Based on the results of the discussion thread: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201405.mbox/%3CCAJg1wMRGhLu4P7LeVQB%2B5K0C-fr-pw2448uj%3D6-3zHag4F1EbA%40mail.gmail.com%3E
I would like to call a vote on accepting Parquet into the incubator. https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/ParquetProposal [ ] +1 Accept Parquet into the Incubator [ ] +0 Indifferent to the acceptance of Parquet [ ] -1 Do not accept Parquet because ... The vote will be open until Thursday May 22nd 18:00 UTC. = Parquet Proposal = == Abstract == Parquet is a columnar storage format for Hadoop. == Proposal == We created Parquet to make the advantages of compressed, efficient columnar data representation available to any project in the Hadoop ecosystem, regardless of the choice of data processing framework, data model, or programming language. == Background == Parquet is built from the ground up with complex nested data structures in mind, and uses the repetition/definition level approach to encoding such data structures, as popularized by Google Dremel ( https://blog.twitter.com/2013/dremel-made-simple-with-parquet). We believe this approach is superior to simple flattening of nested name spaces. Parquet is built to support very efficient compression and encoding schemes. Parquet allows compression schemes to be specified on a per-column level, and is future-proofed to allow adding more encodings as they are invented and implemented. We separate the concepts of encoding and compression, allowing parquet consumers to implement operators that work directly on encoded data without paying decompression and decoding penalty when possible. == Rationale == Parquet is built to be used by anyone. We believe that an efficient, well-implemented columnar storage substrate should be useful to all frameworks without the cost of extensive and difficult to set up dependencies. Furthermore, the rapid growth of Parquet community is empowered by open source. We believe the Apache foundation is a great fit as the long-term home for Parquet, as it provides an established process for community-driven development and decision making by consensus. This is exactly the model we want for future Parquet development. == Initial Goals == * Move the existing codebase to Apache * Integrate with the Apache development process * Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License version 2.0 * Incremental development and releases per Apache guidelines == Current Status == Parquet has undergone 2 major releases: https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-format/releases of the core format and 22 releases: https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-mr/releases of the supporting set of Java libraries. The Parquet source is currently hosted at GitHub, which will seed the Apache git repository. === Meritocracy === We plan to invest in supporting a meritocracy. We will discuss the requirements in an open forum. Several companies have already expressed interest in this project, and we intend to invite additional developers to participate. We will encourage and monitor community participation so that privileges can be extended to those that contribute. === Community === There is a large need for an advanced columnar storage format for Hadoop. Parquet is being used in production by many organizations (see https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-mr/blob/master/PoweredBy.md) * Cloudera: https://twitter.com/HenryR/statuses/324222874011451392 * Criteo: https://twitter.com/julsimon/statuses/312114074911666177 * Salesforce: https://twitter.com/TwitterOSS/statuses/392734610116726784 * Stripe: https://twitter.com/avibryant/statuses/391339949250715648 * Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_/statuses/315844725611581441 By bringing Parquet into Apache, we believe that the community will grow even bigger. === Core Developers === Parquet was initially developed as a collaboration between Twitter, Cloudera and Criteo. See https://blog.twitter.com/2013/announcing-parquet-10-columnar-storage-for-hadoop === Alignment === We believe that having Parquet at Apache will help further the growth of the big-data community, as it will encourage cooperation within the greater ecosystem of projects spawned by Apache Hadoop. The alignment is also beneficial to other Apache communities (such as Hadoop, Hive, Avro). == Known Risks == === Orphaned Products === The risk of the Parquet project being abandoned is minimal. There are many organizations using Parquet in production, including Twitter, Cloudera, Stripe, and Salesforce ( http://blog.cloudera.com/blog/2013/10/parquet-at-salesforce-com/). === Inexperience with Open Source === Parquet has existed as a healthy open source for one year. During that time, we have curated an open-source community successfully, attracting over 40 contributors (see https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-mr/graphs/contributors) from a diverse group