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From: Andrei Savu <savu.andrei@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:40:23 +0300
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Subject: Re: [VOTE] Accept jclouds into the Apache Incubator
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+1 (non-binding)

-- Andrei Savu

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Tomaz Muraus <tomaz@apache.org> wrote:

> +1 (binding)
> On Apr 22, 2013 3:39 PM, "Rebecca Wood" <silkysun@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am calling a VOTE for acceptance of jclouds into the Apache Incubator=
.
> >
> > The vote will close on Monday, April 29, 2013.
> >
> > [ ] +1 Accept jclouds into the Apache Incubator.
> > [ ] +0 Don't care.
> > [ ] -1 Don't accept jclouds into the Incubator because...
> >
> > The full proposal is pasted below, and the corresponding wiki is
> > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/jcloudsProposal.
> >
> > Only VOTEs from Incubator PMC members are binding, but all are welcome =
to
> > express their thoughts.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Becca Wood
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > =3D jclouds Proposal for Apache Incubator =3D
> >
> > =3D=3D Abstract =3D=3D
> >
> > [[http://www.jclouds.org/|jclouds]] is an open source cloud agnostic
> > library that enables developers to access a variety of supported cloud
> > providers using one API.
> >
> > =3D=3D Proposal =3D=3D
> >
> > [[http://www.jclouds.org/|jclouds]] provides two portable API
> > abstractions for cloud computing and cloud storage in the form of Java =
or
> > Clojure libraries. By abstracting away vendor-specific details, jclouds
> > supplies a solution for users to avoid lock-in to a specific cloud
> vendor.
> > It also provisions hooks to make it easy to take advantage of specific
> > features from those vendors.
> >
> > =3D=3D Background =3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds began in March of 2009 while Adrian Cole was working on the
> Amazon
> > S3 plugin for Infinispan. He discovered that existing S3 libraries woul=
d
> > not pass the concurrent test suite needed for write behind persistence.
> > When it became clear that a new library was needed, jclouds formed as a=
n
> > independent project founded by Cole under the mentorship of Manik
> Surtani.
> >
> > The fledgling jclouds team soon encountered two portability issues:
> > runtime portability with Google App Engine and compatibility with the
> > similar cloud files service from Rackspace.
> >
> > The legacy of Google App Engine is still present within jclouds and is
> > expressed by the 'driver' design which doesn't require threads.
> Supporting
> > Rackspace started a legacy of cloud portability which would soon extend
> to
> > provisioning. As jclouds supports newer and cutting edge cloud
> > technologies, it is in a constant state of evolution.
> >
> > jclouds was founded in Shoreditch, London.  The ensuing 4 months
> > backpacking between European Java User Groups accounts for the initial
> > population of European developers and users within the community. The
> > initial contributors to jclouds included Adrian Cole, James Murty, Andr=
ew
> > Newdigate, and Andrew Phillips. Manik Surtani served as a mentor, and
> there
> > were a number of other advisers as well.
> >
> > =3D=3D Rationale =3D=3D
> >
> > There are many providers that offer IaaS clouds, but few APIs that can
> > bridge the gap between cloud providers. jclouds supplies an abstraction
> > layer for both compute and storage resources that makes it easy to work
> > with many different cloud APIs using a simple and singular API. jclouds
> > provides this abstraction layer for the Java and Clojure communities. I=
t
> is
> > a unique niche within the cloud community.
> >
> > jclouds provides the write once, run anywhere concept when utilizing
> > infrastructure cloud resources.
> >
> > =3D=3D Initial Goals =3D=3D
> >
> >  * Build a more centralized community pulling together jclouds
> developers,
> > jclouds integrators, and service providers who use jclouds.
> >  * Although jclouds has a fairly collaborative community, the committer=
s
> > wish to further bridge the gap between developers and community by
> > encouraging more community involvement in development processes.
> >  * Break down from a monolithic release process into one that is more
> > decentrilized.
> >  * Bring the jclouds core code base consisting of ComputeService and
> > Blobstore into Apache.
> >  * jclouds will not move all existing provider code into Apache. The go=
al
> > is to move the provider code for those clouds that have complete
> > portability and are tried, tested, and true. This includes code for
> > OpenStack, Amazon EC2, and Google Cloud.
> >
> > =3D=3D Current Status =3D=3D
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Meritocracy =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds has an active community of contributors who are encouraged to
> > become full-fledged jclouds committers. A jclouds committer understands
> the
> > importance of seeking community feedback, actively listening to
> > suggestions, and fostering relationships with community members who mak=
e
> > contributions. The entirety of jclouds is built upon the relationships
> that
> > have been built with community members. This camaraderie will continue =
to
> > be promoted as jclouds is introduced into the Incubator and beyond.
> >
> > jclouds encourages involvement from its community members, and the issu=
es
> > are open and available to any developers who wish to contribute to the
> > project. The jclouds team currently seeks help and asks for suggestions
> > utilizing the jclouds and jclouds-dev Google groups and IRC on
> > irc.freenode.net#jclouds. Any and all submissions for changes are
> > reviewed and taken into consideration.
