Andrew - I've updated the proposal to reflect you as a mentor. * Andrew Purtell (Salesforce) <apurtell at apache dot org>, IPMC Member
Thanks again Joe On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Joe Witt <joe.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > Andrew - appreciate your comments and offer to assist as a mentor. Now > that the vote for incubation has kicked off i'm not sure what i'm allowed > to do or not. Will check will Benson. > > For what it is worth I agree Sean raised a great point. I think it will > be an important part of our community building effort. And to echo Josh's > point this proposal represents not just our intent to grow the community > outside our current home but rather move homes - to the ASF. We're very > excited to have this opportunity. > > Thanks > Joe > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Josh Elser <els...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Thanks for the clarification -- that wasn't how it came across to me. >> >> >> Andrew Purtell wrote: >> >>> I didn't make an assertion *about* Accumulo, what I said exactly was: >>> >>> "that Accumulo may or may not suffer from "bifurcation" is >>> debatable" >>> >>> I assert there are two sides to that argument (I've heard them both), >>> merely to suggest that Sean's concerns should not be dismissed as they >>> were. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Josh Elser<els...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> I would tend to disagree with your assertion about Accumulo, but this is >>>> neither the time nor the place to discuss Accumulo's strengths and >>>> weaknesses. >>>> >>>> I'll make the assumption that request to enter incubation is a strong >>>> intent to grow outside of the project's current home. >>>> >>>> +1 (non-binding) for entry >>>> >>>> >>>> Andrew Purtell wrote: >>>> >>>> From what I understand, that Accumulo may or may not suffer from >>>>> "bifurcation" is debatable despite this blanket claim otherwise. >>>>> >>>>> Regardless, Sean's point is valid, even if only a theoretical concern >>>>> for >>>>> NiFi at this point. If the podling is interested in growing outside >>>>> community I'd be happy to sign on as a mentor to help that happen. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:32 AM, Benson Margulies<bimargulies@gmail. >>>>> com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sean, >>>>> >>>>>> The precedent of Accumulo is that the govt people and agencies >>>>>> involved >>>>>> are >>>>>> ready and able to have their staff collaborate openly in an Apache >>>>>> community. There's no need to contemplate bifurcation; we have this >>>>>> proposal because the management recognizes that this collaboration >>>>>> produces >>>>>> better stuff that solves more problems than the 'inside the tent' >>>>>> alternative. >>>>>> >>>>>> --benson >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:50 AM, Sean Busbey<bus...@cloudera.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm really excited to see NiFi come to the incubator; it'd be a >>>>>> great >>>>>> >>>>>>> addition to the ASF. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A few points in the proposal: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> == Initial Goals == >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One of these should be to grow the community outside of the current >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> niche, >>>>>> >>>>>> IMHO. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> More on this below under "orphaned projects" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> * Determine and establish a mechanism, possibly including a >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> sub-project construct, that allows for extensions to the core >>>>>>>>> application to occur at a pace that differs from the core >>>>>>>>> application >>>>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don't think the proposal needs to include the "e.g. with >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> sub-projects" >>>>>>> part. Just noting >>>>>>> that your goals in the incubator are to address the need to have >>>>>>> >>>>>>> different >>>>>> >>>>>> release cycles >>>>>>> for core and extensions is sufficient. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> === Community === >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Over the past several years, NiFi has developed a strong community >>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>> both developers and operators within the U.S. government. We look >>>>>>>>> forward to helping grow this to a broader base of industries. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How much, if any, of this community do you expect to engage via >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> customary project >>>>>>> lists once NiFi is established within the ASF? Will the project be >>>>>>> able >>>>>>> >>>>>>> to >>>>>> >>>>>> leverage this >>>>>>> established group? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> === Orphaned Products === >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Risk of orphaning is minimal. The project user and developer base >>>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>>> substantial, growing, and there is already extensive operational >>>>>>>>> use >>>>>>>>> of NiFi. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Given that the established base is internal to the U.S. >>>>>>>> government, I'd >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> encourage the >>>>>>> podling to consider the risk of a bifurcated project should a >>>>>>> substantial >>>>>>> outside >>>>>>> community fail to emerge or if those internal users should fail to >>>>>>> engage >>>>>>> with the >>>>>>> outside community. