Hi Erich, There are no formal limitations on what an Apache software can do. While there is some historical bias towards certain types of projects and technologies here, it is not set in stone or anything. The area of use can be as broad or as specific as its creators decide. The only practical "limitations" are:
* Apache software distribution should not bundle dependencies with incompatible licenses. * The community behind the project must be diverse enough to ensure no single employer controls the project. So please prepare the proposal and present it here. Good luck, Andrus On Jun 21, 2011, at 9:46 PM, HOCHMUTH, ERICH [AG/1000] wrote: > Does the Apache Software Foundation accept project proposals that are > industry domain focused? > > I'd like to begin the process of proposing a new Hadoop based project > like Mahout for Machine Learning but Hadoop for Genomic Analysis. > > There appears to be a lot of momentum in the enterprise and academia in > applying Hadoop and MapReduce to genomic datasets. > > To foster development and potentially ensure that algorithms are working > from a set of standard datasets and common tools it could be valuable to > consolidate efforts into a single project. > > > > Thanks, > > Erich > > This e-mail message may contain privileged and/or confidential information, > and is intended to be received only by persons entitled > to receive such information. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please notify the sender immediately. Please delete it and > all attachments from any servers, hard drives or any other media. Other use > of this e-mail by you is strictly prohibited. > > All e-mails and attachments sent and received are subject to monitoring, > reading and archival by Monsanto, including its > subsidiaries. The recipient of this e-mail is solely responsible for checking > for the presence of "Viruses" or other "Malware". > Monsanto, along with its subsidiaries, accepts no liability for any damage > caused by any such code transmitted by or accompanying > this e-mail or any attachment. > > > The information contained in this email may be subject to the export control > laws and regulations of the United States, potentially > including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and > sanctions regulations issued by the U.S. Department of > Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC). As a recipient of this > information you are obligated to comply with all > applicable U.S. export laws and regulations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
