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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:14:08 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: RE: [DISCUSS] HBase as Apache top-level project?
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> From: Jonathan Gray <jgray@facebook.com>=0A[...]=0A> I think being a TLP =
is good because it gives us autonomy,=0A> more visibility, and some kind of=
 external validation from=0A> Apache that HBase has risen to that level (wh=
ich I believe=0A> it has).=A0 I see the risks as not too serious.=0A[...]=
=0A=0AI want to second this point of view. I'm not sure about visibility (m=
ight actually decrease) but certainly autonomy and validation. HBase is use=
ful in its own right, not just as an appendage on the Hadoop stack (though =
has dependencies on it, and strong architectural affinity for it, etc.)=0A=
=0A   - Andy=0A=0A=0A=0A