-comet > >>> repository) > >>> > >>> I plan to: > >>> 1. Call for a formal vote on this (dev@arrow.apache.org) mailing list > >>> this Friday March 2 > >>> 2. If the vote passes, submit the proposal to the ASF board as part of > >>> the April 2024 Arrow report. > >>> > >>> This extended timeline is designed to balance the needs of some > >>> contributors to prepare for the changed structure with their employers. > >>> > >>> Full Details can be found on [2]. > >>> > >>> Thank you, > >>> Andrew > >>> > >>> [1] > >>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/11WTNYS8KWScOt3ySTX39WVS6krPhUvHsuJRY9PZQx4g/edit > >>> [2] https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/discussions/6475 > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 11:19 AM Andrew Lamb <al...@influxdata.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Thank you very much > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 11:17 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi Andrew, > >>>>> > >>>>> The PODLINGNAMESEARCH is not yet completed: the VP Brand Management > >>>>> (Mark Thomas) should comment in the Jira to approve or not the name. > >>>>> > >>>>> I added a comment in the Jira to ping Mark. He should get back to us > >>>>> soon. > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards > >>>>> JB > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM Andrew Lamb <al...@influxdata.com> wrote: > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Thanks JB, > >>>>> > > >>>>> > I did do a name search and posted the results here [1] > >>>>> > > >>>>> > However, I am not sure what the next steps for that particular > >>>>> > process is > >>>>> > (like does someone have to approve it, for example?) > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Any insight you could provide would be greatly appreciated > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Andrew > >>>>> > > >>>>> > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-219 > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 7:55 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré > >>>>> > <j...@nanthrax.net> wrote: > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Hi Andrew, > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > I did a quick review on the doc and it looks good to me. I just > >>>>> > > added > >>>>> > > a question about name search (DataFusion will probably work as TLP, > >>>>> > > but we have to check as we have a new Apache name moving from Arrow > >>>>> > > DataFusion to DataFusion). > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > Please let me know if I can help on that. > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > Thanks ! > >>>>> > > Regards > >>>>> > > JB > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 12:26 PM Andrew Lamb <al...@influxdata.com> > >>>>> > > wrote: > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > Upon reviewing the board report template, I am planning on the > >>>>> > > > following > >>>>> > > > schedule: > >>>>> > > > 1. I'll leave this proposal for another few weeks to gather any > >>>>> > > additional > >>>>> > > > input > >>>>> > > > 2. In early February 2024 I'll start a formal vote thread on the > >>>>> > > > dev@ > >>>>> > > > mailing list for this proposal > >>>>> > > > 3. If the vote passes, I'll submit a proposed resolution to the > >>>>> > > > ASF board > >>>>> > > > for their meeting in April 2024 using the pre-existing template[1] > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > [1] > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > https://svn.apache.org/repos/private/committers/board/templates/subproject-tlp-resolution.txt > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 6:32 PM L. C. Hsieh <vii...@gmail.com> > >>>>> > > > wrote: > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > Thanks for writing the proposal. It looks great to me too. > >>>>> > > > > I added a few comments on it. > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 3:05 PM Andy Grove > >>>>> > > > > <andygrov...@gmail.com> > >>>>> > > wrote: > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > Thank you for creating the draft proposal, Andrew. I have > >>>>> > > > > > reviewed > >>>>> > > this > >>>>> > > > > and > >>>>> > > > > > I think it looks great. > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > Andy. > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 3:19 PM Andrew Lamb > >>>>> > > > > > <al...@influxdata.com> > >>>>> > > > > wrote: > >>>>> > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > I have created a draft proposal [1] to break DataFusion out > >>>>> > > > > > > to its > >>>>> > > own > >>>>> > > > > top > >>>>> > > > > > > level project. Please provide your feedback and suggestions. