+1 (binding) On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 13:30, Julian Hyde <jh...@apache.org> wrote:
> +1 (binding) > > > On Nov 8, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > +1 (binding) > > > > Regards, > > Dave > > > >> On Nov 8, 2018, at 11:25 AM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> > >> Hi - > >> > >> This is a VOTE to accept the brpc Project into the Apache Incubator. > >> > >> It will last for at least 72 hours and will pass if at least 3 +1 IPMC > Votes and more IPMC Votes are +1 than -1. > >> > >> [ ] +1, accept the brpc proposal. > >> [ ] -1, reject the brpc proposal > >> > >> Regards, > >> Dave > >> > >> = brpc Proposal = > >> > >> === Abstract === > >> > >> brpc is an industrial-grade RPC framework for building reliable and > high-performance services. > >> > >> > >> === Proposal === > >> > >> We propose to contribute the brpc codebase and associated > artifacts(e.g. documentation etc.) to the Apache Software Foundation, and > aim to build a wider open community around it in the 'Apache Way'. > >> > >> === Background === > >> > >> The RPC framework used in Baidu before 2014 was developed at 2008 and > limited in protocols and performance, and there were also serveral > implementations focused on their own scenarios from Baidu's different BU. > As an infrastructural team in Baidu, we tried to build a new framework to > unify all RPC scenarios inside. The framework was named "baidu-rpc" > internally the early versions were adopted and online at late 2014. The > framework was rapidly iterated at 2015-2017, and thousands kinds of > services and almost all core services adopted it. And in 2017, we > opensourced it as "brpc" and hope to get more adoptions and contributions > from outside. At the time of opensourcing, there're more than 1 million > instances inside Baidu using baidu-rpc (not counting clients). > >> > >> > >> === Rationale === > >> > >> brpc has been approved inside baidu, since many high performance core > services are using it. > >> And since its open source, it has been adopted by several other > companies, including Iqiyi, Didi, Sougou, BiliBili etc. > >> > >> > >> === Current Status === > >> > >> brpc has been an open source project on GitHub ( > https://github.com/brpc/brpc <https://github.com/brpc/brpc>) since 2017. > >> > >> Currently it has more than 7.3k stars, 1.6k forks, and is one of the > most popular repositories in topic of rpc category in GitHub rpc catelogy. > >> It has been widely used in Baidu, with 1,000,000+ instances and > thousands kinds of services. > >> Besides, many other companies have already used it also, such as Iqiyi, > Didi, Sougou, BiliBili etc. > >> > >> > >> === Meritocracy === > >> > >> brpc was originally created by Ge Jun and Chen zhangyi inside baidu > from 2014. > >> Since its opensource in 2017, it has already followed meritocracy > principles. > >> It accepts multiple contributions from other companies. > >> And now, the core developers are from several different companies. > >> > >> We will follow Apache way to encourage more developers to contribute in > this project. > >> We know that only active and committed developers from a diverse set of > backgrounds > >> can make brpc a successful project. > >> > >> > >> === Community === > >> > >> brpc has been building an active community since its open source. > Currently, > >> the community includes over 31 contributors. > >> The core developers of brpc are listed below. > >> > >> === Core Developers === > >> > >> * Ge Jun(https://github.com/jamesge <https://github.com/jamesge> > jge...@gmail.com <mailto:jge...@gmail.com>) > >> * Chen Zhangyi(https://github.com/chenzhangyi < > https://github.com/chenzhangyi> frozen....@gmail.com <mailto: > frozen....@gmail.com>) > >> * Jiang Rujie(https://github.com/old-bear <https://github.com/old-bear> > jrjb...@gmail.com <mailto:jrjb...@gmail.com>) > >> * Zhu Jiashun(http://github.com/zyearn <http://github.com/zyearn> > zhujiashun2...@gmail.com <mailto:zhujiashun2...@gmail.com>) > >> * Wang Yao(https://github.com/ipconfigme <https://github.com/ipconfigme> > ipconfi...@gmail.com <mailto:ipconfi...@gmail.com>) > >> > >> === Alignment === > >> > >> brpc is useful for building reliable and high-performance applications. > >> Since ASF has many famous performance-related and rpc-related projects, > >> we believe that ASF is a perfect choice to help brpc project to attract > >> more developers and users as well as having more cooperation with > existing projects. > >> > >> === Known Risks === > >> ==== Orphaned products ==== > >> > >> Since our core developers are from different companies and many > companies are using it, > >> the risk of the project being abandoned is minimal. > >> For example, Baidu is extensively using it in their production > environment > >> and many large corporations including Iqiyi, Didi, Sougou, BiliBili use > it in their production applications. > >> > >> ==== Inexperience with Open Source ==== > >> > >> brpc has been an active open source project for more than one year. > >> During that time, the project has attracted 30+ contributors and gained > a lot of