Hi Atri, On the proposal [1], you are listed as the Champion. Would you be in a position to set up a vote thread? I think we can treat this existing thread as the discussion thread
[1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/ResilientDBProposal On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 at 06:56, Mo Sadoghi <mo.sado...@expolab.org> wrote: > > Dear Atri, > > Currently, we created our proposal > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/12WPvs1A7tqH8VjkMrgXTGQ_z4fiL6f6oi32e7bxSjXc/edit?usp=sharing> > based on the provided template for New Podling Proposal > <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/New+Podling+Proposal>. > Should I be sending an email to general@incubator.apache.org with the > subject line "[DISCUSS] Incubating Proposal for ResilientDB" or this email > needs to be sent by an ASF member? > > Getting on a call would be great to formally meet our Apache > champion/mentors. I have availability on both Thursday and Friday this week > (and next week except on Monday). > > --- > Best Regards, > Mohammad Sadoghi, PhD > Associate Professor > Exploratory Systems Lab (ExpoLab) > Department of Computer Science > University of California, Davis > > ExpoLab: https://expolab.org/ > ResilientDB: https://resilientdb.com/ > Phone: 914-319-7937 > > > *Statements by UC Davis:* Chancellor Gary S. May > <https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/statement-resources-and-support-impacted-unrest-iran>, > Dean Corsi (College of Engineering) > <https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/statement-resources-and-support-those-impacted-unrest-iran> > , Middle East/South Asia Studies > <https://mesa.ucdavis.edu/public-statements/state-violence-against-student-protesters-iran> > > *Personal Statement:* We stand in solidarity with the brave and determined > Iranian women and Iranian people. We are committed to upholding fundamental > human rights, maintaining equity and justice, and standing against the use > of violence, repression, and discrimination. We condemn the barbaric acts > and brutal killings in Iranian streets, of innocent people in Ukraine, and > everywhere globally. > > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 9:44 PM Atri Sharma <a...@apache.org> wrote: > > > You should create a formal thread for the proposal and follow the process > > for review. Once done, we can then take it to vote. > > > > We can get onto a call and discuss if that helps. > > > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 at 3:49 AM, Mo Sadoghi <mo.sado...@expolab.org> wrote: > > > > > Dear Atri, Junping, Calvin, Kevin, Roman, Anh, David, > > > > > > Hope everyone is safe and well. > > > > > > We would like to know what is our next step, and what the would be the > > > expected timeline to be officially accepted into the Apache Incubation > > > program. We are very excited about this opportunity, and we are fully > > > committed to expediting this process as much as possible on our end, > > > especially if we can complete our tasks before the start of the Fall > > > quarter by September 30. Needless to say, we will be fully committed > > > thereafter as well. > > > > > > *Roman*, Thank you so much. Wonderful to have you as a mentor. > > > > > > Proposal: here > > > < > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12WPvs1A7tqH8VjkMrgXTGQ_z4fiL6f6oi32e7bxSjXc/edit?usp=sharing > > > > > > . > > > > > > --- > > > Best Regards, > > > Mohammad Sadoghi, PhD > > > Associate Professor > > > Exploratory Systems Lab (ExpoLab) > > > Department of Computer Science > > > University of California, Davis > > > > > > ExpoLab: https://expolab.org/ > > > ResilientDB: https://resilientdb.com/ > > > Phone: 914-319-7937 > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 6:00 AM Roman Shaposhnik <r...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 12:48 AM Mo Sadoghi <mo.sado...@expolab.org> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Dear Roman > > >>> > > >>> Thank you for your kind support. > > >>> > > >>> Indeed our PoC is well fitting for the Apache foundation’s community. > > >>> > > >>> Would you be willing to kindly serve as one of our mentors? We > > currently > > >>> have 3 formal mentors plus 2 informal mentors. > > >>> > > >> > > >> I would be delighted to help -- please count me in! > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Roman. > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> Best > > >>> Mohamad Sadoghi > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 2:04 AM Roman Shaposhnik <ro...@shaposhnik.org > > > > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 12:55 AM Mo Sadoghi <mo.sado...@expolab.org> > > >>> > wrote: > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Dear Apache Members, > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Hope you are safe and well. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Over the past 6 years, we have been developing a distributed > > >>> blockchain > > >>> > > framework, called ResilientDB <https://resilientdb.com/>, which > > has > > >>> been > > >>> > > open-sourced <https://github.com/resilientdb/resilientdb> since > > >>> 2019. > > >>> > > ResilientDB is a lightweight and highly performant framework > > >>> (written in > > >>> > > C++) that has been extensively evaluated and refined resulting in > > >>> over 20 > > >>> > > publications and 2 books. It allows for easy integration with > > various > > >>> > > Byzantine Fault-Tolerant (BFT) and Crash Fault-Tolerant (CFT) > > >>> consensus > > >>> > > protocols. ResilientDB has been a key educational tool, thus far, 1 > > >>> > > postdoc, 3 Ph.D., and 13 MSc students have graduated while working > > >>> on it. > > >>> > > Furthermore, it has been used in the classroom for the past 5 years > > >>> with > > >>> > > several hundred students utilizing it for their course projects. > > The > > >>> > > current core team of ResilientDB consists of 1 Postdoc, 2 PhD, 8 > > MSc, > > >>> > and 6 > > >>> > > BSc. In addition to academic success, it has been utilized by our > > >>> > industry > > >>> > > partners (e.g., Radix Ltd <https://www.radixdlt.com/> and Mysten > > >>> Labs > > >>> > > <https://mystenlabs.com/>) for analysis and as an > > >>> industrial-strength > > >>> > > framework to implement their consensus protocols. The broader team > > of > > >>> > > active contributors currently included UCB, UCI, UPenn, and > > McMaster > > >>> U. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Our ResilientDB platform has now reached a stable point in its > > >>> product > > >>> > > life-cycle, and we believe it is now an excellent candidate to be > > >>> > > considered for the Apache Incubation program to further expand its > > >>> reach > > >>> > > and development by building a larger community and ecosystem around > > >>> it. > > >>> > > Furthermore, considering the thriving field of blockchain / > > >>> distributed > > >>> > > ledger, Apache does not have any core blockchain software in its > > >>> > portfolio. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > We are looking for champions and mentors for our project. Your kind > > >>> > support > > >>> > > is greatly appreciated. We look forward to growing and expanding > > our > > >>> > > product as part of the Apache community. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Here is the live / latest draft of the proposal. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/12WPvs1A7tqH8VjkMrgXTGQ_z4fiL6f6oi32e7bxSjXc/edit?usp=sharing > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Currently, we have *Anh Dinh*, Apache SINGA’s PMC, as our Apache > > >>> mentor > > >>> > > (cc'ed). > > >>> > > > >>> > It is extremely exciting to see a project like this seeking the ASF's > > >>> > governance! Somehow I find it particularly fitting that one of the > > >>> > innovations in your technology is PoC -- Proof Of Collaboration -- it > > >>> > seems to me that this is somehow very on-brand for the ASF ;-) > > >>> > > > >>> > Best of luck! > > >>> > > > >>> > Oh, and on the mentors side -- I always advise projects to have at > > >>> > least 3 mentors. If nothing else -- that tends to make voting on your > > >>> > releases a much smoother experience. > > >>> > > > >>> > Thanks, > > >>> > Roman. > > >>> > > > >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > >>> > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > >>> > > > >>> > -- > > >>> Best Regards, > > >>> Mohammad Sadoghi, PhD > > >>> Associate Professor > > >>> Exploratory Systems Lab (ExpoLab) > > >>> Department of Computer Science > > >>> University of California, Davis > > >>> > > >> -- > > Regards, > > > > Atri > > Apache Concerted > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
