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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:29:17 -0400
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Subject: Re: [VOTE] Accept Rya into the Apache Incubator
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On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Seetharam Venkatesh <
venkatesh@innerzeal.com> wrote:

> +1, the proposal looks very interesting. We have a metadata and governanc=
e
> solution built in Apache Atlas (http://atlas.incubator.apache.org) and us=
e
> an array of technologies to store the relationships using Titan and HBase=
.
> This will be of interest to Atlas community.
>
> If you are still looking for mentoring, I can volunteer and help.
>
> Thanks,
> Venkatesh
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 10:03 AM Sean Busbey <busbey@cloudera.com> wrote:
>
> > My apologies, I was on vacation and missed the start of this thread.
> >
> > late +1 (binding)
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 8:01 AM, Adina Crainiceanu <adina@usna.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > > +1 of course :) I'm very excited at the prospect of joining the Apach=
e
> > > community!
> > >
> > >
> > > --Adina Crainiceanu
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Adam Fuchs <afuchs@apache.org>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks again for the healthy discussion on Rya. With that, I would
> like
> > > to
> > > > call a VOTE for accepting Rya as a new incubator project.
> > > >
> > > > The proposal text is included below, and is posted on the wiki here=
:
> > > > https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/RyaProposal
> > > >
> > > > The discussion thread on Rya starts here:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201509.mbox/%3=
CCALt5_xJKtRcUr3WGjfrY77DYWF0-8DWi%3DzyS7hrMFTg%2BYAORjQ%40mail.gmail.com%3=
E
> > > >
> > > > The vote will be open until Thu Sep 17 15:15:00 UTC 2015.
> > > >
> > > > [ ] +1 accept Rya in the Incubator
> > > > [ ] =C2=B10
> > > > [ ] -1 because...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Adam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > =3D Rya Proposal =3D
> > > > =3D=3D Abstract =3D=3D
> > > > Rya (pronounced "ree-uh" /r=C4=93=C9=99/) is a cloud-based RDF trip=
le store
> that
> > > > supports SPARQL queries.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Proposal =3D=3D
> > > > Rya is a scalable RDF data management system built on top of
> Accumulo.
> > > Rya
> > > > uses novel storage methods, indexing schemes, and query processing
> > > > techniques that scale to billions of triples across multiple nodes.
> Rya
> > > > provides fast and easy access to the data through SPARQL, a
> > conventional
> > > > query mechanism for RDF data.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Background =3D=3D
> > > > RDF is a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard used in describin=
g
> > > > resources on the Web. The smallest data unit is a triple consisting
> of
> > > > subject, predicate, and object. Using this framework, it is very ea=
sy
> > to
> > > > describe any resource, not just Web related. For example, if you wa=
nt
> > to
> > > > say that Alice is a professor, you can represent this as an RDF
> triple
> > > like
> > > > (Alice, rdf:type, Professor). In general, RDF is an open world
> > framework
> > > > that allows anyone to make any statement about any resource, which
> > makes
> > > it
> > > >  a popular choice for expressing a large variety of data.
> > > >
> > > > RDF is used in conjunction with the Web Ontology Language (OWL). OW=
L
> > is a
> > > > framework for describing models or ontologies for RDF. It defines
> > > concepts,
> > > > relationships, and/or structure of RDF documents. These models can =
be
> > > used
> > > > to 'reason/infer' information about entities within a given domain.
> For
> > > > example, you can express that a Professor is a sub class of Faculty=
,
> > > > (Professor, rdfs:subClassOf, Faculty) and knowing that (Alice,
> > rdf:type,
> > > > Professor), it can be inferred that (Alice, rdf:type, Faculty).
> > > >
> > > > SPARQL is an RDF query language. Similar with SQL, SPARQL has SELEC=
T
> > and
> > > > WHERE clauses; however, it is based on querying and retrieving RDF
> > > triples.
