+1 On 8 June 2018 at 09:45, Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> wrote:
> +1 (binding) once more :) > > With regards, > Daniel. > > > On 06/08/2018 09:43 AM, Chris Thistlethwaite wrote: > >> Hi All (again), >> >> I'd like to start a vote on accepting Warble into the Apache Incubator. >> >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1d62a2948d047cea38e6f01f92d5f138f8 >> 3acd2c9d86349023fb28e4@%3Cgeneral.incubator.apache.org%3E >> >> The ASF voting rules are described: >> >> https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html >> >> A vote for accepting a new Apache Incubator podling is a majority vote >> for which only Incubator PMC member votes are binding. >> >> This vote will run for at least 72 hours. Please VOTE as follows >> [ ] +1 Accept Warble into the Apache Incubator >> [ ] +0 Abstain. >> [ ] -1 Do not accept Warble into the Incubator >> >> The proposal is listed below, but you can also access it on the wiki: >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/WarbleProposal >> >> >> Thank you, >> Chris T. >> >> >> >> = Apache Warble Proposal = >> >> == Abstract == >> >> Apache Warble is a distributed endpoint monitoring solution where >> the agent is hosted on your own hardware. The aim of Warble is to >> produce a more balanced and less binary view of services and >> systems, lowering the rates of false positives while also providing >> greater insight into possible peering issues and proactive trend >> analysis. >> == Proposal == >> The goal of Warble will be to bring internal control of >> distributed monitoring back to the end user. Warble can be used as >> an independent service running on your own infrastructure >> monitoring other services in your infrastructure. >> == Background and Rationale == >> The beginning of this project was prompted by the service >> pingmybox.com (PMB) going end of life. This brought up >> conversation about FOSS services that can monitor internal and >> external services. PMB offered a unique code base to build this >> service upon a known infrastructure. >> === Initial Goals === >> >> Bring PMB code into the ASF, refactor the client/server into >> a more reusable structure. Further reuse of code gives us the a >> great starting point to build a starting point. >> == Current Status == >> The software exists as a proprietary service. We wish to >> convert >> this to a FLOSS solution. >> == Meritocracy == >> The initial PMC list covers new folks coming into the ASF. >> == Community == >> There exists a large user-base of software like Warble, as well >> as existing users of the old propietary service. It is our hope >> that we can convert a great deal of these to contributors and >> testers for the new open source product. >> == Core Developers == >> The initial set of developers are a lot of newcomers: >> >> * Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> >> * Chris Thistlethwaite <chr...@apache.org> >> * Haig Didizian <h...@didizian.com> >> * Andrew Karetas <ajkare...@gmail.com> >> * Chandler Claxton <claxtonchand...@gmail.com> >> * Luke Stevens <snevets.e...@gmail.com> >> * Mike Andescavage <michael.andescav...@live.com> >> * Chris Lambertus <c...@apache.org> >> == Known Risks == >> There are many existing services that provide external >> monitoring. They are well established and have large user bases. >> === Orphaned Products === >> The initial PMC has great interest in open source projects, >> though >> no formal projects have been run. >> === Inexperience with Open Source === >> Most of the initial PPMC members are new to the ASF and some >> are >> new to open source projects. However, all are very interested in >> giving back to the community and projects. Having said that, there >> are several people involved with extensive experience in the >> Apache Way and our procedures and processes. >> === Homogenous Developers === >> The initial set of developers are employed by a variety of >> companies, located across the world, and used to working on a >> variety of distributed projects. >> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === >> We do not expect the interest of the proposed initial PMC to be >> directly tied to current employment, but will actively seek to >> grow our volunteer base regardless. >> === Relationships with Other Apache Products === >> Not much to say here. Many ASF projects make use of the >> proprietary >> offering, we wish to open source it and have people engage in the >> development of the project. There are, at present, indirect >> relationships in that some dependencies are built on Apache >> software, but these are generally by proxy and does not merit >> considering Warble as a sub-project of an existing TLP. >> == Initial Source == >> The initial task of the PMC will be assessing what we wish the >> project to contain. The proprietary vendor is willing to donate the >> software, but considerable rewriting and relicensing will have to >> take place. This will likely happen in stages, with the scrapers >> and UI being ported first, and a backend auth system being partly >> ported/donated, and partly developed from scratch at the ASF. >> === Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan === >> All the existing code in question (from the PMB suite) is >> owned by >> Quenda IvS, and will be donated to the ASF. >> === External Dependencies === >> The current code base depends on incompatible licenses for >> visualizations. We will work towards 100% compatibility with the >> Apache License v/2. >> === Cryptography === >> Warble will make use of some SSL/TLS and cryptography in order >> to >> transmit data between nodes and main server, however we will not >> be incorporating any cryptography in the project code itself, but >> rather rely on existing encryption libraries and protocols. >> == Required Resources == >> === Mailing Lists === >> priv...@warble.apache.org (moderated subscriptions) >> comm...@warble.apache.org >> iss...@warble.apache.org >> d...@warble.apache.org >> us...@warble.apache.org >> === Repositories === >> * https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-warble.git >> === Issue Tracking === >> We will be starting with just GitHub Issues/PRs and later >> assess >> the possible need for something else. >> === Other Resources === >> We have no other requirements at present. >> We will require one or more VMs at some point, however, it may be >> the case that we can get these donated by companies interested in >> furthering the development of the project. >> >> >> === domain name: === >> https://warble.apache.org >> == Initial PMC == >> >> * Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> >> * Chris Thistlethwaite <chr...@apache.org> >> * Haig Didizian <h...@didizian.com> >> * Andrew Karetas <ajkare...@gmail.com> >> * Chandler Claxton <claxtonchand...@gmail.com> >> * Luke Stevens <snevets.e...@gmail.com> >> * Mike Andescavage <michael.andescav...@live.com> >> === Affiliations === >> PMC members are employees of ASF, Microsoft, Evolve Guest >> Solutions, Revolt Consulting, and independently employed >> == Sponsors == >> === Champion === >> Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> >> === Nominated Mentors === >> Daniel Pono Takamori <p...@apache.org> >> === Sponsoring Entity === >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
