Thanks Furkan, I’ll list you as a mentor too. > On Feb 6, 2019, at 10:18 AM, Furkan KAMACI <furkankam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Antonie, > > Thanks for the proposal! Feel free to ask any questions about it. By the > way, right along with being an initial committer, I would like to help as a > mentor too. > > Kind Regards, > Furkan KAMACI > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 9:10 PM Antoine Toulme <anto...@toulme.name> wrote: > >> All, thank you for your expressions of interest. >> >> I have listed all names reported here and a few more colleagues and >> contributors in the page: >> >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CavaProposal < >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CavaProposal> >> >> In particular, thank you for the folks stepping forward to volunteer to >> mentor this project. I have listed you all on the page for now. >> >> There is still a couple of TBD points on the proposal. I will address them >> in a new thread. >> I will also leave this proposal open until Monday next week, so we can >> guarantee maximum public participation. I will engage with the incubator >> early next week on next steps. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Antoine >> >>> On Feb 6, 2019, at 5:02 AM, Pierre Smits <pierresm...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Antoine, >>> >>> Thank you for bringing this proposal to the Apache Incubator. So I gladly >>> give my +1. >>> >>> Having a background in accounting and being one of the Apache OFBiz >>> contributors I am very interested in blockchain technology, while being >>> very interested in applying its functionalities in an ERP setting like >>> Apache OFBiz is. >>> >>> While the Apache Trafodion project was in incubation I was very much >>> involved in helping (mentoring) that project towards graduation, which it >>> has successively done. I would like to help out as one of the mentors, >> and >>> as a contributor/committer (of the other kind). >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Pierre Smits >>> >>> *Apache Trafodion <https://trafodion.apache.org>, Vice President & PMC >>> Chair* >>> *Apache Directory <https://directory.apache.org>, PMC Member* >>> Apache Incubator <https://incubator.apache.org>, committer >>> *Apache OFBiz <https://ofbiz.apache.org>, contributor (without >> privileges) >>> since 2008* >>> Apache Steve <https://steve.apache.org>, committer >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 11:42 PM Antoine Toulme <anto...@toulme.name> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> We’d like to start a conversation around a new proposal for a set of >>>> Java-based blockchain project. >>>> >>>> I have written a proposal available here, and reproduced below: >>>> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CavaProposal < >>>> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/CavaProposal> >>>> >>>> At this time, we have a champion, Jim Jagielski (thanks Jim), and would >>>> like to recruit additional developers and mentors. >>>> >>>> We have deliberately left room on the project charter to engage openly >>>> with the community. That said, we would start the project with code >> coming >>>> from ConsenSys, and we will recruit developers from there and elsewhere >>>> actively. >>>> >>>> The goal of this thread is engage with the community and gather interest >>>> for participation in the project. Please let us know what you think! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Antoine Toulme >>>> >>>> == Abstract == >>>> Cava is a set of libraries and other tools to aid development of >>>> blockchain and other decentralized software in Java and other JVM >> languages. >>>> >>>> Please note: Cava is a contraction of "ConsenSys Java". The community >>>> should consider an alternate name. >>>> >>>> = Proposal = >>>> >>>> Cava is a set of libraries and other tools to aid development of >>>> blockchain and other decentralized software in Java and other JVM >> languages. >>>> It includes a low-level bytes library, serialization and deserialization >>>> codecs (e.g. RLP), various cryptography functions and primatives, and >> lots >>>> of other helpful utilities. >>>> Cava is developed for JDK 1.8 or higher, and depends on various other >> FOSS >>>> libraries. >>>> >>>> === Background === >>>> >>>> Cava was built as an open source project from the grounds up to >> accelerate >>>> the maturation of the blockchain ecosystem, particularly in relation >> with >>>> enterprise products predominantly built in Java. >>>> Cava is used by several products today: Orion, Pantheon, and Artemis >> from >>>> Pegasys. >>>> >>>> Cava libraries are also used in various experiments regarding >> scalability, >>>> such as Canto. >>>> >>>> Several other community members would want to leverage Cava and would >>>> benefit from working directly on the project outside of the influence of >>>> the original corporate sponsor, ConsenSys. >>>> >>>> === Rationale === >>>> >>>> Cava is organized as set of libraries that form the basis of most >>>> blockchain, distributed ledgers or cryptography work. >>>> >>>> Most of the work built for Cava was meant for Ethereum, but can be >> reused >>>> across other blockchain technologies. >>>> >>>> There is a need for blockchain implementors to use well trusted, >>>> production-ready software to bootstrap their efforts. >>>> >>>> === Initial Goals === >>>> >>>> The goal is to form a community of developers and adopters who will be >>>> able to collaborate openly around blockchain technologies and mature >>>> frameworks >>>> to reduce risk when implementing blockain-related projects. >>>> >>>> === Current Status === >>>> >>>> The project is well established and counts 2 active committers. Some >>>> contributions were made from the community. >>>> >>>> The project has made several releases, distributed through Maven >> Central, >>>> with GPG signatures and proper Maven metadata published. >>>> >>>> '''Meritocracy:''' >>>> >>>> Active discussions on github issues and PRs has helped identify new >>>> possible commiters. >>>> >>>> Our main goal, moving to Apache is to promote our project as a >> meritocracy >>>> under the guideline of the Apache Way to help foster a community around >> our >>>> efforts. >>>> >>>> * '''Community:''' >>>> >>>> Blockchain protocol developers organize well in communities, and some >>>> lively discussions take place over Twitter, Gitter, Telegram. >>>> >>>> We would like to create a community for dedicated Java developers to >>>> contribute to the blockchain space. >>>> >>>> We currently have a little activity through the channels mentioned >> above, >>>> but no channel dedicated specifically to Cava is seeing a lot of >> traction. >>>> >>>> * '''Core Developers:''' >>>> >>>> Cava was built by two developers with a long experience in open source >>>> work. Both lead separate open source projects. >>>> One of the developers is the PMC Chair for Apache Buildr and a committer >>>> for Apache ODE. >>>> >>>> * '''Alignment:''' >>>> >>>> We believe there isn't a blockchain TLP for Java at Apache at this time >>>> and would like to participate in establishing a presence in that domain >> of >>>> expertise. >>>> >>>> We would rely and integrate closely with a number of projects hosted by >>>> the ASF such as Apache Camel. >>>> >>>> '''Known Risks''' >>>> >>>> * '''Orphaned products''': >>>> >>>> The contributors are committed to the development of the blockchain >> space >>>> and are employed by a leading vendor in blockchain. >>>> >>>> The source code is used in a production setting by critical projects. >>>> >>>> However, the number of initial developers and contributors is small, and >>>> we will need to ramp up our recruitment efforts. >>>> >>>> * '''Inexperience with Open Source:''' >>>> >>>> The project was started from scratch as an open source project. All >>>> committers have experience with open source projects. >>>> >>>> We did not make the effort of creating a detailed roadmap and >> organizing a >>>> collaborative approach to reaching to the community for feedback. >>>> We aim to rely on the ASF infrastructure, especially Jira, to help >> create >>>> more visibility in this regard. >>>> >>>> * '''Length of Incubation:''' >>>> >>>> We will remain in incubation for a period of no less than a year so we >>>> can properly invest and build a community of users, contributors and >>>> committers around our goals. >>>> >>>> * '''Homogenous Developers:''' >>>> >>>> The current list of committers is made of folks working or having worked >>>> for the same company. >>>> We will aggressively expand to new