This is great news we look forward to creating a vibrant community with you all. -Tony
> On Jan 20, 2016, at 6:04 PM, Hadrian Zbarcea <hzbar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Vote passes with: > [10] +1 - amareshwari, jmclean, hthomann, humbedooh, sterling, jbonofre, > jhyde, venkatesh, jamestaylor, hadrian > [ 3] +1 - (non-binding) > [ 0] 0 - > [ 0] -1 - > > Congrats to the iota community and welcome to the ASF. I will work with the > iota community and our infra to get the project set up in the incubator. > > Cheers, > Hadrian > > On 01/16/2016 03:40 PM, Hadrian Zbarcea wrote: >> The vote is as usually open for at least 72 hours. >> >> Here's my +1. >> >> Hadrian >> >> >> On 01/16/2016 03:12 PM, Hadrian Zbarcea wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> The iota proposal [1] (initially Tempo) was proposed about 6 weeks ago. >>> >>> Because of the naming conflict that would have likely required to change >>> name at graduation, the project name was changed to "Apache iota" (the >>> greek letter), which resonates better with the IoT field the project >>> targets and passed a summary podling name search. >>> >>> The code was made available in December for our review and answers on >>> the general@ list have been answered. >>> >>> We think it's time to move to the next step, a formal vote. Therefore... >>> >>> Please cast your vote to: >>> [] +1 - accept Apache iota as a new incubating project >>> [] 0 - not sure >>> [] -1 - do not accept the Apache iota project (because: ...) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Hadrian >>> >>> >>> [1] https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/IotaProposal >>> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota >>> >>> >>> --------------------- >>> >>> iota Proposal >>> >>> Abstract >>> >>> The Apache Foundation has been very successful in bringing together key >>> software components that have enabled people to interact with each other >>> via a variety of content platforms and it will no doubt continue to do >>> so. At the same time modern society is becoming increasingly dependent >>> on devices that interact with each other and with people. The amount of >>> data that will be produced by devices will be orders of magnitude >>> greater than what has been produced by humans in the past. In addition, >>> the orchestration of devices and people will be an important area of >>> growth for the foreseeable future. This new dynamic will eventually >>> become manifest in a growing number of Apache projects that enable this >>> to occur. Our wish is to contribute to this movement by contributing the >>> iota system to the Open Source Community via the Apache Foundation. >>> Apache iota is an open platform to interconnect any and all devices, >>> sensors, people, and applications, henceforth referred to as points, >>> through a scalable, secure, and modular architecture, enabling >>> applications to generate analysis, create actions and/or add >>> intelligence to their behaviors and patterns. >>> >>> Proposal >>> >>> Perhaps you are a homeowner configuring the interaction between your >>> family and all the smart devices in your home. Or you might be a global >>> company orchestrating millions of devices and people across different >>> continents. Either way you face the same fundamental problem; namely, >>> how do you manage many points in a secure robust and meaningful manner? >>> Apache iota is an open source software system that enables homeowners >>> and global companies to download a software system that provides secure >>> and robust orchestration. >>> >>> The iota system consists of a variety of components: >>> >>> A basic but extensible desktop >>> An extensible mechanism for capturing data from a variety of sources >>> A set of translators that feed the data capture mechanism and a >>> framework for the development of additional translators >>> A secure means of moving data using digital envelopes based on symmetric >>> and asymmetric encryption and decryption via Apache Kafka >>> Optionally maintaining data encrypted in a datastore >>> Support for a variety of data repositories >>> Authentication and authorization using OAuth2 >>> Secure APIs for access to data and the system information >>> User management >>> Device management >>> Automated software upgrades via Salt >>> Configuration management >>> Robust basic infrastructure based on Apache Mesos that enables >>> scalability >>> Dockerized applications >>> Background >>> >>> We are in the midst of a revolution in which the Internet of Things >>> (IoT) is poised to impact the development of our society in ways we can >>> not even begin to imagine. Unfortunately, we know of no coherent OSS >>> (Open Source Software) solution that can harness the potentialities of >>> this increasingly important trend. Manufacturers of IoT devices, both in >>> the consumer and industrial spaces, continue to develop proprietary >>> systems. Apache iota is an open source IoT system that creates an open >>> source solution enabling the orchestration of IoT devices that brings >>> the benefits of OSS to this space. Apache iota was initially developed >>> by Litbit and is deployed in a growing number of Industrial contexts, >>> especially in the context of Data Center Infrastructure. >>> >>> Rationale >>> >>> Apache iota is a general platform for orchestrating IoT devices in both >>> consumer and industrial contexts. It is complementary to the existing >>> Apache projects and is itself built using of a number of Apache >>> projects. Bringing iota into Apache is very beneficial to both the >>> Apache community and the IoT community. >>> >>> The rapid growth of IoT needs to be harnessed in the Open Source >>> Community. We believe the Apache Foundation is a great fit as the >>> long-term home for iota, as it provides an established process for >>> community-driven development and decision making by consensus. This is >>> exactly the model we want for future iota 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 >>> >>> Apache iota has undergone a major release (0.1) and is being used in >>> production by several global organizations. The iota codebase is >>> currently hosted at github.com, 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 >>> >>> The need for an open source IoT orchestration system is tremendous. >>> Apache iota is currently being used by several organizations worldwide. >>> By bringing iota into Apache, we believe that the community will quickly >>> grow and become a significant Apache offering. >>> >>> Core Developers >>> >>> iota was initially developed at Litbit by the following individuals: >>> >>> Rutvij Clerk >>> Miron Costant >>> Tony Faustini >>> Reza Hajebi >>> Amirhossein Jabbari >>> Shahin Mowzoon >>> Scott Noteboom >>> Sydney Noteboom >>> Omkar Prabhu >>> Don Shields >>> Alignment >>> >>> IoT orchestration is in need of an Open Source Solution. We believe iota >>> can be that solution and fill this need in the Apache Foundation's >>> offerings. We believe that iota will remove the barriers imposed by >>> proprietary solutions and usher in significant growth for the Apache >>> Foundation. The alignment is also beneficial to other Apache communities >>> (such as Zookeeper, Kafka, and Mesos). We could include additional >>> sub-projects in the future. >>> >>> Known Risks >>> >>> Orphaned Products >>> >>> There will be an initial need to ensure the availability and robustness >>> of an initial offering so that contributors and users are highly >>> incentivized to continue development. To this extent, organizations can >>> be encouraged to build critical business applications around iota and >>> the risk of the project being abandoned will be minimized. >>> >>> Inexperience with Open Source >>> >>> Our lack of experience with Open Source is an area we will need >>> significant accompaniment with. We are more than willing to invest time >>> and resources to create a healthy open source project. During that time, >>> we will curate an open-source community and attract growing numbers of >>> developers from a diverse group of contributors. >>> >>> Homogenous Developers >>> >>> The initial committers will be from Litbit, a well funded startup. We >>> plan to grow iota with an active community of developers, and we are >>> committed to recruiting additional committers based on their >>> contributions to the project. >>> >>> Reliance on Salaried Developers >>> >>> It is expected that iota development will occur on both salaried time >>> and on volunteer time, after hours. The majority of initial committers >>> are paid by Litbit 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. We >>> are committed to recruiting additional committers including non-salaried >>> developers. >>> >>> Relationships with Other Apache Products >>> >>> As mentioned in the Alignment section, iota is closely integrated with >>> Zookeeper, Kafka, and Mesos. We look forward to collaborating with those >>> communities, as well as other Apache communities. >>> >>> An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand >>> >>> iota will become a 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 >>> >>> The reader will find these websites highly relevant: >>> >>> iota website: Coming soon >>> iota documentation: Coming soon >>> Codebase: Becoming public soon >>> User group: Coming soon >>> Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan >>> >>> The iota codebase is currently hosted on Github. To give you some idea >>> of what we will be contributing here are some basic statistics from our >>> current Github >>> >>> [...] (tables omitted as they don't render well; see online version [1] >>> for details) >>> >>> This is the exact codebase that we would migrate to the Apache >>> foundation. >>> >>> Upon entering Apache, iota will migrate to an Apache License 2.0 with >>> all contributions licensed to the Apache Foundation. In certain cases if >>> individuals or organizations hold copyright, we will ensure they grant a >>> license to the Apache Foundation. Going forward, all commits will be >>> licensed directly to the Apache foundation through our signed Individual >>> Contributor License Agreements for all committers on the project. Upon >>> entering Apache, Litbit will sign a Software Grant Agreement (SGA): >>> https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant.txt >>> >>> External Dependencies >>> >>> To the best of our knowledge, all of iota dependencies (except 0MQ) are >>> distributed under Apache compatible licenses. Upon acceptance to the >>> incubator, we would begin a thorough analysis of all transitive >>> dependencies to verify this fact and introduce license checking into the >>> build and release process (for instance integrating Apache Rat). >>> >>> iota has used 0MQ for some types of internal messaging, and 0MQ is >>> licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. We are in the >>> process of making the iota messaging layer pluggable, and plan to use >>> Netty (which is licensed under Apache License v2) as our default >>> messaging plugin (while keeping 0MQ as an optional plugin). >>> >>> Cryptography >>> >>> We do not expect iota to be a controlled export item due to the use of >>> encryption. iota enables encryptions via a digital envelope using: >>> >>> RSA 128 Bits >>> AES 128 Bits >>> Required Resources >>> >>> Mailing lists >>> >>> iota-user >>> iota-dev >>> iota-commits >>> iota-private (with moderated subscriptions) >>> Subversion Directory >>> >>> Git is the preferred source control system: git://git.apache.org/iota >>> >>> Issue Tracking >>> >>> JIRA iota (IOTA) >>> >>> Initial Committers >>> >>> Rutvij Clerk <rutvij at litbit dot com> >>> Miron Costant <miron at litbit dot com> >>> Tony Faustini <tony at litbit dot com > >>> Reza Hajebi <reza at litbit dot com> >>> Amirhossein Jabbari < amirhossein at litbit dot com> >>> Shahin Mowzoon <shahin at litbit dot com> >>> Scott Noteboom < notebooms at litbit dot com> >>> Sydney Noteboom <sydney at litbit dot com> >>> Omkar Prabhu <omkar at litbit dot com > >>> Bill Salter <bsalter at enviseco dot com > >>> Don Shields <dshields at litbit dot com > >>> Affiliations >>> >>> Rutvij Clerk - Litbit >>> Miron Costant - Litbit >>> Tony Faustini - Litbit >>> Reza Hajebi - Litbit >>> Amirhossein Jabbari - Litbit >>> Shahin Mowzoon - Litbit >>> Scott Noteboom - Litbit >>> Sydney Noteboom - Litbit >>> Shailesh Patel - e2logy >>> Omkar Prabhu - Litbit >>> Bill Salter - Envise >>> Don Shields - Litbit >>> Sponsors >>> >>> Champion >>> >>> Hadrian Zbarcea <hadrian at apache dot org> >>> >>> >>> Nominated Mentors >>> >>> Sterling Hughes <sterling at apache dot org> >>> Daniel Gruno <humbedooh at apache dot org> >>> Justin Mclean <justin at classsoftware dot com> >>> Hadrian Zbarcea <hadrian at apache dot org> >>> >>> >>> Sponsoring Entity >>> >>> The Apache Incubator --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
