Dear Incubator members, Apache Ranger Project community has successfully released 0.6.2 version and with this there had been a lot of discussion within Apache Ranger community to consider graduation to TLP. Apache Ranger entered into incubation on 24th July 2014 and from there on this welcoming community had done a tremendous job in various technical areas like refactoring the Ranger project core model to be service based, supporting additional Apache Hadoop components like Apache Knox, Apache YARN, Apache Storm, Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, Apache Ranger KMS into Ranger authorizing model for security and making it into a core product in the Apache Hadoop security space. Apache Ranger PPMC has exhibited a clear understanding of this growing community by electing 4 individuals as committers and including 22 individuals as contributors. PPMC also has done 8 successful releases under the guidance of mentors demonstrating their mastery over AFS’s IP policies.
An voting was conducted with in Apache Ranger Community to graduate Apache Ranger Project to Top Level Project. Vote passed with 16 +1 votes, no 0 or –1 votes. Saying this I see that Apache Ranger Project has shown a great potential to become a true TLP. Following summary of the Apache Ranger Project gives a good amount of details on the project. This is a DISCUSS thread to open up the discussion with other IPMC, so please feel free to ask questions and discuss. Thanks Project Summary: ============= http://incubator.apache.org/projects/ranger.html Project website: ============= http://ranger.incubator.apache.org<http://ranger.incubator.apache.org/> Project Documentation: =================== http://ranger.incubator.apache.org/index.html http://ranger.incubator.apache.org/quick_start_guide.html https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Release+Folders Project maturity Assessment: ======================= https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+Project+Ma turity+Model Proposed PMC size: 17 Total number of committers : 14 members Total number of contributors : 22 members PMC affiliation (* indicated chair) * Hortonworks (9) Privacera (2) BlueTalon (1) Others(1) 1802 commits on develop 22 contributors across all branches Dev list averaged ~50 msgs/month in 2016 User list averaged ~40 msgs/month in 2016 1208 issues created 997 issues resolved Committer’s affiliation: =================== Active: Hortonworks Talend Freestone infotech BlueTalon eBay Others Apache Ranger Top Level Project Resolution: ==================================== Establish the Apache Ranger Project WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation’s purpose to establish a Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, related to a data management platform That provides real-time, consistent access to data-intensive applications throughout widely distributed cloud architectures. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Ranger Project", be and hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further RESOLVED,that the Apache Ranger Project be and hereby is responsible for the creation and maintenance of software related to a data management platform that provides real-time, consistent access to data-intensive applications throughout widely distributed cloud architectures. RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Ranger" be and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Ranger Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Ranger Project; and be it Further. RESOLVED,that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Ranger Project: Alok Lal a...@apache.org<mailto:a...@apache.org><mailto:a...@apache.org> Alan Gates ga...@apache.org<mailto:ga...@apache.org><mailto:ga...@apache.org> Balaji Ganesan bgane...@apache.org<mailto:bgane...@apache.org><mailto:bgane...@apache.org> Colm O hEigeartaigh cohei...@apache.org<mailto:cohei...@apache.org><mailto:cohei...@apache.org> Daniel Gruno rum...@cord.dk<mailto:rum...@cord.dk><mailto:rum...@cord.dk> Devaraj Das d...@hortonworks.com<mailto:d...@hortonworks.com><mailto:d...@hortonworks.com> Don Bosco Durai bo...@apache.org<mailto:bo...@apache.org><mailto:bo...@apache.org> Dilli Arumugam dillido...@apache.org<mailto:dillido...@apache.org><mailto:dillido...@apache.org> Gautam Borad gau...@apache.org<mailto:gau...@apache.org><mailto:gau...@apache.org> Kevin Minder kmin...@apache.org<mailto:kmin...@apache.org><mailto:kmin...@apache.org> Larry Mccay lmc...@apache.org<mailto:lmc...@apache.org><mailto:lmc...@apache.org> Madhanmohan Neethiraj mad...@apache.org<mailto:mad...@apache.org><mailto:mad...@apache.org> Ramesh Mani rm...@hortonworks.com<mailto:rm...@hortonworks.com><mailto:rm...@hortonworks.com> Owen O’Malley omal...@apache.org<mailto:omal...@apache.org><mailto:omal...@apache.org> Sanjay Radia san...@hortonworks.com<mailto:san...@hortonworks.com><mailto:san...@hortonworks.com> Selvamohan Neethiraj sneet...@apache.org<mailto:sneet...@apache.org><mailto:sneet...@apache.org> Velmurugan Periasamy v...@apache.org<mailto:v...@apache.org><mailto:v...@apache.org> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that "Selvamohan Neethiraj" be appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache Ranger, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Ranger PMC be and hereby is tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and increased participation in the Apache Ranger Project; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Apache Ranger Project be and hereby is tasked with the migration of the Apache Incubator Ranger podling; and be it further RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator Ranger polling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter discharged.
