Another week, another ping.  Anyone on the PMC willing to call a vote on
this?

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Ryan Blue <rb...@netflix.com> wrote:

> I'd like to see more discussion on the issues I raised. I don't think
> there was a response for why voting is limited to PMC members.
>
> Tim was kind enough to reply with his rationale for a shepherd, but I
> don't think that it justifies failing proposals. I think it boiled down to
> "shepherds can be helpful", which isn't a good reason to require them in my
> opinion. Sam also had some good comments on this and I think that there's
> more to talk about.
>
> That said, I'd rather not have this proposal fail because we're tired of
> talking about it. If most people are okay with it as it stands and want a
> vote, I'm fine testing this out and fixing it later.
>
> rb
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 8:28 PM, Joseph Bradley <jos...@databricks.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The current draft LGTM.  I agree some of the various concerns may need to
>> be addressed in the future, depending on how SPIPs progress in practice.
>> If others agree, let's put it to a vote and revisit the proposal in a few
>> months.
>> Joseph
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 5:35 AM, Cody Koeninger <c...@koeninger.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It's been a week since any further discussion.
>>>
>>> Do PMC members think the current draft is OK to vote on?
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:41 PM, vaquar khan <vaquar.k...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > I like document and happy to see SPIP draft version however i feel
>>> shepherd
>>> > role is again hurdle in process improvement ,It's like everything
>>> depends
>>> > only on shepherd .
>>> >
>>> > Also want to add point that SPIP  should be time bound with define SLA
>>> else
>>> > will defeats purpose.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Vaquar khan
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Ryan Blue <rb...@netflix.com.invalid>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > [The shepherd] can advise on technical and procedural
>>> considerations for
>>> >> > people outside the community
>>> >>
>>> >> The sentiment is good, but this doesn't justify requiring a shepherd
>>> for a
>>> >> proposal. There are plenty of people that wouldn't need this, would
>>> get
>>> >> feedback during discussion, or would ask a committer or PMC member if
>>> it
>>> >> weren't a formal requirement.
>>> >>
>>> >> > if no one is willing to be a shepherd, the proposed idea is
>>> probably not
>>> >> > going to receive much traction in the first place.
>>> >>
>>> >> This also doesn't sound like a reason for needing a shepherd. Saying
>>> that
>>> >> a shepherd probably won't hurt the process doesn't give me an idea of
>>> why a
>>> >> shepherd should be required in the first place.
>>> >>
>>> >> What was the motivation for adding a shepherd originally? It may not
>>> be
>>> >> bad and it could be helpful, but neither of those makes me think that
>>> they
>>> >> should be required or else the proposal fails.
>>> >>
>>> >> rb
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Tim Hunter <
>>> timhun...@databricks.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> The doc looks good to me.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Ryan, the role of the shepherd is to make sure that someone
>>> >>> knowledgeable with Spark processes is involved: this person can
>>> advise
>>> >>> on technical and procedural considerations for people outside the
>>> >>> community. Also, if no one is willing to be a shepherd, the proposed
>>> >>> idea is probably not going to receive much traction in the first
>>> >>> place.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Tim
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Cody Koeninger <c...@koeninger.org>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>> > Reynold, thanks, LGTM.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Sean, great concerns.  I agree that behavior is largely cultural
>>> and
>>> >>> > writing down a process won't necessarily solve any problems one
>>> way or
>>> >>> > the other.  But one outwardly visible change I'm hoping for out of
>>> >>> > this a way for people who have a stake in Spark, but can't follow
>>> >>> > jiras closely, to go to the Spark website, see the list of proposed
>>> >>> > major changes, contribute discussion on issues that are relevant to
>>> >>> > their needs, and see a clear direction once a vote has passed.  We
>>> >>> > don't have that now.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Ryan, realistically speaking any PMC member can and will stop any
>>> >>> > changes they don't like anyway, so might as well be up front about
>>> the
>>> >>> > reality of the situation.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Sean Owen <so...@cloudera.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>> >> The text seems fine to me. Really, this is not describing a
>>> >>> >> fundamentally
>>> >>> >> new process, which is good. We've always had JIRAs, we've always
>>> been
>>> >>> >> able
>>> >>> >> to call a VOTE for a big question. This just writes down a
>>> sensible
>>> >>> >> set of
>>> >>> >> guidelines for putting those two together when a major change is
>>> >>> >> proposed. I
>>> >>> >> look forward to turning some big JIRAs into a request for a SPIP.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> My only hesitation is that this seems to be perceived by some as
>>> a new
>>> >>> >> or
>>> >>> >> different thing, that is supposed to solve some problems that
>>> aren't
>>> >>> >> otherwise solvable. I see mentioned problems like: clear process
>>> for
>>> >>> >> managing work, public communication, more committers, some sort of
>>> >>> >> binding
>>> >>> >> outcome and deadline.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> If SPIP is supposed to be a way to make people design in public
>>> and a
>>> >>> >> way to
>>> >>> >> force attention to a particular change, then, this doesn't do
>>> that by
>>> >>> >> itself. Therefore I don't want to let a detailed discussion of
>>> SPIP
>>> >>> >> detract
>>> >>> >> from the discussion about doing what SPIP implies. It's just a
>>> process
>>> >>> >> document.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> Still, a fine step IMHO.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 4:22 PM Reynold Xin <r...@databricks.com>
>>> >>> >> wrote:
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> Updated. Any feedback from other community members?