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The proposal is included at the end of this email and in > >>>>> > > > > > > this > >>>>> > > Google > >>>>> > > > > Doc: > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/11WTNYS8KWScOt3ySTX39WVS6krPhUvHsuJRY9PZQx4g > >>>>> > > > > > > . > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Feel free to respond to this email or comment / make > >>>>> > > > > > > suggestions > >>>>> > > > > directly > >>>>> > > > > > > on the document. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > I would be especially grateful if people could review and > >>>>> > > > > > > comment > >>>>> > > on > >>>>> > > > > the > >>>>> > > > > > > proposed list of committers and PMC members. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > I hope everyone is not getting sick of hearing about this, > >>>>> > > > > > > but I > >>>>> > > think > >>>>> > > > > in > >>>>> > > > > > > this case it is better to over communicate than risk > >>>>> > > > > > > surprises. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Andrew > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > [1] https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/issues/8491 > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > ---------- > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion Top Level Project Proposal > >>>>> > > > > > > Dec 27, 2023 > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > [Editor’s note: This document is based on the proposal to > >>>>> > > > > > > the ASF > >>>>> > > > > board to > >>>>> > > > > > > create the Arrow project. One it is been reviewed, we plan > >>>>> > > > > > > to send > >>>>> > > it > >>>>> > > > > to > >>>>> > > > > > > the ASF board sometime in January or February 2024 for their > >>>>> > > > > consideration] > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > To: The ASF (bo...@apache.org) > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Summary: > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > We propose creating a new top level project, Apache > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion, > >>>>> > > from an > >>>>> > > > > > > existing sub project of Apache Arrow to facilitate > >>>>> > > > > > > additional > >>>>> > > > > community and > >>>>> > > > > > > project growth. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > ---- > >>>>> > > > > > > Apache DataFusion for Apache Top Level Project > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Abstract > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Apache Arrow DataFusion[1] is a very fast, extensible query > >>>>> > > engine for > >>>>> > > > > > > building high-quality data-centric systems in Rust, using > >>>>> > > > > > > the > >>>>> > > Apache > >>>>> > > > > Arrow > >>>>> > > > > > > in-memory format. DataFusion offers SQL and Dataframe APIs, > >>>>> > > excellent > >>>>> > > > > > > performance, built-in support for CSV, Parquet, JSON, and > >>>>> > > > > > > Avro, > >>>>> > > > > extensive > >>>>> > > > > > > customization, and a great community. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > [1] https://arrow.apache.org/datafusion/ > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Proposal > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > We propose creating a new top level ASF project, Apache > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion, > >>>>> > > > > > > governed initially by a subset of the Arrow project’s PMC > >>>>> > > > > > > and > >>>>> > > > > committers. > >>>>> > > > > > > The project’s code is in four existing git repositories, > >>>>> > > > > > > currently > >>>>> > > > > governed > >>>>> > > > > > > by Apache Arrow which would transfer to the new top level > >>>>> > > > > > > project. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Background > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > When DataFusion was initially donated to the Arrow project, > >>>>> > > > > > > it did > >>>>> > > not > >>>>> > > > > have > >>>>> > > > > > > a strong enough community to stand on its own. It has since > >>>>> > > > > > > grown > >>>>> > > > > > > significantly, and benefited immensely from being part of > >>>>> > > > > > > Arrow and > >>>>> > > > > > > nurturing of the Apache Way, and now has a community strong > >>>>> > > > > > > enough > >>>>> > > to > >>>>> > > > > stand > >>>>> > > > > > > on its own and that would benefit from focused governance > >>>>> > > attention. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The community has discussed this idea publicly for more > >>>>> > > > > > > than 6 > >>>>> > > months > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/discussions/6475 > >>>>> > > > > > > and > >>>>> > > > > briefly > >>>>> > > > > > > on > >>>>> > > > > > > the Arrow PMC mailing list > >>>>> > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/thv2jdm6640l6gm88hy8jhk5prjww0cs. > >>>>> > > As > >>>>> > > > > of > >>>>> > > > > > > the > >>>>> > > > > > > time of this writing both had exclusively positive > >>>>> > > > > > > reactions. