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.
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  --
>>>>>>> Sean
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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