of companies. Several of the core contributors to the project are deeply familiar with OSS and Apache specifically: Julien Le Dem was until recently the PMC Chair for Apache Pig, and Dmitriy Ryaboy, Aniket Mokashi, and Jonathan Coveney are also Apache Pig committers with contributions to several other Apache projects. Todd Lipcon and Tom White are committers to Apache Hadoop and multiple other related projects. Brock Noland is a Hive committer. === Homogenous Developers === The initial committers come from a number of companies and countries. Parquet has an active community of developers, and we are committed to recruiting additional committers based on their contributions to the project. The java library component alone has contributions from 31 individual github accounts, 14 of which contributed over 1000 lines of code. === Reliance on Salaried Developers === It is expected that Parquet development will occur on both salaried time and on volunteer time, after hours. The majority of initial committers are paid by their employers to contribute to this project. However, they are all passionate about the project, and we are confident that the project will continue even if no salaried developers contribute to the project. As evidence of this statement, we present the GitHub punchcard (see https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-mr/graphs/punch-card) showing that a lot of activity happens on weekends. We are committed to recruiting additional committers including non-salaried developers. === Relationships with Other Apache Products === As mentioned in the Alignment section, Parquet is closely related to Hadoop. It provides an API that allowed it to be easily integrated with many other apache projects: Pig, Hive, Avro, Thrift, Spark, Drill, Crunch, Tajo. Some of the features it provides are similar to the ORC file format which is part of the Hive project. However Parquet focused on being framework agnostic and language independent and has been really successful to that end. On top of the Apache projects mentioned above, Parquet is also integrated with other open source projects, including Protocol Buffers, Cloudera Impala or Scrooge. We look forward to continue collaborating with those communities, as well as other Apache communities. === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === Parquet is an already healthy and well known open source project. This proposal is not for the purpose of generating publicity. Rather, the primary benefits to joining Apache are those outlined in the Rationale section. == Documentation == Documentation is currently located as README markdown files: * https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-format * https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-mr == Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan == The Parquet codebase is currently hosted on Github: https://github.com/Parquet. These are the codebases that we would migrate to the Apache foundation. == External Dependencies == * Junit: EPL * Apache Commons: ALv2 * Apache Thrift: ALv2 * Apache Maven: ALv2 * Apache Avro: ALv2 * Apache Hadoop: ALv2 * Google Guava: ALv2 * Google Protobuf: New BSD License == Cryptography == We do not expect Parquet to be a controlled export item due to the use of encryption. == Required Resources == === Mailing lists === * priv...@parquet.incubator.apache.org * comm...@parquet.incubator.apache.org * d...@parquet.incubator.apache.org == Subversion Directory == Git is the preferred source control system: * git://git.apache.org/parquet-format * git://git.apache.org/parquet-mr == Issue Tracking == We'd like to keep using the Git review and issue tracking tools. Controlling Pull requests closing through git commit messages in git.apache.org == Initial Committers == * Aniket Mokashi <aniket...@gmail.com> * Brock Noland <br...@apache.org> * Chris Aniszczyk <caniszc...@gmail.com> * Dmitriy Ryaboy <dvrya...@apache.org> * Jake Farrell <jfarr...@apache.org> * Jonathan Coveney <jcove...@gmail.com> * Julien Le Dem <jul...@apache.org> * Lukas Nalezenec <lukas.naleze...@gmail.com> * Marcel Kornacker <mar...@cloudera.com> * Mickael Lacour * Nong Li <n...@cloudera.com> * Remy Pecqueur * Ryan Blue <b...@cloudera.com> * Tianshuo Deng <dengtians...@gmail.com> * Tom White <tomwh...@apache.org> * Wesley Peck == Affiliations == * Aniket Mokashi - Twitter * Brock Noland - Cloudera * Chris Aniszczyk - Twitter * Dmitriy Ryaboy - Twitter * Jake Farrell * Jonathan Coveney - Twitter * Julien Le Dem - Twitter * Lukas Nalezenec * Marcel Kornacker - Cloudera * Mickael Lacour - Criteo * Nong Li - Cloudera * Remy Pecqueur - Criteo * Ryan Blue - Cloudera * Tianshuo Deng - Twitter * Tom White - Cloudera * Wesley Peck - ARRIS, Inc. == Sponsors == === Champion === * Todd Lipcon === Nominated Mentors === * Tom White * Chris Mattmann * Jake Farrell * Roman Shaposhnik === Sponsoring Entity === The Apache Incubator -- Cheers, Chris Aniszczyk http://aniszczyk.org +1 512 961 6719
