+1 On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM Vaibhav Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > +1 from me as well. > > Regards, > Vaibhav > > On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM Holden Karau <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> +1 from me as well. I think the social aspect is critical (community over >> code) will be beneficial. and keeping the dev list the source of truth >> should be a net win. We might want to explore alternating the time so more >> folks can participate, but that’s something we can explore as it develops. >> >> >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau >> Fight Health Insurance: https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/ >> <https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/?q=hk_email> >> Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): >> https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> >> YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau >> Pronouns: she/her >> >> On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM Ángel Álvarez Pascua < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> +1 from me. I think a monthly sync could be useful, especially for >>> larger design discussions and open proposals. >>> >>> Having a shared agenda ahead of time would be important so people can >>> add topics and follow along even if they cannot attend. A short summary >>> back to the dev list after each sync would also help keep everyone aligned. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ángel >>> >>> El sáb, 16 may 2026, 1:09, huaxin gao <[email protected]> escribió: >>> >>>> Thanks Mark, agreed. We should make sure any concrete action items are >>>> brought back to the dev list for discussion before anything is acted on. >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM Mark Hamstra <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, that's more on the right track. If summaries are making it back >>>>> to the mailing list and any actions are only taken after the relevant >>>>> issues have also been opened to mailing list discussion, then the >>>>> off-list discussions may be acceptable. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM huaxin gao <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks Mark, that makes sense. >>>>> > >>>>> > I agree that the mailing list should remain the source of truth for >>>>> community discussions and decisions. My intention was not to move >>>>> decision-making out of the mailing list, but to provide an optional forum >>>>> for real-time discussion, clarification, and brainstorming around open >>>>> proposals or issues. >>>>> > >>>>> > Any concrete decisions, conclusions, or follow-up actions from the >>>>> sync should be summarized back to the dev mailing list, and formal >>>>> decisions would still happen on the mailing list as usual. >>>>> > >>>>> > I should have made that clearer in the original proposal. >>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks, >>>>> > >>>>> > Huaxin >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM Mark Hamstra <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> That's not really a good fit with the Apache notion that "if it >>>>> didn't >>>>> >> happen on the mailing list, then it didn't happen". >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM huaxin gao <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Hi everyone, >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > I’d like to propose starting a monthly Spark community sync to >>>>> discuss open issues, ongoing proposals, and design topics that would >>>>> benefit from real-time discussion. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > The idea is similar to the current Iceberg community sync: a >>>>> one-hour recurring meeting with a shared agenda doc where people can add >>>>> topics ahead of time. This could help us make progress on larger design >>>>> discussions, clarify open questions earlier, and make it easier for >>>>> contributors and reviewers to align across different areas of Spark. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > The sync would be open to the community, and the agenda doc could >>>>> be used to track topics, notes, and follow-ups. Topics could include >>>>> SPIPs, >>>>> larger PRs, release-related discussions, cross-project integration work, >>>>> or >>>>> any other issues where live discussion would be useful. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Would others be interested in this? If there is enough interest, >>>>> I’m happy to help set up the agenda doc and propose an initial monthly >>>>> time >>>>> slot. >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Thanks, >>>>> >> > Huaxin >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >> To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> >> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>>