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Community =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds has a highly active and growing community of users and
> developers.
> > The community is currently fostered at
> > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/jclouds-dev and
> > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/jclouds. The jclouds team also
> > encourages community members to engage in discussions on irc in #jcloud=
s.
> >
> > There have been over 100 individuals who have contributed code to jclou=
ds
> > throughout the years, and this number has continued to increase at a ra=
te
> > of 1 or 2 per month. It is accepted and anticipated that the amount of
> > developer participation within the community will increase under the
> > guidance of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Core Developers =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > The core contributors are a diverse group comprised of both unaffiliate=
d
> > developers and those hailing from small to large companies. They are
> > scattered geographically, and some are highly experienced industry as
> well
> > as open source developers. Though their backgrounds may be diverse, the
> > contributors are united in their belief in community driven software
> > development.
> >
> > More detailed information on the core developers and contributors in
> > general can be found under the section on homogeneous developers.
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Alignment =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds adoption is growing, and it is no longer feasible for it to
> remain
> > as an isolated project. Apache is experienced in dealing with software
> that
> > is very widely accepted and has a growing audience. The proposers belie=
ve
> > that the jclouds team can benefit from the ASF's experience and its bro=
ad
> > array of users and developers.
> >
> > jclouds supports several Apache projects and options exist for
> integration
> > with others. Apache ACE, Apache Karaf Cellar, Apache Camel, and Apache
> > Whirr all utilize jclouds APIs.  Apache Karaf integration with jclouds
> > provides managed service factories and command line support for creatin=
g
> > and administering blobstore and compute as OSGi services. Apache Maven
> may
> > be used with jclouds to build new projects.
> >
> > =3D=3D Known Risks =3D=3D
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Orphaned products =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds is already being utilized at multiple companies that are active=
ly
> > participating in improving the code.  The thriving community centered
> > around jclouds has seen steady growth, and the project is gaining
> traction
> > with developers. The risks of the code being abandoned are minimal.
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Inexperience with Open Source =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds began as an open source project in March of 2009 and has remain=
ed
> > so for 4 years. Additionally, many of the committers have extensive
> > experience with other open source projects. jclouds fosters a
> collaborative
> > and community-driven environment.
> >
> > In the interest of openly sharing technology and attracting more
> community
> > members, several of our developers also regularly attend conferences in
> > North America and Europe to give talks about jclouds. jclouds meetups a=
re
> > also planned every few months for developers and community members to
> come
> > together in person and discuss ideas.
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Homogeneous Developers =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > Thanks in part to founder Adrian Cole's love of travel, jclouds has
> > attracted committers across North America, Europe, and Asia. The
> > committers' technical and professional backgrounds are diverse as well,
> > with the range of experience being several months to 18+ years. The
> > committers are employed at both smaller companies, such as Andrew Gaul
> from
> > the startup Maginatics, and larger corporations, as is the case with Ma=
tt
> > Stephenson from Google. Though there are currently a handful of
> > contributors from the same companies, none of the initial committers ar=
e
> > from the same company. jclouds committer Andrew Bayer is also a PMC
> member
> > and committer on the Apache projects Bigtop, Flume, Sqoop, and Whirr.
> >
> > The jclouds developers thrive upon the diversity of the community. The
> > jclouds IRC channel is always active, and the developers often
> collaborate
> > on fixes and changes in the code. They are always happy to answer users=
'
> > questions as well.
> >
> > jclouds is interested in continuing to expand and strengthen its networ=
k
> > of developers and community members through the ASF.
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Reliance on Salaried Developers =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > None of the developers are directly funded by jclouds. Though some of t=
he
> > developers are paid by their employer to contribute to jclouds, many
> > jclouds developers contribute code and documentation on their own time
> and
> > have done so for a lengthy period. Given the current stream of
> development
> > requests and the committers' sense of ownership of the jclouds code, th=
is
> > arrangement is expected to continue with jclouds' induction into the AS=
F.
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Relationships with Other Apache Products =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds and Apache Libcloud address similiar use cases. However, jcloud=
s
> > supplies these services for the Java and Clojure communities whereas
> > Libcloud provides them for the Python ecosystem.
> >
> > While jclouds does not directly rely upon any Apache project, it does
> > support several Apache projects and has options to collaborate with
> several
> > others. More specifically, jclouds currently supports Apache Whirr,
> Apache
> > ACE, Apache Karaf, and Apache Camel, and options exist to use Apache
> Maven
> > as a build tool with the jclouds API.
> >
> > jclouds includes support for the Apache CloudStack API and is used as a
> > compatibility test tool for its EC2 interface. jclouds can also be used
> to
> > test Apache Deltacloud EC2 portability.
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds recognizes the fortitude of the Apache brand, but the motivatio=
n
> > for becoming an Apache project is to strengthen and expand the jclouds
> > community and its user base. While the jclouds community has seen stead=
y
> > growth over the past several years, association with the ASF is expecte=
d
> to
> > expedite this pattern of growth. Development is expected to continue on
> > jclouds under the Apache license whether or not it is supported by the
> ASF.
> >
> > =3D=3D Documentation =3D=3D
> >
> > The [[http://www.jclouds.org/|jclouds]] project documentation is
> publicly
> > available at the following sites:
> >
> >   * http://jclouds.org: installation guide, user guides, development
> > resources, news, resources to get started
> >   * https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds: current source, source code
> > issues log
> >   * https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds.github.com: static content for
> > jclouds.org, documentation issues log
> >   * https://twitter.com/jclouds: jclouds on Twitter
> >   * https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/jclouds-dev: the
> > jclouds development forum on Google Groups
> >   * https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/jclouds: the
> > jclouds community forum on Google Groups
> >
> > =3D=3D Initial Source =3D=3D
> >
> > The initial source is located on GitHub in the following repositories:
> >
> >  * git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds.git
> >  * git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-labs.git
> >  * git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds.github.com.git
> >  * git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-chef.git
> >  * git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-cli.git
> >  * git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-karaf.git
> >  * git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-examples.git
> >
> > =3D=3D Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan =3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds's initial source is licensed under the Apache License, Version
> > 2.0.
> https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds/blob/master/resources/LICENSE.txt
> >
> > =3D=3D External Dependencies =3D=3D
> >
> > This is a listing of Maven coordinates for all of the external
> > dependencies jclouds uses. All of the dependencies are in Sonatype and
> > their licenses should be accessible.
> >
> >  * aopalliance:aopalliance:jar:1.0:compile
> >  * com.google.code.gson:gson:jar:2.2.2:compile
> >  * com.google.guava:guava:jar:14.0.1:compile
> >  * com.google.inject.extensions:guice-assistedinject:jar:3.0:compile
> >  * com.google.inject:guice:jar:3.0:compile
> >  * javax.annotation:jsr250-api:jar:1.0:compile
> >  * javax.inject:javax.inject:jar:1:compile
> >  * javax.ws.rs:jsr311-api:jar:1.1.1:compile
> >  * org.99soft.guice:rocoto:jar:6.2:compile
> >
> > =3D=3D Cryptography =3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds contains no cryptographic algorithms, but it does provide the
> > ability for people to plug in various cryptographic libraries.
> >
> > =3D=3D Required Resources =3D=3D
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Mailing lists =3D=3D=3D
> >
> >  * jclouds-dev: for development discussions
> >  * jclouds-user: for community discussions
> >  * jclouds-private: for PPMC discussions
> >  * jclouds-commits: for code changes
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Apache git repository =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > The jclouds team is experienced in git and requests the following
> > allocation on the Apache git server:
> >
> > git://git.apache.org/incubator-jclouds.git
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Issue Tracking =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > jclouds currently uses GitHub for issue tracking. The intent is to
> request
> > an allocation for Jira upon acceptance into the Incubator. Proposed
> project
> > name: jclouds
> >
> > =3D=3D Initial Committers =3D=3D
> >
> >  * Ignasi Barrera, ignasi dot barrera at gmail dot com
> >  * Andrew Bayer, abayer at apache dot org
> >  * Ioannis Canellos, iocanel at gmail dot com
> >  * Adrian Cole, adrianc at netflix dot com
> >  * Andrew Gaul, gaul at maginatics dot com
> >  * Andrew Phillips, aphillips at qrmedia dot com
> >  * Matt Stephenson, mattstep at mattstep dot net
> >  * Everett Toews, everett dot toews at rackspace dot com
> >  * Becca Wood, silkysun at silkysun dot net
> >
> > =3D=3D Affiliations =3D=3D
> >
> >  * Ignasi Barrera, Abiquo
> >  * Andrew Bayer, Cloudera
> >  * Ioannis Canellos, Red Hat
> >  * Adrian Cole, Netflix
> >  * Andrew Gaul, Maginatics
> >  * Matt Stephenson, Google
> >  * Everett Toews, Rackspace
> >
> > =3D=3D Sponsors =3D=3D
> > =3D=3D=3D Champion =3D=3D=3D
> >
> >  * Brian McCallister, Apache Software Foundation
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Mentors =3D=3D=3D
> >
> >  * Brian McCallister, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Tom White, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Henning Schmiedehausen, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * David Nalley, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Jean-Baptiste Onofr=E9, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Mohammad Nour El-Din, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Olivier Lamy, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Tomaz Muraus, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Suresh Marru, Apache Software Foundation
> >  * Carlos Sanchez, Apache Software Foundation
> >
> > =3D=3D=3D Sponsoring Entity =3D=3D=3D
> >
> > The jclouds contributors and community request sponsorship from the
> > Incubator.
> >
> >
>

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