Kevin, Increasing the adoption of Pinot is one thing that can help build a good diverse community. Few things that come to my mind - Improve documentation - Better integration with cloud providers - Meetup and blog posts.
We would also love to get additional mentors from ASF to help us build the community around Pinot. On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 4:29 PM, Timothy Chen <tnac...@gmail.com> wrote: > Love to see this in the incubator as well. +1 > > Tim > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Kevin A. McGrail > <kevin.mcgr...@mcgrail.com> wrote: > > Agreed. It could use more mentors from ASF which I'm too overloaded to > help > > with but I'd be inclined to +1 this. Do you have some thoughts on > getting > > more community people outside of LI and Uber to help? > > > > On 2/13/2018 7:07 PM, Dave Fisher wrote: > >> > >> Noir or Blanc? Gris or Grigio? What’s the vintage? > >> > >> All kidding aside this looks interesting. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Dave > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Feb 13, 2018, at 12:10 AM, kishore g <g.kish...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I would like to propose Pinot as an Apache Incubator project. The > >>> proposal > >>> is available as a draft at > >>> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/PinotProposal. I > >>> have also included the text of the proposal below. > >>> > >>> Any feedback from the community is much appreciated. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Kishore G > >>> > >>> = Pinot Proposal = > >>> > >>> == Abstract == > >>> > >>> Pinot is a distributed columnar storage engine that can ingest data in > >>> real-time and serve analytical queries at low latency. There are two > >>> modes > >>> of data ingestion - batch and/or realtime. Batch mode allows users to > >>> generate pinot segments externally using systems such as Hadoop. These > >>> segments can be uploaded into Pinot via simple curl calls. Pinot can > >>> ingest > >>> data in near real-time from streaming sources such as Kafka. Data > >>> ingested > >>> into Pinot is stored in a columnar format. Pinot provides a SQL like > >>> interface (PQL) that supports filters, aggregations, and group by > >>> operations. It does not support joins by design, in order to guarantee > >>> predictable latency. It leverages other Apache projects such as > >>> Zookeeper, > >>> Kafka, and Helix, along with many libraries from the ASF. > >>> > >>> == Proposal == > >>> > >>> Pinot was open sourced by LinkedIn and hosted on GitHub. Majority of > the > >>> development happens at LinkedIn with other contributions from Uber and > >>> Slack. We believe that being a part of Apache Software Foundation will > >>> improve the diversity and help form a strong community around the > >>> project. > >>> > >>> LinkedIn submits this proposal to donate the code base to Apache > Software > >>> Foundation. The code is already under Apache License 2.0. Code and the > >>> documentation are hosted on Github. > >>> * Code: http://github.com/linkedin/pinot > >>> * Documentation: https://github.com/linkedin/pinot/wiki > >>> > >>> > >>> == Background == > >>> > >>> LinkedIn, similar to other companies, has many applications that > provide > >>> rich real-time insights to members and customers (internal and > external). > >>> The workload characteristics for these applications vary a lot. Some > >>> internal applications simply need ad-hoc query capabilities with > >>> sub-second > >>> to multiple seconds latency. But external site facing applications > >>> require > >>> strong SLA even very high workloads. Prior to Pinot, LinkedIn had > >>> multiple > >>> solutions depending on the workload generated by the application and > this > >>> was inefficient. Pinot was developed to be the one single platform that > >>> addresses all classes of applications. Today at LinkedIn, Pinot powers > >>> more > >>> than 50 site facing products with workload ranging from few queries per > >>> second to 1000’s of queries per second while maintaining the 99th > >>> percentile latency which can be as low as few milliseconds. All > internal > >>> dashboards at LinkedIn are powered by Pinot. > >>> > >>> == Rationale == > >>> > >>> We believe that requirement to develop rich real-time analytic > >>> applications > >>> is applicable to other organizations. Both Pinot and the interested > >>> communities would benefit from this work being openly available. > >>> > >>> == Current Status == > >>> > >>> Pinot is currently open sourced under the Apache License Version 2.0 > and > >>> available at github.com/linkedin/pinot. All the development is done > using > >>> GitHub Pull Requests. We cut releases on a weekly basis and deploy it > at > >>> LinkedIn. mp-0.1.468 is the latest release tag that is deployed in > >>> production. > >>> > >>> == Meritocracy == > >>> > >>> Following