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Several current members of the Arrow PMC are both active > >>>>> > > contributors > >>>>> > > > > to > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion and understand and believe deeply in the Apache > >>>>> > > > > > > Way, and > >>>>> > > > > play > >>>>> > > > > > > active governance roles in the Arrow project as PMC members > >>>>> > > > > > > and PMC > >>>>> > > > > chairs, > >>>>> > > > > > > guiding the community, and releasing software versions. > >>>>> > > > > > > With this > >>>>> > > > > existing > >>>>> > > > > > > governance experience and structure, the new top level > >>>>> > > > > > > project > >>>>> > > will be > >>>>> > > > > able > >>>>> > > > > > > to function well immediately and independently. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Overview of DataFusion > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Current Status > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Meritocracy > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion has been developed as part of Apache Arrow and > >>>>> > > > > > > thus has > >>>>> > > been > >>>>> > > > > > > operating as a meritocracy. Many of the developers of > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion > >>>>> > > are > >>>>> > > > > Arrow > >>>>> > > > > > > PMC members or committers. The DataFusion project plans to > >>>>> > > > > > > continue > >>>>> > > > > adding > >>>>> > > > > > > new PMC and committers as the project matures and grows. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Community > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The DataFusion development team seeks to foster the > >>>>> > > > > > > development and > >>>>> > > > > user > >>>>> > > > > > > communities. We hope that becoming a separate project will > >>>>> > > > > > > help > >>>>> > > both > >>>>> > > > > Arrow > >>>>> > > > > > > and DataFusion communities by being more focused. Focused > >>>>> > > governance > >>>>> > > > > will > >>>>> > > > > > > make it easier to grow the community of committers and PMC > >>>>> > > > > > > members > >>>>> > > and > >>>>> > > > > make > >>>>> > > > > > > the organization more clear to others. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Alignment > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The ASF is a natural host for DataFusion given that it is > >>>>> > > > > > > already > >>>>> > > the > >>>>> > > > > home > >>>>> > > > > > > of Arrow, Parquet, and other related distributed system, > >>>>> > > > > > > storage > >>>>> > > and > >>>>> > > > > query > >>>>> > > > > > > execution systems. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Project Leadership > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Proposed Initial PMC > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > We propose the following people as the initial DataFusion > >>>>> > > > > > > PMC > >>>>> > > members. > >>>>> > > > > This > >>>>> > > > > > > is a subset of the existing Arrow PMC members who > >>>>> > > > > > > contribute to > >>>>> > > > > DataFusion > >>>>> > > > > > > https://people.apache.org/phonebook.html?unix=arrow > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Andy Grove (agrove): Arrow PMC Chair > >>>>> > > > > > > Andrew Lamb (alamb): Arrow PMC, past Arrow PMC Chair > >>>>> > > > > > > Daniël Heres (dheres) Arrow PMC > >>>>> > > > > > > Jie Wen (jakevin): Arrow PMC, Doris Committer > >>>>> > > > > > > Kun Liu (liukun): Arrow PMC, IoTDB PMC, TSFile PMC > >>>>> > > > > > > Liang-Chi Hsieh (viirya): Arrow PMC, Spark PMC > >>>>> > > > > > > Qingping Hou: (houqp): Arrow PMC, Doris Committer > >>>>> > > > > > > Will Jones (wjones127): Arrow PMC > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > We’d like to propose Andrew Lamb as the initial Chair, (and > >>>>> > > > > > > thus > >>>>> > > ASF > >>>>> > > > > VP) > >>>>> > > > > > > for the DataFusion project. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Affiliations > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Andy Grove (agrove): NVidia > >>>>> > > > > > > Andrew Lamb (alamb): InfluxData > >>>>> > > > > > > Daniël Heres (dheres): Coralogix > >>>>> > > > > > > Jie Wen (jakevin): SelectDB > >>>>> > > > > > > Kun Liu (liukun): Ebay > >>>>> > > > > > > Liang-Chi Hsieh (viirya): Apple > >>>>> > > > > > > Qingping Hou: (houqp): Scribd > >>>>> > > > > > > Will Jones (wjones127): VoltronData > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Proposed Initial Committers > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > In addition to the PMC, we propose the following people as > >>>>> > > > > > > the > >>>>> > > initial > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion committers. This is a subset of the existing > >>>>> > > > > > > Arrow > >>>>> > > > > committers > >>>>> > > > > > > who contribute to DataFusion > >>>>> > > > > > > https://people.apache.org/phonebook.html?unix=arrow > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > akurmustafa Mustafa Akur (Synnada) > >>>>> > > > > > > avantgardner Brent Gardner (Coralogix) > >>>>> > > > > > > comphead Oleks V. (Unaffiliated) > >>>>> > > > > > > jiayuliu Liu Jiayu (Airbnb) > >>>>> > > > > > > mete Metehan Yildirim (Synnada) > >>>>> > > > > > > mingmwang Wang Mingming (Ebay) > >>>>> > > > > > > mneumann Marco Neumann (InfluxData) > >>>>> > > > > > > nju_yaho Zhong Yanghong (Ebay) > >>>>> > > > > > > ozankabak Mehmet Ozan Kabak (Synnada) > >>>>> > > > > > > paddyhoran Paddy Horan (Assured Allies) > >>>>> > > > > > > rdettai Rémi Dettai (Cloudfuse) > >>>>> > > > > > > sunchao Sun Chao (Apple) > >>>>> > > > > > > thinkharderdev Daniel Harris (Coralogix) > >>>>> > > > > > > tustvold Raphael Taylor-Davies (InfluxData) > >>>>> > > > > > > viirya L. C. Hsieh (Apple) > >>>>> > > > > > > wayne Ruihang Xia (Greptime) > >>>>> > > > > > > xudong963 Xudong Wang (ByteDance) > >>>>> > > > > > > yjshen Yijie Shen (Space and Time) > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Risk Assessments > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Naming / Trademarks > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > As a sub-project of Arrow, the DataFusion name has been > >>>>> > > > > > > used for > >>>>> > > over 4 > >>>>> > > > > > > years without any known issues. A podling name search has > >>>>> > > > > > > thus far > >>>>> > > not > >>>>> > > > > > > turned up any concerns: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-219 > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Legal / IP Clearance > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > All DataFusion code has either been donated to the Arrow > >>>>> > > > > > > project > >>>>> > > with > >>>>> > > > > > > appropriate IP clearance or has been developed directly > >>>>> > > > > > > under ASF > >>>>> > > > > > > processes and procedures. Thus creating a new top level > >>>>> > > > > > > project > >>>>> > > poses > >>>>> > > > > no > >>>>> > > > > > > new Legal or IP risks. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Code Extraction > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The relevant code is already in 4 separate repositories: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/ > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion-python > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/arrow-ballista > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/arrow-ballista-python > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > We foresee no issues with code extraction and propose these > >>>>> > > > > repositories be > >>>>> > > > > > > respectively renamed to reflect top level projects: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/datafusion/ > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/datafusion-ballista-python > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Note: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs, the Rust > >>>>> > > implementation of > >>>>> > > > > > > Arrow, would remain part of the Arrow project. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Orphaned Products > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion is known to be used in many open source and > >>>>> > > > > > > commercial > >>>>> > > > > projects > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > https://arrow.apache.org/datafusion/user-guide/introduction.html#known-users > >>>>> > > > > > > , > >>>>> > > > > > > has had multiple commits daily for several years, and its > >>>>> > > > > > > adoption > >>>>> > > and > >>>>> > > > > > > number of contributors appears to be growing. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Inexperience with Open Source > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The proposed PMC has extensive experience with Apache Arrow > >>>>> > > > > > > and > >>>>> > > other > >>>>> > > > > > > Apache projects, and includes PMC members and PMC chairs. > >>>>> > > > > > > The > >>>>> > > > > DataFusion > >>>>> > > > > > > PMC and more experienced committers will continue to coach > >>>>> > > > > > > new > >>>>> > > > > community > >>>>> > > > > > > members who may be less familiar with the Apache Way. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Homogeneous Developers > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The 8 proposed PMC members are from 8 different employers > >>>>> > > > > > > and the > >>>>> > > > > proposed > >>>>> > > > > > > committers are similarly distributed across affiliations. No > >>>>> > > specific > >>>>> > > > > > > entity employs more than 3 total proposed developers. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Reliance on Salaried Developers > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > A substantial amount of work on DataFusion has been by > >>>>> > > > > > > salaried > >>>>> > > > > developers, > >>>>> > > > > > > but it also has a long tradition of attracting > >>>>> > > > > > > contributions from > >>>>> > > > > students > >>>>> > > > > > > and hobbyists and we plan no changes in contribution > >>>>> > > > > > > structure. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Relationships with Other Apache Products > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion will obviously have a strong relationship with > >>>>> > > > > > > the Arrow > >>>>> > > > > project > >>>>> > > > > > > given the overlap in people. We don’t foresee close > >>>>> > > > > > > collaboration > >>>>> > > with > >>>>> > > > > > > other projects at this time. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Cryptography > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion does not directly support encryption and there > >>>>> > > > > > > are no > >>>>> > > > > near-term > >>>>> > > > > > > plans to add support for encryption. Users who need this > >>>>> > > functionality > >>>>> > > > > can > >>>>> > > > > > > use the extension APIs. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Required Resources > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Mailing Lists > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > - private@datafusion for private PMC discussions (with > >>>>> > > > > > > moderated > >>>>> > > > > > > subscriptions) > >>>>> > > > > > > - dev@datafusion > >>>>> > > > > > > - commits@datafusion > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Version Control > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > We propose to continue to use git for source control and > >>>>> > > > > > > gitub for > >>>>> > > > > hosting > >>>>> > > > > > > and testing resources. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Issue Tracking > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > DataFusion would continue to use github for its issue > >>>>> > > > > > > tracking and > >>>>> > > > > > > communications > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Other Resources > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > The existing repositories already make use of existing > >>>>> > > > > > > Apache > >>>>> > > > > > > infrastructure, and we expect no change in the initial > >>>>> > > > > > > resource > >>>>> > > usage. > >>>>> > > > > As > >>>>> > > > > > > the project continues to grow, we expect continued > >>>>> > > > > > > infrastructure > >>>>> > > > > demand > >>>>> > > > > > > growth. > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > FAQ: Has a sub project been promoted to a top level project > >>>>> > > > > > > before? > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Yes, and it appears to happen commonly. The Arrow project > >>>>> > > > > > > itself > >>>>> > > was > >>>>> > > > > > > created as a top level project from work that started in > >>>>> > > > > > > Apache > >>>>> > > Drill, > >>>>> > > > > and > >>>>> > > > > > > there are many sub projects of Hadoop that spun out as > >>>>> > > > > > > their own > >>>>> > > top > >>>>> > > > > level > >>>>> > > > > > > projects such as Mahout, Avro and HBase: > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_announces4 > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > > Related material: > >>>>> > > > > > > Name search request / research for DataFusion: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-219 > >>>>> > > > > > > Discussion about which repositories on the arrow mailing > >>>>> > > > > > > list: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/ob3n0d9ky0bgrryl3xn39w9k566bq00q > >>>>> > > > > > > Discussion about initial PMC on the arrow mailing list: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/pymrzcdw4qdptvby85f69rg3pcckl15b > >>>>> > > > > > > Discussion about creating a new DataFusion top level > >>>>> > > > > > > project: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/discussions/6475 > >>>>> > > > > > > Discussion about graduating on incubator list: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/r4n73pmms1lv0jbohyx1o1z13d615t99 > >>>>> > > > > > > Original Proposal for the Arrow project: > >>>>> > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/x2qzdwglm8pkqp9gv03bbgw17khl7pq3 > >>>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > >