I've tried to find this information in the document above, but couldn't find an explicit mention of it, possibly because it's implied. If we take java-driver as an example, is this CEP proposing to contribute all branches (3.x and 4.x) or only the latest one?
Thank you, -- Alex On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:16 PM Alexandre Dutra < alexandre.du...@datastax.com> wrote: > Hi Dinesh, > > While we think that maintaining the drivers together as a long-term goal > would be beneficial as it would allow the drivers to evolve together and > adopt similar design decisions, we also understand that donating 7 drivers > at once may put the whole operation at risk, as some folks here already > pointed out. > > The current CEP text actually advocates for a phased approach (see > "Approach" section): > > [...] the donation process will be iterative, and will start with only the > > Java driver in a first phase; then, in a second phase, it will be > extended > > to the remaining drivers. > > Once the Java driver is transferred, and before the others are > > transferred, we will revise the methodology described in this CEP, and if > > necessary, revise its parameters and adjust them accordingly. A second > CEP > > may be required if the changes to the methodology are found to be > > substantial. > > > > What do you think of this idea, does it sound reasonable ? > > Thanks, > > Alex > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 11:53 PM Dinesh Joshi <djo...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Alexandre, > > > > I gave the document a quick read and TL;DR seems to be that we'd like to: > > > > 1. Bring in all drivers > > 2. They're part of the C* project > > > > If so, I would prefer if we add the Java driver first to the project. > > Based on that experience we can move forward with other drivers. > However, I > > am open to the idea of adding all the drivers to the project. > > > > Please correct me if I misunderstood something. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dinesh > > > > > On Jul 26, 2020, at 8:41 PM, Nate McCall <zznat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > This is fantastic, Alexandre, thanks for putting this together! > > > > > > I put an initial set of comments/concerns on there and will loop back > > later > > > this week after other folks have a go. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > -Nate > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 7:35 AM Alexandre Dutra < > > > alexandre.du...@datastax.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> As per the CEP process guidelines, I'm starting a formal DISCUSS > > >> thread to resume the conversation > > >> started here[1]. > > >> > > >> On behalf of the developers who maintain the DataStax drivers, I > > >> confirm that we are offering to > > >> donate to the Apache Software Foundation all seven DataStax-funded > > >> drivers, and are therefore > > >> opening this CEP[2] to discussion. > > >> > > >> In the CEP document linked above, we tried our best to address all the > > >> issues that we anticipate > > >> going forward with this endeavor, but the task is big: your > > >> suggestions, remarks and comments are > > >> most welcome. > > >> > > >> As stated previously, we understand that we're all primarily focused > > >> on the C* 4.0 release > > >> currently; therefore we don't mind deferring any concrete progress on > > >> this until after C* 4.0 is > > >> out. > > >> > > >> However, as you can judge from the CEP draft document, the donation is > > >> likely to have many > > >> implications on sensitive areas, e.g. on project governance; which is > > >> why we think best to open the > > >> discussion as early as possible, so that we all have enough time to > > >> determine what we think best > > >> suits the project going forward. > > >> > > >> Kind regards, > > >> > > >> Alex Dutra > > >> > > >> [1] > > >> > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra7caa1dd42ccaa04bcabfbc33233995c125c655f9a3cdb2c7bd8e9f7%40%3Cdev.cassandra.apache.org%3E > > >> [2] > > >> > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e0SsZxjeTabzrMv99pCz9zIkkgWjUd4KL5Yp0GFzNnY/edit?usp=sharing > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Alexandre Dutra > > >> alexandre.du...@datastax.com > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cassandra.apache.org > > >> > > >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cassandra.apache.org > > > > > > -- > Alexandre Dutra > e. alexandre.du...@datastax.com > w. www.datastax.com > -- alex p