attention. > >> The core developers are all active users and followers of open source. > >> > >> ==== Homogenous Developers ==== > >> > >> brpc was created inside Baidu, but after brpc was open sourced, it > received a lot of bug fixes and enhancements from other developers not > working at Baidu. > >> And the core developers now are from different companies now. > >> > >> === Reliance on Salaried Developers === > >> > >> Baidu invested in brpc as a general rpc framework used in company > widely. > >> The core developers have been dedicated to this project for about four > years. > >> And after its open source, developers around the world have involved in. > >> Besides, we want more developers and researchers to contribute to the > project. > >> > >> === Relationships with Other Apache Products === > >> > >> > >> === A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > >> > >> The mission of brpc is to help developers build reliable and > high-performance services quickly and easily. > >> It has been widely used in production environment throughout Baidu and > after opensource, it has gained much attention and attracted developers all > over the world. > >> Apache Brand is very respected. We are very honored to have the > opportunity to join ASF, with the understanding that its brand policies > being respected. > >> And we hope Apache can help us build the ecosystem around brpc and > attract more developers. > >> > >> === Documentation === > >> > >> The following links provide more information about brpc in open source: > >> > >> Codebase at Github: https://github.com/brpc/brpc < > https://github.com/brpc/brpc> > >> Issue Tracking: https://github.com/brpc/brpc/issues < > https://github.com/brpc/brpc/issues> > >> Overview: https://github.com/brpc/brpc/blob/master/docs/en/overview.md > <https://github.com/brpc/brpc/blob/master/docs/en/overview.md> > >> > >> > >> === Initial Source === > >> > >> brpc has been developed since 2014 by a team of engineers at Baidu Inc. > >> We currently use Github to maintain our source code and track issues at > https://github.com/brpc/brpc <https://github.com/brpc/brpc>. > >> We need to move our repository to Apache infrastructure. > >> > >> > >> > >> === Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan === > >> > >> brpc source code is available under Apache V2 license and owned by > Baidu. > >> We will work with the committers to get ICLAs signed. We will provide a > Software Grant Agreement from an authorized signer per > https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant-template.pdf < > https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant-template.pdf> > >> > >> > >> === External Dependencies === > >> > >> brpc has the following external dependencies. > >> > >> * Google gflags (BSD) > >> * Google protobuf (BSD) > >> * Google leveldb (BSD) > >> > >> brpc also includes third party code in the source tree. > >> > >> * https://github.com/brpc/brpc/tree/master/src/butil/third_party < > https://github.com/brpc/brpc/tree/master/src/butil/third_party> (BSD, > MIT, MPL, and Public Domain) > >> > >> === Required Resources === > >> > >> ==== Mailing List: ==== > >> There are currently no mailing lists. > >> The usual mailing lists are expected to be set up when entering > incubation: > >> > >> * priv...@brpc.incubator.apache.org <mailto: > priv...@brpc.incubator.apache.org> > >> * d...@brpc.incubator.apache.org <mailto:d...@brpc.incubator.apache.org> > >> * comm...@brpc.incubator.apache.org <mailto: > comm...@brpc.incubator.apache.org> > >> > >> ==== Git Repositories: ==== > >> > >> Upon entering incubation, we want to transfer the existing repo from > https://github.com/brpc/brpc <https://github.com/brpc/brpc> to Apache > infrastructure like https://github.com/apache/incubator-brpc < > https://github.com/apache/incubator-brpc>. > >> > >> ==== Issue Tracking: ==== > >> > >> brpc currently uses GitHub to track issues. Would like to continue to > do so while we discuss migration possibilities with the ASF Infra committee. > >> > >> ==== URL: ==== > >> Currently brpc has no dedicated website except Github homepage. In the > future the website url should be http://brpc.incubator.apache.org/ < > http://brpc.incubator.apache.org/> to follow apache incubator conventions. > >> > >> > >> === Initial Committers === > >> > >> * Ge Jun(https://github.com/jamesge <https://github.com/jamesge> > jge...@gmail.com <mailto:jge...@gmail.com>) > >> * Chen Zhangyi(https://github.com/chenzhangyi < > https://github.com/chenzhangyi> frozen....@gmail.com <mailto: > frozen....@gmail.com>) > >> * Jiang Rujie(https://github.com/old-bear <https://github.com/old-bear> > jrjb...@gmail.com <mailto:jrjb...@gmail.com>) > >> * Zhu Jiashun(http://github.com/zyearn <http://github.com/zyearn> > zhujiashun2...@gmail.com <mailto:zhujiashun2...@gmail.com>) > >> * Wang Yao(https://github.com/ipconfigme <https://github.com/ipconfigme> > ipconfi...@gmail.com <mailto:ipconfi...@gmail.com>) > >> > >> === Sponsors: === > >> > >> ==== Champion: ==== > >> * Dave Fisher > >> > >> ==== Mentors: ==== > >> > >> * Kevin A. 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