I would be interested in helping as a mentor for Usergrid if slots are available
-Jake On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > Sanjiva has expressed interest in helping out as a mentor, > but I'm not sure if he's officially asking. If he does, I'm a > big +1 on adding him. If you are also interested, that would > give Usergrid a nice solid 4 mentors, which I think is pretty > much on the mark. > > On Sep 23, 2013, at 9:49 PM, Jake Farrell <jfarr...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Jim > > Do you need any additional mentors for this? > > > > -Jake > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > > Did you see what you replied too?? "propose a vote" and > > the subject sez [VOTE]. :) > > > > On Sep 23, 2013, at 12:03 PM, Sanjiva Weerawarana <sanj...@wso2.com> > wrote: > > > > > Are you going to start a VOTE thread? > > > > > > +1 in any case :-). > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> After a useful and successful proposal cycle, I would like to propose > > >> a VOTE on accepting Usergrid, a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service > > >> stack for web & mobile applications based on RESTful APIs, as an > Apache > > >> Incubator podling. > > >> > > >> Voting to run for 72+ hours... > > >> > > >> Here is a link to the proposal: > > >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/UsergridProposal > > >> > > >> It is also pasted below: > > >> > > >> = Usergrid Proposal = > > >> > > >> == Abstract == > > >> > > >> Usergrid is a multi-tenant Backend-as-a-Service stack for web & mobile > > >> applications, based on RESTful APIs. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Proposal == > > >> > > >> Usergrid is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (“BaaS” or “mBaaS”) > > >> composed > > >> of an integrated distributed NoSQL database, application layer and > client > > >> tier with SDKs for developers looking to rapidly build web and/or > mobile > > >> applications. It provides elementary services (user registration & > > >> management, data storage, file storage, queues) and retrieval features > > >> (full > > >> text search, geolocation search, joins) to power common app features. > > >> > > >> It is a multi-tenant system designed for deployment to public cloud > > >> environments (such as Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, etc.) or to run > on > > >> traditional server infrastructures so that anyone can run their own > private > > >> BaaS deployment. > > >> > > >> For architects and back-end teams, it aims to provide a distributed, > easily > > >> extendable, operationally predictable and highly scalable solution. > For > > >> front-end developers, it aims to simplify the development process by > > >> enabling them to rapidly build and operate mobile and web applications > > >> without requiring backend expertise. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Background == > > >> > > >> Developing web or mobile applications obviously necessitates writing > and > > >> maintaining more than just front-end code. Even simple applications > can > > >> implicitly rely on server code being run to store users, perform > database > > >> queries, serve images and video files, etc. Developing and > maintaining such > > >> backend services requires skills not always available or expected of > app > > >> development teams. Beyond that, the proliferation of apps inside of > > >> companies leads to the creation of many different, ad-hoc, unequally > > >> maintained backend solutions created by employees and contractors > alike and > > >> hosted on a wide variety of environments. This is causing poor > resource > > >> usage, operational issues, as well as security, privacy & compliance > > >> concerns. > > >> > > >> In response to this problem, companies have long tried to standardize > their > > >> server-side stack or unify them behind an ESB or API strategy. > > >> Backends-as-a-Service follow a similar approach but their unique > > >> characteristic is strongly tying 1) a persistence tier (typically a > > >> database), 2) a server-side application tier delivering a set of > common > > >> services and 3) a set of client-side application interface > mechanisms. For > > >> example, a BaaS could package 1) MongoDB with 2) a node.js > application that > > >> offers access through 3) WebSockets. In the case of Usergrid, the > trifecta > > >> is 1) Cassandra, 2) Java + Jersey and 3) a RESTful API. > > >> > > >> The Backend-as-a-Service approach has steadily gained popularity in > the > > >> last > > >> few years with cloud providers such Parse.com, Stackmob.com and > Kinvey.com, > > >> each operating tens of thousands of apps for tens of thousands of > > >> developers. The trend has already reached large organizations as > well, with > > >> global companies such as Korea Telecom internally building a > privately-run > > >> BaaS platform. But so far, there have been limited options for > developers > > >> that want a non-proprietary, open option for hosting and providing > these > > >> services themselves, or for enterprise and government users who want > to > > >> provide these capabilities from their own data centers, especially on > a > > >> very > > >> large scale. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Rationale == > > >> > > >> The issue this proposal deals with is implicit in the name. > > >> Backend-as-a-Service platforms are usually offered solely as > proprietary > > >> cloud services. They are typically closed sourced, hosted on public > clouds, > > >> and require subscription payment. Usergrid opens the playing field, by > > >> making a fully-featured BaaS platform freely available to all. This > > >> includes > > >> developers that previously could not afford them, such as mobile > > >> enthusiasts, small boutiques, and cost-sensitive startups. This also > > >> includes large companies that benefit from a reference implementation > they > > >> can deploy in trust, or extend to their needs without losing time > writing > > >> less-vetted, less-performant boilerplate functionality. > > >> > > >> Usergrid has been open source since 2011 and has grown as an > independent > > >> project, garnering 11 primary committers, 35 total contributors, 260+ > > >> participants on its mailing list, with 3,700+ commits, 200+ external > > >> contributions, 350+ stars and 100+ forks on Github, not to mention > several > > >> large scale production deployments at major global companies in the > media, > > >> retail, telecommunication and government spaces. > > >> > > >> The Apache Software Foundation's "Way", by putting community before > the > > >> code, will help Usergrid establish a vibrant, more diverse community > to > > >> provide these features freely to downstream users. The incubation > process > > >> will help build this community and clear out the cobwebs, while > vetting the > > >> IP to provide a pristine ASLv2 licensed product to users. Under such > > >> conditions, our hope is that Usergrid will have a brighter future, and > > >> provide better assurances as an independent organic open source > project, > > >> instead of continuing forward as a project sponsored by a handful of > > >> companies. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Initial Goals == > > >> > > >> We have no serious codebase concerns at the present moment. Besides > vetting > > >> the IP by making sure the dependencies are Apache License 2.0 > compatible, > > >> our main initial concern is to grow community and keep adding > features to > > >> make Usergrid as robust as possible. However some logistics based > goals > > >> include: > > >> > > >> * Move the existing code base to Apache > > >> * Integrate with the Apache development process > > >> * Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License 2.0 > > >> * Set up open-source docs and website > > >> * Incremental development and releases per Apache Guidelines > > >> > > >> > > >> == Current Statusi == > > >> > > >> === Meritocracy === > > >> The project team's goals have always been to grow the community by > > >> encouraging contributors to participate. The project has grown > steadily and > > >> smoothly from the efforts of the original creator and project founder > (Ed > > >> Anuff) to a small circle of committers (at Apigee), to a distributed, > > >> multi-vendor community (Apigee and Korea Telecom) that also includes > > >> outside > > >> committers (Globo and others), as well as non-salaried committers. > Together > > >> we discuss the project’s goals and roadmap openly, making drastic yet > > >> positive changes to the project's direction based on everyone's > input. Our > > >> goal is to drive further community diversification in a way that only > a > > >> foundation-sponsored project can achieve, rather than what a > vendor-led > > >> project can accomplish. > > >> > > >> > > >> === Community === > > >> We have a public Google Group for support here: > > >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/usergrid with over 250 > > >> active > > >> participants, 367 threads and new messages every day. Usergrid also > has an > > >> active community on Github issues (with over 200 discussions): > > >> https://github.com/apigee/usergrid-stack/issues?state=all. Some of > these > > >> users have contributed their open applications back to the community > or > > >> have > > >> built their own new SDKs for