Hey Sergey, I thought about this question as well, but in my opinion, a regular 3 binding PMC vote is sufficient here:
The description of a new codebase adoption is: > Adoption of large existing external codebase. This refers to contributions > big enough that potentially change the shape and direction of the project > with massive restructuring and future maintenance commitment. I don't think a new connector changes the shape and direction of the project ? It's "just" a major change, requiring a FLIP. For me, the biggest concern with any new connector will be the lack of an active community around it. People willing to fix, review, release stuff. However, I did not bring this up, since two companies (IBM, GetInData) seem to be actively using it, and the GH community is fairly active. I understand the desire of companies to make contributions to repositories that are maintained by an independent organization (Apache), instead of a company (GetInData), that's why I support this FLIP. If you feel otherwise, you as a PMC member have the power to stop this effort, if you think it requires further discussion in the PMC. Best, Robert On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM Sergey Nuyanzin <snuyan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for your volunteering here David > > I don't want to be a devil's advocate however I'm not sure we can > consider it as a regular FLIP and accepted. > The reason I think this way is the current Flink Bylaws[1] and > especially telling that in case of "Adoption of New Codebase" > we need to achieve 2/3 majority of votes in order to accept it. The > similar thing happened while accepting CDC Flink connectors [3]. > Also binding votes in this cases are considered not the same way as > for regular FLIPs > > Please correct me if I'm wrong > > [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Flink+Bylaws > [2] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=120731026#FlinkBylaws-Actions > [3] https://lists.apache.org/thread/sq5w21tcomrmb025tl820cxty9l0z26w > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM David Radley <david_rad...@uk.ibm.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi devs, > > > > The vote[1] on FLIP-532[2] concluded with the following results: > > > > Approving(+1) votes: > > > > Ferenc Csaky (binding) > > Gyula Fora (binding) > > Leonard Xu (binding) > > > > > > > > PoorVank Bhatia (non-binding) > > > > Sharath (non-binding) > > Nic Townsend (non-binding) > > > > Lajith Koova (non-binding) > > > > Tom Cooper (non-binding) > > > > Mark Nuttall (non-binding) > > > > Anu K T (non-binding) > > > > Mehdi Deboub (non-binding) > > > > Ammu P (non-binding) > > > > Sebastien Pereira (non-binding) > > > > > > > > > > There were 3 binding, 10 non-binding and no disproving(-1) votes. > > > > I'm happy to announce that FLIP-532 has been approved. > > > > Thanks, > > David > > > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/ft7cw2cy7g5cj3hyx6l9r1twnoy0wr0q > [2] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-532%3A+Donate+GetInData+HTTP+Connector+to+Flink > > > > > > Unless otherwise stated above: > > > > IBM United Kingdom Limited > > Registered in England and Wales with number 741598 > > Registered office: Building C, IBM Hursley Office, Hursley Park Road, > Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN > > > > -- > Best regards, > Sergey >