populations of developers, from a >>>> geographical and domain perspective. >>>> >>>> We believe there is a category of enterprise Java developers who are not >>>> experimenting with blockchain technologies because it looks immature or >> is >>>> built in other languages. >>>> We believe addressing this gap will help create a healthy community >> around >>>> the project. >>>> >>>> * '''Reliance on Salaried Developers''': >>>> >>>> The project is made first and foremost of volunteers. One of the initial >>>> committers is salaried by one of the sponsors. >>>> >>>> Given the level of interest into the project, we firmly believe the >>>> project would continue without salaried developers contributing to the >>>> project. >>>> >>>> * '''Relationships with Other Apache Products:''' >>>> >>>> We will work with other Apache and open source projects to help ensure >> we >>>> offer developers using our framework a cohesive approach to building >>>> blockchain middleware products. >>>> Currently the project doesn't have strong tie ins to other Apache >>>> projects, but we will investigate how to strenghten our relationships >> with >>>> middleware integration projects such as Apache Camel, queues and >> transport >>>> projects such as Apache Kafka, and database projects such as Apache >> Ignite >>>> and Apache Cassandra. >>>> >>>> * '''A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand:''' >>>> >>>> We rely on the Apache Way to help bake in the best community around our >>>> project. We are educated about the sensitivity of the Apache brand and >> how >>>> to best preserve it. >>>> We will make sure to work with the Incubator PMC and the PRC to ensure >>>> the brand policies are respected. >>>> >>>> '''Documentation''' >>>> >>>> You can read more about Cava at our current github repository: >>>> https://www.github.com/consensys/Cava >>>> >>>> We publish as part of each build a complete project documentation in >> Dokka >>>> and Javadoc formats: >>>> https://consensys.github.io/cava/docs/kotlin/0.6.0/cava/ >>>> >>>> '''Initial Source''' >>>> >>>> All initial source is under the git repository present at >>>> https://www.github.com/consensys/Cava. >>>> >>>> The source is under Apache License v2.0. All source files have headers >>>> with a copyright notice. >>>> >>>> All contributors have signed a ICLA to assign copyright to ConsenSys, >> AG. >>>> >>>> >>>> '''Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan''' >>>> >>>> The source is under Apache License v2.0. All source files have headers >>>> with a copyright notice. >>>> >>>> All contributors have signed a ICLA to assign copyright to ConsenSys, >> AG. >>>> >>>> We have no web properties (domain names or hosted content) outside of >> the >>>> github repository and the bintray repository. >>>> >>>> '''External Dependencies''': >>>> >>>> The dependencies all have Apache compatible licenses. These include >>>> BSD, CDDL, CPL, MPL and MIT licensed dependencies. >>>> A report of the dependencies is compiled and checked for valid licenses >>>> for each build, the latest is: >>>> >>>> >> https://851-137528592-gh.circle-artifacts.com/0/reports/license/license-dependency.html >>>> >>>> >>>> '''Cryptography''' >>>> >>>> The proposal involves cryptographic code directly and indirectly. >>>> >>>> '''Required Resources''': >>>> >>>> * '''Mailing lists:''' >>>> >>>> * priv...@cava.incubator.apache.org (with moderated subscriptions) >>>> * d...@cava.incubator.apache.org >>>> * us...@cava.incubator.apache.org >>>> * comm...@cava.incubator.apache.org >>>> >>>> * '''Subversion Directory:''' >>>> >>>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/cava >>>> >>>> * '''Git Repositories:''' >>>> >>>> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-cava.git >>>> >>>> * '''Issue Tracking:''' >>>> >>>> JIRA Cava (CAVA) >>>> >>>> '''Initial Committers''' >>>> >>>> Antoine Toulme (toulmean at apache dot org) * >>>> >>>> '''Interested Developers''' >>>> >>>> TBD >>>> >>>> '''Sponsors''' >>>> >>>> ConsenSys would sponsor this project. >>>> >>>> * '''Champion:''' >>>> >>>> Jim Jagielski ( jim at apache dot org ) >>>> >>>> * '''Nominated Mentors:''' >>>> >>>> Jim Jagielski ( jim at apache dot org ) >>>> >>>> * '''Sponsoring Entity''': >>>> >>>> TBD - the incubator? >>>> >>>> >> >>
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