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You cover a related issue in your "Homogenous Developers" section. >>>>>>> But I >>>>>>> think >>>>>>> building on the "Community" section of the current state to call this >>>>>>> out >>>>>>> as an >>>>>>> independent issue is worthwhile. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> possible. This environment includes widely accessible source code >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> repositories, published artifacts, ticket tracking, and extensive >>>>>>>>> documentation. We also encourage contributions and frequent debate >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> hold regular, collaborative discussions through e-mail, chat rooms, >>>>>>>>> and in-person meet-ups. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Do you anticipate any difficulties moving these established >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> communication >>>>>>> mechanisms to ASF public lists? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> === Documentation === >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> At this time there is no NiFi documentation on the web. However, we >>>>>>>>> have extensive documentation included within the application that >>>>>>>>> details usage of the many functions. We will be rapidly expanding >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> available documentation to cover things like installation, >>>>>>>>> developer >>>>>>>>> guide, frequently asked questions, best practices, and more. This >>>>>>>>> documentation will be posted to the NiFi wiki at apache.org. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I love projects that start with documentation. :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't think the proposal needs to include that the documentation >>>>>>> will >>>>>>> >>>>>>> be >>>>>> >>>>>> posted >>>>>>> to the NiFi wiki, since that's an implementation detail. Just say >>>>>>> "this >>>>>>> documentation >>>>>>> will be made available via the NiFi project's use of incubator >>>>>>> infra." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> (I'll save detail for the eventual dev@ list, but you should >>>>>>> strongly >>>>>>> consider not >>>>>>> using the wiki to host this documentation.) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Sean >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 11:27 PM, Brock Noland<br...@cloudera.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Joe, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I know you've done a tremendous amount of work to make this happen >>>>>>>> so I >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> am >>>>>>> >>>>>>> extremely happy this is *finally* making it's way to the incubator! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I look forward to helping in anyway I can. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>> Brock >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Mattmann, Chris A (3980)< >>>>>>>> chris.a.mattm...@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This is *fan freakin¹ tastic* Sounds like an awesome project and >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> glad to hear a relationship to Tika! Awesome to see more government >>>>>>>>> projects coming into the ASF! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> you already have a great set of mentors and I don¹t really have >>>>>>>>> more >>>>>>>>> time on my plate, but really happy and will try and monitor and >>>>>>>>> help >>>>>>>>> on the lists. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>>>>>> Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. >>>>>>>>> Chief Architect >>>>>>>>> Instrument Software and Science Data Systems Section (398) >>>>>>>>> NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA >>>>>>>>> Office: 168-519, Mailstop: 168-527 >>>>>>>>> Email: chris.a.mattm...@nasa.gov >>>>>>>>> WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ >>>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>>>>>> Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science Department >>>>>>>>> University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA >>>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: Joe Witt<joe.w...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> Reply-To: "general@incubator.apache.org"< >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> general@incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 3:02 AM >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To: "general@incubator.apache.org"<general@incubator.apache.org> >>>>>>>>> Subject: [PROPOSAL] NiFi for Incubation >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I would like to propose NiFi as an Apache Incubator Project. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In addition to the copy provided below the Wiki version of the >>>>>>>>>> proposal can be found here: >>>>>>>>>> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/NiFiProposal >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Joe >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> = NiFi Proposal = >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Abstract == >>>>>>>>>> NiFi is a dataflow system based on the concepts of flow-based >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> programming. >>>>>>>>> == Proposal == >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> NiFi supports powerful and scalable directed graphs of data >>>>>>>>>> routing, >>>>>>>>>> transformation, and system mediation logic. Some of the >>>>>>>>>> high-level >>>>>>>>>> capabilities and objectives of NiFi include: >>>>>>>>>> * Web-based user interface for seamless experience between >>>>>>>>>> design, >>>>>>>>>> control, feedback, and monitoring of data flows >>>>>>>>>> * Highly configurable along several dimensions of quality of >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> service >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> such as loss tolerant versus guaranteed delivery, low latency versus >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> high throughput, and priority based queuing >>>>>>>>>> * Fine-grained data provenance for all data received, forked, >>>>>>>>>> joined, cloned, modified, sent, and ultimately dropped as data >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> reaches >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> its configured end-state >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * Component-based extension model along well defined interfaces >>>>>>>>>> enabling rapid development and effective testing >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Background == >>>>>>>>>> Reliable and effective dataflow between systems can be difficult >>>>>>>>>> whether you're running scripts on a laptop or have a massive >>>>>>>>>> distributed computing system operated by numerous teams and >>>>>>>>>> organizations. As the volume and rate of data grows and as the >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> number >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> of systems, protocols, and formats increase and evolve so too does >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> complexity and need for greater insight and agility. These are the >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> dataflow challenges that NiFi was built to tackle. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> NiFi is designed in a manner consistent with the core concepts >>>>>>>>>> described in flow-based programming as originally documented by J. >>>>>>>>>> Paul Morrison in the 1970s. This model lends itself well to >>>>>>>>>> visual >>>>>>>>>> diagramming, concurrency, componentization, testing, and reuse. >>>>>>>>>> In >>>>>>>>>> addition to staying close to the fundamentals of flow-based >>>>>>>>>> programming, NiFi provides integration system specific features >>>>>>>>>> such >>>>>>>>>> as: guaranteed delivery; back pressure; ability to gracefully >>>>>>>>>> handle >>>>>>>>>> backlogs and data surges; and an operator interface that enables >>>>>>>>>> on-the-fly data flow generation, modification, and observation. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Rationale == >>>>>>>>>> NiFi provides a reliable, scalable, manageable and accountable >>>>>>>>>> platform for developers and technical staff to create and evolve >>>>>>>>>> powerful data flows. Such a system is useful in many contexts >>>>>>>>>> including large-scale enterprise integration, interaction with >>>>>>>>>> cloud >>>>>>>>>> services and frameworks, business to business, intra-departmental, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> inter-departmental flows. NiFi fits well within the Apache Software >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Foundation (ASF) family as it depends on numerous ASF projects and >>>>>>>>>> integrates with several others. We also anticipate developing >>>>>>>>>> extensions for several other ASF projects such as Cassandra, >>>>>>>>>> Kafka, >>>>>>>>>> and Storm in the near future. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Initial Goals == >>>>>>>>>> * Ensure all dependencies are compliant with Apache License >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> version >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2.0 and all that all code and documentation artifacts have the >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> correct >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apache licensing markings and notice. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> * Establish a formal release process and schedule, allowing for >>>>>>>>>> dependable release cycles in a manner consistent with the Apache >>>>>>>>>> development process. >>>>>>>>>> * Determine and establish a mechanism, possibly including a >>>>>>>>>> sub-project construct, that allows for extensions to the core >>>>>>>>>> application to occur at a pace that differs from the core >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> application >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> == Current Status == >>>>>>>>>> === Meritocracy === >>>>>>>>>> An integration platform is only as good as its ability to >>>>>>>>>> integrate >>>>>>>>>> systems in a reliable, timely, and repeatable manner. The same >>>>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> said of its ability to attract talent and a variety of perspectives >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> as >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> integration systems by their nature are always evolving. We will >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> actively seek help and encourage promotion of influence in the >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> project >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> through meritocracy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> === Community === >>>>>>>>>> Over the past several years, NiFi has developed a strong community >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> both developers and operators within the U.S. government. We look >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> forward to helping grow this to a broader base of industries. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Core Developers === >>>>>>>>>> The initial core developers are employed by the National Security >>>>>>>>>> Agency and defense contractors. We will work to grow the >>>>>>>>>> community >>>>>>>>>> among a more diverse set of developers and industries. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Alignment === >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> From its inception, NiFi was developed with an open source >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> philosophy >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> in mind and with the hopes of eventually being truly open sourced. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Apache way is consistent with the approach we have taken to >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> date. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The ASF clearly provides a mature and effective environment for >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> successful development as is evident across the spectrum of >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> well-known >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> projects. Further, NiFi depends on numerous ASF libraries and >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> projects including; ActiveMQ, Ant, Commons, Lucene, Hadoop, >>>>>>>>>> HttpClient, Jakarta and Maven. We also anticipate extensions and >>>>>>>>>> dependencies with several more ASF projects, including Accumulo, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Avro, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Casandra, HBase, JClouds, Storm, Kafka, Thrift, Tika, and others. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This existing alignment with Apache and the desired community makes >>>>>>>>>> the Apache Incubator a good fit for NiFi. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Known Risks == >>>>>>>>>> === Orphaned Products === >>>>>>>>>> Risk of orphaning is minimal. The project user and developer base >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> substantial, growing, and there is already extensive operational use >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> of NiFi. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Inexperience with Open Source === >>>>>>>>>> The initial committers to NiFi have limited experience with true >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> open >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> source software development. However, despite the project origins >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> being from closed source development we have modelled our behavior >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> community development on The Apache Way to the greatest extent >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> possible. This environment includes widely accessible source code >>>>>>>>>> repositories, published artifacts, ticket tracking, and extensive >>>>>>>>>> documentation. We also encourage contributions and frequent debate >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> hold regular, collaborative discussions through e-mail, chat rooms, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and in-person meet-ups. We are committed to the ideals of open >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> source >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> software and will eagerly seek out mentors and sponsors who can help >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> us quickly come up to speed. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Homogenous Developers === >>>>>>>>>> The initial committers of NiFi come from a limited set of entities >>>>>>>>>> though we are committed to recruiting and developing additional >>>>>>>>>> committers from a broad spectrum of industries and backgrounds. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === >>>>>>>>>> We expect NiFi development to continue on salaried time and >>>>>>>>>> through >>>>>>>>>> volunteer time. The initial committers are paid by their >>>>>>>>>> employers >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> contribute to this project. We are committed to developing and >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> recruiting participation from developers both salaried and >>>>>>>>>> non-salaried. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Relationship with other Apache Projects === >>>>>>>>>> As described in the alignment section, NiFi is already heavily >>>>>>>>>> dependent on other ASF projects and we anticipate further >>>>>>>>>> dependence >>>>>>>>>> and integration with new and emerging projects in the Apache >>>>>>>>>> family. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === >>>>>>>>>> We respect the laudable Apache brand and that is certainly a >>>>>>>>>> factor >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the decision to propose NiFi for the Apache Incubator. We intend to >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> provide a great deal of energy and capability to the ASF through >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> project. We will be sensitive to and respectful of any overuse of >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apache brand and ensure our focus remains on how we benefit the >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apache >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> community. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> === Documentation === >>>>>>>>>> At this time there is no NiFi documentation on the web. However, >>>>>>>>>> we >>>>>>>>>> have extensive documentation included within the application that >>>>>>>>>> details usage of the many functions. We will be rapidly expanding >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> available documentation to cover things like installation, developer >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> guide, frequently asked questions, best practices, and more. This >>>>>>>>>> documentation will be posted to the NiFi wiki at apache.org. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Initial Source == >>>>>>>>>> NiFi has been in active development since late 2006 with >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> contributions >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >from dozens of developers and feedback from hundreds of users and >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> developers. The core codebase is written in Java and includes >>>>>>>>>> detailed Javadocs and feature documentation. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Source and Intellectual Property Submission == >>>>>>>>>> Previously referred to as Niagarafiles, the NiFi code and >>>>>>>>>> documentation materials will be submitted by the National Security >>>>>>>>>> Agency. NiFi has been developed by a mix of government employees >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> private companies under government contract. Material developed by >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the government employees is in the public domain and no U.S. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> copyright >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> exists in works of the federal government. For the contractor >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> developed material in the initial submission, the U.S. Government >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> has >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> sufficient authority to open source per DFARS 252.227-7014. NSA >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> has >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> submitted the Software Grant Agreement and Corporate Contributor >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> License Agreement to the Apache Software Foundation. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == External Dependencies == >>>>>>>>>> We have at least one dependency on an LGPL library which we will >>>>>>>>>> promptly address. Otherwise, we believe all current dependencies >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> compatible with the ASF guidelines. Our dependency licenses come >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the following license styles: Apache v 2.0, BSD, Public Domain, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Eclipse Public v1, MIT, CDDL v1. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Cryptography == >>>>>>>>>> Consistent with http://www.apache.org/licenses/exports/ we >>>>>>>>>> believe >>>>>>>>>> NiFi is classified as ECCN 5D002. NiFi doesn't implement any >>>>>>>>>> cryptographic algorithms but is designed to use algorithms >>>>>>>>>> provided >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> by >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Oracle Java Cryptographic Extensions, BouncyCastle, and JCraft, Inc. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> These cryptographic algorithm providers are used to support SSL, >>>>>>>>>> SSH/SFTP, and the encryption and decryption of sensitive >>>>>>>>>> properties. >>>>>>>>>> In the event that it becomes necessary we will engage with >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> appropriate >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apache members to ensure we file any necessary paperwork or >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> clarified >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> any cryptographic export license concerns. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> == Required Resources == >>>>>>>>>> === Mailing Lists === >>>>>>>>>> * u...@nifi.incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>>>> * d...@nifi.incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>>>> * priv...@nifi.incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>>>> * comm...@nifi.incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Source Control === >>>>>>>>>> NiFi requests use of Git for source control >>>>>>>>>> (git://git.apache.org/nifi.git). We request a writeable Git repo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NiFi with mirroring to be setup to Github through INFRA. We request >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> sponsor Benson Margulies (bimargulies) to assist with creating the >>>>>>>>>> INFRA ticket for this. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Issue Tracking === >>>>>>>>>> JIRA NiFi (NIFI) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Initial Committers === >>>>>>>>>> * Brandon Devries<brandon.devries at gmail dot com> >>>>>>>>>> * Matt Gilman<matt.c.gilman at gmail dot com> >>>>>>>>>> * Tony Kurc<trkurc at gmail dot com> >>>>>>>>>> * Mark Payne<markap14 at hotmail dot com> >>>>>>>>>> * Adam Taft<adam at adamtaft dot com> >>>>>>>>>> * Joseph Witt<joewitt at gmail dot com> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Affiliations === >>>>>>>>>> * Brandon Devries (Requitest, Inc.) >>>>>>>>>> * Matt Gilman (Raytheon) >>>>>>>>>> * Tony Kurc (National Security Agency) >>>>>>>>>> * Mark Payne (Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc.) >>>>>>>>>> * Adam Taft (Requitest, Inc.) >>>>>>>>>> * Joseph Witt (National Security Agency) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> == Sponsors == >>>>>>>>>> === Champion === >>>>>>>>>> * Benson Margulies (Basis Technology)<bimargulies at apache dot >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> org> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> === Nominated Mentors === >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> * Drew Farris (Booz Allen Hamilton)<drew at apache dot org> >>>>>>>>>> * Brock Noland (Cloudera)<brock at apache dot org> >>>>>>>>>> * Billie Rinaldi (Hortonworks)<billie at apache dot org> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> === Sponsoring Entity === >>>>>>>>>> We request the Apache Incubator to sponsor this project. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>>>>> --------- >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Sean >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 >> >> >