Just FYI: I know one Apache Foundation Project that had to change it's name when it wanted to leave the foundation.
- Peace Dave On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Russell Brown <russell.br...@mac.com> wrote: > > On 14 Jul 2017, at 17:26, Alexander Sicular <sicul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I love your enthusiasm Lloyd. How about starting with a slack channel > > and take it from there… > > What’s wrong with the existing IRC channel? > > > > > Things that would kinda need to happen for Riak to grow beyond where it > is now: > > Grow? Surely we’re just talking survival and maintenance in the first > instance. Security for those orgs that depend on it. Growth was the > problem, right? > > > > > - complete rebranding. Basho is dead. The term "Riak" may be encumbered. > > What do you mean “encumbered”? Riak is the name of an Apache2 licensed > open source database, so it can continue to be used to describe that apache > 2 licensed database, please don’t spread FUD. > > > - new everything. name. domain. github repo. bla bla bla. > > Again, I don’t agree. Why a new name? Obviously the basho domain is off > limits, but why does that matter, any great content on there? Or just > cartoon guys? > > Numerous orgs already have full forks of all repos, and all the issues > copied, and pull request histories etc. This wasn’t a surprise. > > > > > Instead of a framework, how can the Riak codebase actually become an > > Apache project? > > Personally not sure of the benefit of being an apache project. > > Russell > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 8:06 PM, <ll...@writersglen.com> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> > >> > >> If there is enough interest, I'd be happy to do the legwork in Boston > and > >> put up a very modest contribution toward up-front cost with hope of > recovery > >> through registrations. > >> > >> > >> > >> Boston has conference spaces of all sizes. I would imagine a conference > on > >> the future of open-source Riak would be a fairly intimate group. I'm > also > >> imagining a fairly bare-bones event to minimize cost of registration. > >> Registration cost should be just enough to cover the venue and nibbles. > >> > >> > >> > >> Just to kick off brain-storming: > >> > >> > >> > >> 1. Say two days--- Friday and Saturday > >> > >> 2. Friday: Invite short (20 minute) proposals on key topics > >> > >> a. Clarifying legal issues > >> > >> b. Technical road map > >> > >> c. Organizational framework; e.g. ala Apache Foundation or some such > >> > >> d. Marketing; e.g. expanding the open-source community > >> > >> 3. Saturday (or Saturday morning) > >> > >> Discussion sessions with goal of recommendations for moving forward > >> > >> > >> > >> How to get from here to there: > >> > >> > >> > >> 1. Is there enough interest on the mailing list? > >> > >> 2. How can we pin down an agenda? > >> > >> 3. Can we get corporate sponsorships to minimize registration? > >> > >> 4. How can we most widely promote the event? > >> > >> 5. What else? > >> > >> > >> > >> All the best, > >> > >> > >> > >> Lloyd > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: "Russell Brown" <russell.br...@mac.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 4:00pm > >> To: ll...@writersglen.com > >> Cc: "riak-users" <riak-users@lists.basho.com>, "Senthilkumar > Peelikkampatti" > >> <sendto...@gmail.com>, "Russell Brown" <russell.br...@icloud.com> > >> Subject: Re: Is Riak dead? > >> > >> We have talked about it. Let's do it! > >> > >> On Jul 13, 2017 7:56 PM, ll...@writersglen.com wrote: > >> > >> Hmmm--- I wonder if anyone has given thought to a conference focused on > the > >> future of open-source Riak? > >> > >> > >> > >> I'm sure there are many good ideas out there re: roadmap and governance. > >> > >> > >> > >> It's just too great not to be worth deep thought and prudent action. > >> > >> > >> > >> All the best, > >> > >> > >> > >> LRP > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: "Russell Brown" <russell.br...@icloud.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 12:40pm > >> To: "Senthilkumar Peelikkampatti" <sendto...@gmail.com> > >> Cc: "riak-users" <riak-users@lists.basho.com> > >> Subject: Re: Is Riak dead? > >> > >> Hi Senthilkumar, > >> No Riak is not dead. It’s parent company, Basho is dead. And they kept > the > >> keys. There are numerous forks that are being worked on. Hopefully > something > >> that is a canonical, community backed fork will emerge. Past mailing > list > >> posts show strong support from large commercial and govt. organisations. > >> Riak is open source and will continue to be critical infrastructure for > >> numerous organisation in its niche for some time. > >> > >> There are also a few support organisations springing up, as well as the > >> existing partners (Erlang Solutions, Trifork etc.) If you’re asking me, > this > >> could be a very good thing for Riak in the medium to long term. It and > it’s > >> users and community were served very badly by Basho these last couple of > >> years. It’s a little trodden under, but no way dead. Give it a little > time > >> to bounce back. > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Russell > >> > >> > >> On 11 Jul 2017, at 08:15, Senthilkumar Peelikkampatti < > sendto...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Is Riak dead? No new activities on Riak GitHub repo. > >>> > >>> https://github.com/basho/riak_kv/pulse/monthly > >>> https://github.com/basho/riak/pulse/monthly > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Senthil > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> riak-users mailing list > >>> riak-users@lists.basho.com > >>> http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> riak-users mailing list > >> riak-users@lists.basho.com > >> http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> riak-users mailing list > >> riak-users@lists.basho.com > >> http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > riak-users mailing list > riak-users@lists.basho.com > http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com >
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