the Apache meritocracy model, we intend to build an open and > >>> diverse community around Pinot. We will encourage the community to > >>> contribute to discussion and codebase. > >>> > >>> == Community == > >>> > >>> Pinot is currently used extensively at LinkedIn and Uber. Several > >>> companies > >>> have expressed interest in the project. We hope to extend the > contributor > >>> base significantly by bringing Pinot into Apache. > >>> > >>> == Core Developers == > >>> > >>> Pinot was started by engineers at LinkedIn, and now has committers from > >>> Uber. > >>> > >>> == Alignment == > >>> > >>> Apache is the most natural home for taking Pinot forward. Pinot > leverages > >>> several existing Apache Projects such as Kafka, Helix, Zookeeper, and > >>> Avro. > >>> As Pinot gains adoption, we plan to add support for the ORC and Parquet > >>> formats, as well as adding integration with Yarn and Mesos. > >>> > >>> == Known Risks == > >>> > >>> === Orphaned Products === > >>> > >>> The risk of the Pinot project being abandoned is minimal. The teams at > >>> LinkedIn and Uber are highly incentivized to continue development of > >>> Pinot > >>> as it is a critical part of their infrastructure. > >>> > >>> === Inexperience with Open Source === > >>> > >>> Post open sourcing, Pinot was completely developed on GitHub. All the > >>> current developers on Pinot are well aware of the open source > development > >>> process. However, most of the developers are new to the Apache process. > >>> Kishore Gopalakrishna, one of the lead developers in Pinot, is VP and > >>> committer of the Apache Helix project. > >>> > >>> === Homogenous Developers === > >>> > >>> The current core developers are all from LinkedIn and Uber. However, we > >>> hope to establish a developer community that includes contributors from > >>> several corporations and we are actively encouraging new contributors > via > >>> the mailing lists and public presentations of Pinot. > >>> > >>> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > >>> > >>> It is expected that Pinot development will occur on both salaried time > >>> and > >>> on volunteer time, after hours. The majority of initial committers are > >>> paid > >>> by their employer 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 earlier, Pinot uses several Apache Projects such as Kafka > to > >>> ingest data in real-time, Zookeeper and Helix for cluster management. > >>> Pinot > >>> also uses Maven for build and release. We foresee adding support for > the > >>> Parquet and ORC formats. Adding the ability to deploy on Yarn and Mesos > >>> clusters is another interesting project we might pursue. > >>> > >>> === An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > >>> > >>> While we respect the reputation of the Apache brand and have no doubts > >>> that > >>> it will attract contributors and users, we believe ASF is the right > home > >>> for Pinot to foster a great community that will lead to a better > outcome > >>> in > >>> the long term. > >>> > >>> == Documentation == > >>> > >>> * Code: https://github.com/linkedin/pinot/ > >>> * Documentation: https://github.com/linkedin/pinot/wiki > >>> * User group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pinot_users > >>> > >>> == Initial Source == > >>> > >>> The current Pinot codebase is hosted on Github and licensed under the > >>> Apache License V2. The source tree is self contained and relies on > Maven > >>> as > >>> its build and dependency resolution mechanism. > >>> > >>> == External Dependencies == > >>> > >>> All dependencies in Pinot have licenses that are compatible with Apache > >>> License V2, except for the org.json library, which will be removed > prior > >>> to > >>> Apache incubation. The list below summarizes the external dependencies > of > >>> Pinot grouped by license and ASF license category. > >>> > >>> Dependencies from the ASF Category A > >>> === Apache License 2.0 === > >>> * com.101tec:zkclient:0.7 > >>> * com.alibaba:fastjson:1.1.24 > >>> * com.clearspring.analytics:stream:2.7.0 > >>> * com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.8.0 > >>> * com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.8.0 > >>> * com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.8.0 > >>> * com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.0 > >>> * com.google.guava:guava:19 > >>> * com.ning:async-http-client:1.9.21 > >>> * com.yammer.metrics:metrics-core:2.2.0 > >>> * commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils:1.8.3 > >>> * commons-cli:commons-cli:1.2 > >>> * commons-codec:commons-codec:1.6 > >>> * commons-configuration:commons-configuration:1.6 > >>> * commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.2.2 > >>> * commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:3.1 > >>> * commons-io:commons-io:2.1 > >>> * commons-validator:commons-validator:1.4.0 > >>> * io.netty:netty-all:4.1.4.Final > >>> * io.swagger:swagger-jaxrs:1.5.10 > >>> * io.swagger:swagger-jersey2-jaxrs:1.5.10 > >>> * it.unimi.dsi:fastutil:6.5.16 > >>> * joda-time:joda-time:2 > >>> * log4j:log4j:1.2.17 > >>> * me.lemire.integercompression:JavaFastPFOR:0.0.13 > >>> * nl.jqno.equalsverifier:equalsverifier:1.7.2 > >>> * org.apache.avro:avro:1.7.6 > >>> * org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.9 > >>> * org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.5 > >>> * org.apache.commons:commons-math:2.1 > >>> * org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client:2.7.0 > >>> * org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common:2.7.0 > >>> * org.apache.helix:helix-core:0.6.8 > >>> * org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.1.3 > >>> * org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.2.5 > >>> * org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.2.5 > >>> * org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.2.5 > >>> * org.apache.kafka:kafka_2.10:0.9.0.1 > >>> * org.apache.thrift:libthrift:0.9.1 > >>> * org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper:3.4.9 > >>> * org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-core-asl:1.9.6 > >>> * org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:1.9.6 > >>> * org.json:json:20080701 > >>> * org.roaringbitmap:RoaringBitmap:0.5.10 > >>> * org.testng:testng:6.0.1 > >>> * org.twitter4j:twitter4j-core:4.0.3 > >>> * org.webjars:swagger-ui:2.2.2 > >>> * org.xerial.larray:larray:0.2.1 > >>> * org.yaml:snakeyaml:1.16 > >>> * xml-apis:xml-apis:1.0.b2 > >>> === Dual license (Apache License 2.0 + LGPL 2.1), using under the > Apache > >>> License === > >>> * org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-jaxrs:1.9.6 > >>> * org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-xc:1.9.6 > >>> === BSD === > >>> * com.jcabi:jcabi-log:0.17.1 > >>> * org.antlr:antlr4-annotations:4.3 > >>> * org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.3 > >>> === MIT === > >>> * com.github.nkzawa:socket.io-client:0.5.1 > >>> * org.mockito:mockito-core:2.10.0 > >>> * org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.7 > >>> * org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:1.7.7 > >>> > >>> === Dependencies from the ASF Category B === > >>> Dual license (CDDL 1.1 + GPL 2 w/ CPE), using under the CDDL > >>> * com.sun.jersey:jersey-client:1.19.2 > >>> * javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.0.1 > >>> * org.glassfish.jersey.containers:jersey-container-grizzly2-http:2.23 > >>> * org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-common:2.23 > >>> * org.glassfish.jersey.core:jersey-server:2.23 > >>> * org.glassfish.jersey.media:jersey-media-json-jackson:2.24 > >>> * org.glassfish.jersey.media:jersey-media-multipart:2.23 > >>> > >>> === Dependencies from the ASF Category X === > >>> JSON License > >>> * org.json:json:20080701 (to be removed before Apache incubation) > >>> > >>> > >>> == Cryptography == > >>> > >>> None > >>> > >>> == Required Resources == > >>> > >>> === Mailing lists === > >>> > >>> * pinot-private (with moderated subscriptions) > >>> * pinot-user > >>> * pinot-dev > >>> * pinot-commits > >>> > >>> === Git repository === > >>> > >>> * git://git.apache.org/pinot > >>> * https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-pinot.git > >>> > >>> === Issue Tracking === > >>> > >>> A JIRA Issue tracker (PINOT) > >>> > >>> === Other Resources === > >>> > >>> The existing code already has unit and integration tests and we use > >>> travis > >>> to test the patch before committing it to master. We would like to have > >>> an > >>> instance of Jenkins to achieve similar functionality. > >>> > >>> == Initial Committers == > >>> > >>> * Kishore Gopalakrishna > >>> * Ravi Aringunram > >>> * Jean-François Im > >>> * Mayank Shrivastava > >>> * Subbu Subramaniam > >>> * Adwait Tumbde > >>> * Xiaotian Jiang > >>> * Jennifer Dai > >>> * Seunghyun Lee > >>> * Xiang Fu > >>> * Dhaval Patel > >>> * Neha Pawar > >>> * Alex Pucher > >>> * Yen-Jung Chang > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> == Affiliations == > >>> > >>> * Kishore Gopalakrishna (LinkedIn) > >>> * Ravi Aringunram (LinkedIn) > >>> * Jean-François Im (LinkedIn) > >>> * Mayank Shrivastava (LinkedIn) > >>> * Subbu Subramaniam (LinkedIn) > >>> * Adwait Tumbde (LinkedIn) > >>> * Xiaotian Jiang (LinkedIn) > >>> * Jennifer Dai (LinkedIn) > >>> * Seunghyun Lee (LinkedIn) > >>> * Xiang Fu (Uber) > >>> * Dhaval Patel (Uber) > >>> * Neha Pawar (LinkedIn) > >>> * Alex Pucher (LinkedIn) > >>> * Yen-Jung Chang (LinkedIn) > >>> > >>> == Sponsors == > >>> > >>> === Champion === > >>> > >>> * Olivier Lamy < olamy at apache dot org> > >>> > >>> === Nominated Mentors === > >>> > >>> * Olivier Lamy <olamy 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 > >> > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > >
