+1 Markos (PPMC)
On 4/17/25 13:46, Richard Zowalla wrote:
Hi all, We’ve got positive feedback on the DISCUSS threads for graduation [1,2], and would like to start an official VOTE thread now. If this vote passes, we will move on to the general@a.o <mailto:general@a.o>. list with it. Please vote on the resolution pasted below to graduate Apache StormCrawler from the incubator to the Top Level Project. [ ] +1 Graduate Apache StormCrawler from the Incubator. [ ] +0 No opinion. [ ] -1 Don't graduate Apache StormCrawler from the Incubator because … This vote will open for at least 72 hours. Below are some facts and project form the incubating phrase, as well as the draft resolution: - StormCrawler is a mature project with a history of 10+ years and approximately one year in incubation now. - StormCrawler is still relevant to the broader community, especially with the current trend in the field of generative AI. - Our community consists of 10 committers (including mentors). - Released 4 Apache releases through different release managers. - Our project is used in production by many well-known companies and research organizations, including Fraunhofer and many others. - Through self-assessment, we have met all maturity criteria as outlined in [3] - There is an increasing trend in our GitHub stars and visibility in the broader community [4] - We have fixed several bugs and responded to user queries. - We increased our PPMC by one person during incubation. In addition, we've resolved all branding issues, which include Logo, Github repo, document, website, and others [5,6]. We'd also like to take this opportunity to extend a sincere thank our to our mentors for their invaluable insight and assistance with getting us to this point. [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/4opcy2j3n5vyx4gbwfvvj8gsxfqd1p6x [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/33401b70dtft1q5nxjwpv9tm81c5763y [3] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/STORMCRAWLER/Apache+Maturity+Model+Assessment+for+StormCrawler [4] https://www.star-history.com/#apache/incubator-stormcrawler&Date [5] https://whimsy.apache.org/pods/project/stormcrawler [6] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-224 ————————————————————————————————— Establish the Apache StormCrawler Project WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation’s purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, related to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache StormCrawler Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache StormCrawler Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to to an open source collection of resources for building low-latency, scalable web crawlers on Apache Storm; and be it further RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache StormCrawler" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache StormCrawler Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache StormCrawler Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache StormCrawler Project: * Tim Allison <talli...@apache.org> * Sebastian Nagel <sna...@apache.org> * Julien Nicole <jnio...@apache.org> * Markos Volikas <mvoli...@apache.org> * Richard Zowalla <r...@apache.org> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Richard Zowalla be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache StormCrawler, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache StormCrawler Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator StormCrawler podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator StormCrawler podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter discharged. -------------------------------------------------------------------