Usergrid found here on Github: > > >> https://github.com/search?q=usergrid&source=cc. > > >> > > >> Expanding and nurturing the Usergrid community is our primary concern > and > > >> one of the main reasons for the decision to apply for incubation. > Usergrid > > >> has been developed openly on Github for many years and has enjoyed > active > > >> developer participation by a committers from all over the globe. > However, > > >> due to the disparate nature and wide variety of the Github repos that > > >> comprise the Usergrid project (the Usergrid-stack, 8 separate SDKs, > the > > >> Admin Portal, and various samples), it has been challenging to grow a > > >> unified community. Bringing the entire project under the umbrella of > > >> Apache > > >> will promote a unification of the Usergrid community and enable all > > >> developers to collaborate on the project. > > >> > > >> === Core Developers === > > >> The core developers include Apache Committers, PMC Members, and > Members of > > >> the ASF. The developers, some of whom have have been involved with the > > >> Apache Incubator and Apache Lucene as PMC members, are active mentors > and > > >> have participated in and contributed to several projects: i.e. Apache, > > >> Lucene, Cassandra, Hibernate, Directory, Wicket, Commons, Roller, > MINA, > > >> Karaf, Felix, Cloud Stack, HCatalog, and Commons projects. Many of > them are > > >> also active in Open-source beyond code, and have positions on the > > >> committees > > >> or organization such as OSCON. > > >> > > >> > > >> === Alignment === > > >> The initial code base leverages several Apache Software Foundation > > >> products. > > >> Usergrid leverages Apache Cassandra for its scalable data store, and > uses > > >> Maven for its build system. Almost half of Usergrid's dependencies are > > >> Apache dependencies: > > >> > > >> * Apache Cassandra > > >> * Apache Tomcat > > >> * Apache Commons > > >> * Apache ZooKeeper > > >> * Apache Shiro > > >> * Apache Amber > > >> * Apache Thrift > > >> * Apache ActiveMQ > > >> * Apache HttpClient > > >> * Apache Lucene > > >> * Apache JClouds > > >> > > >> Besides these direct alignments, Usergrid also complements Apache > Cordova > > >> and could provide several advantages to the mobile application > developer > > >> community they serve. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Known Risks == > > >> > > >> === Orphaned products === > > >> There are now at least two vendors running Usergrid in product. > Apigee is > > >> an > > >> established startup with a large, diversified customer roster and > Korea > > >> Telecom is a major, national telecommunications company. The > continuity of > > >> Usergrid, as an open-source, vendor-independent product are in the > interest > > >> of all parties. Beyond the vendors, Globo.com and many others large > > >> companies have been relying on Usergrid for critical applications and > as > > >> such they are committed to contributing to the effort. > > >> > > >> === Inexperience with Open Source === > > >> The Usergrid project has been open source and under the ALv2 for 2 > years on > > >> Github and many of its contributors came with previous open-source > > >> experience, (as referenced above), including active members of these > > >> communities: > > >> > > >> * Apache > > >> * Cassandra (& Hector) > > >> * Lucene > > >> * Hibernate > > >> * CouchDB > > >> * PhoneGap > > >> * jQuery > > >> > > >> Development in this open forum has resulted in a growing community of > > >> contributors, and the Usergrid project is now ready and eager to > embrace > > >> and > > >> learn from Apache's wealth of experience. Usergrid would like to > embrace an > > >> even greater culture of open participation as witnessed on so many > Apache > > >> projects. > > >> > > >> === Homogenous Developers === > > >> The core development team for Usergrid is a geographically and > > >> technologically diverse group. Apigee’s team is itself distributed, > with > > >> contributors based in each timezone in the continental US. Additional > > >> regular contributors have joined us from India, Asia, Oceania, South > > >> America, the Middle East and Europe. While roughly half of our core > > >> developers come from a Java background, the other half is comprised > of iOS, > > >> Ruby, and JavaScript developers. > > >> > > >> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > > >> Most of the principal developers are paid by their employers to > contribute, > > >> but not all. Throughout the life of the project, we’ve seen > passionate, > > >> personal commitment from all parties, as evidenced by our commit > > >> distribution on weekends > > >> (https://github.com/apigee/usergrid-stack/graphs/punch-card). We