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>>
>>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 2:53 AM, Cody Koeninger <
>>> c...@koeninger.org>
>>> >>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> Thanks for doing that.
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> Given that there are at least 4 different Apache voting
>>> processes,
>>> >>> >>>> "typical Apache vote process" isn't meaningful to me.
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> I think the intention is that in order to pass, it needs at
>>> least 3
>>> >>> >>>> +1
>>> >>> >>>> votes from PMC members *and no -1 votes from PMC members*.  But
>>> the
>>> >>> >>>> document
>>> >>> >>>> doesn't explicitly say that second part.
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> There's also no mention of the duration a vote should remain
>>> open.
>>> >>> >>>> There's a mention of a month for finding a shepherd, but that's
>>> >>> >>>> different.
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> Other than that, LGTM.
>>> >>> >>>>
>>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Reynold Xin <
>>> r...@databricks.com>
>>> >>> >>>> wrote:
>>> >>> >>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>> Here's a new draft that incorporated most of the feedback:
>>> >>> >>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Zdi_W-wtuxS9hTK0P9qb2x-
>>> nRanvXmnZ7SUi4qMljg/edit#
>>> >>> >>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>> I added a specific role for SPIP Author and another one for
>>> SPIP
>>> >>> >>>>> Shepherd.
>>> >>> >>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 6:13 PM, Xiao Li <gatorsm...@gmail.com
>>> >
>>> >>> >>>>> wrote:
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>> During the summit, I also had a lot of discussions over
>>> similar
>>> >>> >>>>>> topics
>>> >>> >>>>>> with multiple Committers and active users. I heard many
>>> fantastic
>>> >>> >>>>>> ideas. I
>>> >>> >>>>>> believe Spark improvement proposals are good channels to
>>> collect
>>> >>> >>>>>> the
>>> >>> >>>>>> requirements/designs.
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>> IMO, we also need to consider the priority when working on
>>> these
>>> >>> >>>>>> items.
>>> >>> >>>>>> Even if the proposal is accepted, it does not mean it will be
>>> >>> >>>>>> implemented
>>> >>> >>>>>> and merged immediately. It is not a FIFO queue.
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>> Even if some PRs are merged, sometimes, we still have to
>>> revert
>>> >>> >>>>>> them
>>> >>> >>>>>> back, if the design and implementation are not reviewed
>>> carefully.
>>> >>> >>>>>> We have
>>> >>> >>>>>> to ensure our quality. Spark is not an application software.
>>> It is
>>> >>> >>>>>> an
>>> >>> >>>>>> infrastructure software that is being used by many many
>>> companies.
>>> >>> >>>>>> We have
>>> >>> >>>>>> to be very careful in the design and implementation,
>>> especially
>>> >>> >>>>>> adding/changing the external APIs.
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>> When I developed the Mainframe infrastructure/middleware
>>> software
>>> >>> >>>>>> in
>>> >>> >>>>>> the past 6 years, I were involved in the discussions with
>>> >>> >>>>>> external/internal
>>> >>> >>>>>> customers. The to-do feature list was always above 100.
>>> Sometimes,
>>> >>> >>>>>> the
>>> >>> >>>>>> customers are feeling frustrated when we are unable to deliver
>>> >>> >>>>>> them on time
>>> >>> >>>>>> due to the resource limits and others. Even if they paid us
>>> >>> >>>>>> billions, we
>>> >>> >>>>>> still need to do it phase by phase or sometimes they have to
>>> >>> >>>>>> accept the
>>> >>> >>>>>> workarounds. That is the reality everyone has to face, I
>>> think.
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>> Thanks,
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>> Xiao Li
>>> >>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>> >>>>>>>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >
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>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Ryan Blue
>>> >> Software Engineer
>>> >> Netflix
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Vaquar Khan
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>>> >
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>>
>> Joseph Bradley
>>
>> Software Engineer - Machine Learning
>>
>> Databricks, Inc.
>>
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> Ryan Blue
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