Hi all, The vote started on 2012-11-6 has ended, it passes with 9 +1 IPMC votes and no -1 votes.
+1 (IPMC) * Alan Cabrera * Tom White * Alex Karasulu * Suresh Marru * Roman Shaposhnik * Chris Douglas * Steve Loughran * Matthew Franklin * Chris Mattman +1 (Non-Binding) * Brock Noland Thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion and voting! Cheers, Adam On Nov 6, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Adam Berry wrote: > Hello, > > This proposal has been open for discussion for a a few weeks, so now > submitting for a vote for this project to be accepted into the incubator. > > Cheers, > Adam Berry > > = HDT (Hadoop Development Tools) = > > == Abstract == > Tools to support developing applications that use Apache Hadoop from within > Eclipse. > > == Proposal == > Hadoop Development Tools are a set of extensions to Eclipse providing support > for creating, launching and debugging distributed applications, as well as > interacting with HDFS filesystems. This work will build on the existing Map > Reduce Tools present in the Apache Hadoop project. > > == Background == > Map Reduce Tools have existed as part of contrib for Apache Hadoop. > Unfortunately they are source tied to a single version of Hadoop, and > development has stalled, with little movement past the Hadoop 0.20 line. > > == Rationale == > Support for newer versions of Hadoop from within Eclipse is regularly raised > on the Hadoop mailing lists, so there is a clear need to drive these tools > forward. Development tools generally are worked on separate from the target > tools/platform, separating the tools out will allow for supporting multiple > versions, so a developer could work with a heterogeneous environment. > > == Initial Goals == > * Give the tools project a home of its own. > * Port current MapReduce tools feature set to all current release lines of > Hadoop in a single Eclipse install. > * Documentation and tutorials for all features. > * Publish Eclipse update site, and join Eclipse marketplace listing. > * Establish release cycle that combines support for Hadoop and Eclipse > release cycles. > * Look to build support for YARN, MRUnit and possibly other Hadoop-related > projects. > > == Current Status == > The source for the current MapReduceTools lives in the contrib section of the > Hadoop source. In its current implementation it is tied to the version of > Hadoop against which it is compiled. The layout and API that it was developed > with means that it can only be used with the 0.20 or 1.0 Hadoop releases, the > new layout and YARN api introduced with the 0.23 and 2.0 lines are not > supported. > > > === Meritocracy === > Several people and companies have already expressed an interest in > contributing to this project, and we hope to attract additional interest > during the proposal discussion. We plan to invest and support a meritocracy > that attracts, invites, and supports newcomers to build a vibrant and > diverse community. > > === Community === > The target community is developers who are working developing Map/Reduce > applications against Hadoop. Given the success of Hadoop the target group is > likely to be quite large. Separation from the Hadoop community would make it > easier to support multiple versions of hadoop, as well as merging the release > cycles of Hadoop and Eclipse to provide predictable iteration and improvement > in the toolset. > > === Core Developers === > The initial list of developers includes people experienced with Hadoop and > developing against the Eclipse platform. > * Adam Berry (amberry at yahoo-inc dot com) > * Jeffrey Zemerick (jeffrrey at mtnfog dot com) > * Evert Lammerts (Evert dot Lammerts at sara dot nl) > * Simone Gianni (simoneg at apache dot org) > > === Alignment === > Hadoop Development Tools aligns with both Hadoop and Eclipse. Hadoop as the > platform for the development target, and Eclipse as the IDE platform used as > the base for the tools. > > == Known Risks == > > === Orphaned Products === > > === Inexperience with Open Source === > The committers have experience with Apache and Eclipse open source > development. > > === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > Hadoop Development Tools will be developed with a mix of salaried and > volunteer time. > > === Relationships with Other Apache Projects === > Hadoop Development Tools is closely related to Apache Hadoop. > > === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > Given the success of Hadoop and associated projects, Apache is the natural > place for the Hadoop Development Tools. Chris Mattman suggested the Apache > Incubator as appropriate on the Hadoop general mailing list following the > success that MRUnit had taking the path from Hadoop contrib to an Apache top > level project. > > == Documentation == > Documentation for the current tools can be found at > http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/EclipsePlugIn > > == Initial Source == > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hadoop/common/trunk/hadoop-mapreduce-project/src/contrib/eclipse-plugin/ > > == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > The source, and any suggested initial patches, are already hosted either in > Apache’s Subversion or JIRA. > > == External Dependencies == > Eclipse Platform > Eclipse Java Development Tools > > == Cryptography == > Hadoop Development Tools likely does not fall into this area. > > == Required Resources == > === Mailing lists === > * hdt-dev > * hdt-commits > * hdt-user > > === Git Repository === > * git://git.apache.org/incubator-hdt.git > > === Issue Tracking === > * JIRA Hadoop Development Tools (HDT) > > === Other Resources === > * Jenkins/Hudson for builds and test running. > > == Initial Committers == > * Adam Berry (amberry at yahoo-inc dot com) > * Jeffrey Zemerick (jeffrrey at mtnfog dot com) > * Evert Lammerts (Evert dot Lammerts at sara dot nl) > * Simone Gianni (simoneg at apache dot org) > > == Affiliations == > * Adam Berry - Yahoo! > * Jeffrey Zemerick - Mountain Fog > * Evert Lammerts - SARA > * Simone Gianni - n/a > > == Sponsors == > === Champion === > * Roman Shaposhnik > > === Nominated Mentors === > * Chris Douglas > * Chris Mattman > * Roman Shaposhnik > > === Sponsoring Entity === > Incubator PMC > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