also > > >> believe, given the growing interest in mobile API services and the > range of > > >> individuals and corporations that are eager to participate, that > > >> non-salaried contributions will grow. We know the "The Apache Way" > will > > >> help > > >> us further accelerate this process. > > >> > > >> === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > > >> There's much potential for collaboration with Apache Cordova and, of > > >> course, > > >> the Cassandra community because of the underlying foundations of > Usergrid's > > >> scalability. In the future there may be more interactions with any of > the > > >> communities that Usergrid has direct dependencies to. > > >> > > >> === A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > > >> Although we are aware of the strength of the Apache brand, we are > primarily > > >> interested in the transforming power of the Apache Way to help guide > > >> Usergrid towards a more diversified and meritocratic community. To > that > > >> end, > > >> the brand's primary benefit for us is to help to attract more > participants > > >> and diversify the community. Having several committers, PMC > participants, > > >> and members of Apache as developers on Usergrid, there's little > infatuation > > >> with the brand, and the Usergrid community is actively conscious of > this > > >> not > > >> being a driver for joining the Apache community. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Documentation == > > >> > > >> Information on Usergrid can be found at: > > >> https://developers.apigee.com/app-services. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Initial Source == > > >> > > >> All initial sources can be found here: https://github/usergrid > > >> > > >> > > >> == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == > > >> > > >> The IP transfer for Usergrid is trivial due to it's single source and > > >> existing ASLv2 licensing. > > >> > > >> > > >> == External Dependencies == > > >> > > >> Most dependencies are Apache compatible licenses (Category A). A > small set > > >> of Category B licenses, like the CDDL exists. For more details please > see > > >> Dependency Licenses. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Cryptography == > > >> > > >> Not relevant to Usergrid since all code dealing with cryptography > already > > >> comes from the JDK or from dependencies on Apache Software. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Required Resources == > > >> > > >> === Mailing lists === > > >> * priv...@usergrid.incubator.apache.org (moderated) > > >> * d...@usergrid.incubator.apache.org > > >> * comm...@usergrid.incubator.apache.org > > >> > > >> === Subversion Directory === > > >> We prefer to use Git as our source control system: > > >> git://git.apache.org/usergrid/. If possible, we would like to keep > > >> leveraging the extremely useful github facilities for workflow using a > > >> process much like that employed by the Apache Cordova project > (documented > > >> here http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/ContributorWorkflow). > > >> > > >> === Issue Tracking === > > >> JIRA Usergrid (USERGRID) > > >> > > >> === Other Resources === > > >> None. > > >> > > >> > > >> == Initial Committers == > > >> > > >> * Alberto Leal <albert...@gmail.com> (Globo.com) > > >> * Alex Karasulu <akaras...@apache.org> (Apigee) > > >> * Dave Johnson <snoopd...@apache.org> (Apigee) > > >> * Ed Anuff <e...@anuff.com> (Apigee) > > >> * Nate McCall <zznat...@gmail.com> (The Last Pickle) > > >> * Rod Simpson <r...@rodsimpson.com> (Apigee) > > >> * Scott Ganyo <scottga...@apache.org> (Apigee) > > >> * Shaozhuang Liu <st...@hibernate.org> > > >> * Sungju Jin <sun...@softwaregeeks.org> (Korea Telecom) > > >> * Tim Anglade <timangl...@gmail.com> (Apigee) > > >> * Todd Nine <todd.n...@gmail.com> (Apigee) > > >> * Jim Jagielski <j...@apache.org> (RedHat) > > >> > > >> > > >> == Affiliations == > > >> > > >> * Apigee > > >> * Korea Telecom > > >> * Globo.com > > >> * The Last Pickle > > >> > > >> > > >> == Sponsors == > > >> > > >> === Champion === > > >> Jim Jagielski <j...@apache.org> > > >> > > >> === Nominated Mentors === > > >> * Alex Karasulu <akaras...@apache.org> > > >> * Dave Johnson <snoopd...@apache.org> > > >> > > >> === 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 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sanjiva Weerawarana, Ph.D. > > > Founder, Chairman & CEO; WSO2, Inc.; http://wso2.com/ > > > email: sanj...@wso2.com; phone: +94 11 763 9614; cell: +94 77 787 > 6880 | +1 > > > 650 265 8311 > > > blog: http://sanjiva.weerawarana.org/ > > > > > > Lean . 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