Hi Roman, On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 4:07 PM, <general-digest-h...@incubator.apache.org> wrote:
> > I would like to propose HTrace to be consider for > Apache Incubator. The proposal is attached and > is also available on the wiki: > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/HTraceProposal > I would like to offer my time and availability as a mentor for HTrace should it be successful in becoming a podling. > == Initial Goals == > HTrace is a small project of narrow scope but with a grand vision: > * Move the HTrace source and repository to Apache, a vendor-neutral > location. Currently HTrace resides at a Cloudera-hosted repository. > * Add past contributors as committers and institute Apache governance. > * Evangelize and encourage HTrace diffusion. Initially we will > continue a focus on the Hadoop space since that is where most of the > initial contributors work and it is where HTrace has been initially > deployed. > * Building out the standalone visualization tool that ships with HTrace. > * Build more community and add more committers > Sounds realistic and is also fully in line with the Known Risks you point out below. > > > == Known Risks == > As noted above, development has been sporadic up to this. It may continue > so. > > HTrace is not the primary focus of any of the current list of contributors. > It is for all a side effort. HTrace may lack sufficient impetus with such > a state of affairs. > > It is important that this is not only mentioned but emphasized within the proposal. I respect the realistic and honest approach. I would be keen to ensure that this is not a code dumping exercise. This would probably be my main goal as a mentor if I was deemed suitable to be involved at that level. I am also interested in the software. It may have application in a number of ongoing projects I am working on. > > We will be soliciting more mentors as part of the proposal process. > > Please consider me. Thanks Lewis