> > > >
> > > > Work on Rya, a large scale distributed system for  storing and
> querying
> > > RDF
> > > > data, started in 2010.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Rationale =3D=3D
> > > > With the increase in data size, there is a need for scalable system=
s
> > for
> > > > storing and retrieving RDF data in a cluster of nodes. We believe
> that
> > > Rya
> > > > can fulfill that role. We expect that communities within government=
,
> > > health
> > > > care, finance, and others who generate large amounts of RDF data wi=
ll
> > be
> > > > most interested in this project.
> > > >
> > > > From its inception, the project operated with an Apache-style
> license,
> > > but
> > > > it was open to mostly US government-related projects only. We belie=
ve
> > > that
> > > > having the project and the development open for all will benefit bo=
th
> > the
> > > > project and the interested communities.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Current Status =3D=3D
> > > > The project source code and documentation are currently hosted in a
> > > private
> > > > repository on Github. New users are added to the repository upon
> > request.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Meritocracy =3D=3D=3D
> > > > Meritocracy is the model that we currently follow, and we want to
> > build a
> > > > larger and more diverse developer community by becoming an Apache
> > > project.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Community =3D=3D=3D
> > > > Rya has being building a community of users and developers for the
> > past 3
> > > > years. There is currently an active workgroup with monthly meetings
> and
> > > the
> > > > number of participants in the meeting is increasing.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Core Developers =3D=3D=3D
> > > > The core developers are a diverse group of people who are either
> > > government
> > > > employees or former / current government contractors from different
> > > > companies.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Alignment =3D=3D=3D
> > > > Rya is built on top of Accumulo, an Apache project.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Known Risks =3D=3D
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Orphaned Products =3D=3D=3D
> > > > There is a very small risk of becoming orphaned. The current
> > contributors
> > > > are strongly committed to the project, there is a large enough numb=
er
> > of
> > > > developers interested in contributing to the project, and we believ=
e
> > that
> > > > the support for the project will continue to grow from the interest=
ed
> > > > communities.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Inexperience with Open Source =3D=3D=3D
> > > > The initial committers have various degrees of experience with open
> > > source
> > > > projects - from very new to experienced. This project was open sour=
ce
> > > > within government from the beginning. We are aware that it will be
> > > > different and more difficult functioning in a real open source
> > > environment.
> > > > We are enthusiastic and committed to learning the Apache way and
> being
> > > > successful in operating under Apache's development process.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Homogenous Developers =3D=3D=3D
> > > > The current list of developers form a heterogeneous group, with
> people
> > > for
> > > > academia, government, and industry, collaborating from distributed
> > > > geographic locations. We aim to expand the list of contributors wit=
h
> > the
> > > > help of the Apache incubation process.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Reliance on Salaried Developers =3D=3D=3D
> > > > Many but not all of the developers working on the project are
> salaried
> > > > employees, paid to work on this project. They will continue to
> > contribute
> > > > to the open source project. Some of the initial committers continue=
d
> as
> > > > volunteers even if no longer employed to work on this project and
> they
> > > plan
> > > > to continue supporting the project.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Relationships with Other Apache Products =3D=3D=3D
> > > > Rya uses Apache Accumulo, Hadoop, Zookeeper, Maven.
> > > >
> > > >  *Apache Jena API or Apache Commons RDF API could become the RDF AP=
I
> > used
> > > > by Rya, but such a decision was not made.
> > > >  *Apache Clerezza is database/triple store agnostic, and as such
> could
> > be
> > > > complementary to Rya.
> > > >  *Apache Stanbol focuses on providing semantic services, while Rya
> > > focuses
> > > > on providing a distributed triple store solution, with support for
> > SPARQL
> > > > and OWL reasoning.
> > > >  *Apache Marmotta provides an implementation of a Linked Data
> Platform,
> > > and
> > > > overlaps in some of the goals and functionality with Rya (RDF tripl=
e
> > > store,
> > > > SPARQL support among others). There are many opportunities for
> > > > collaboration with these projects and we are looking forward to suc=
h
> a
> > > > collaboration.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Apache Brand =3D=3D=3D
> > > > Rya has generated interest in the government. It also generated
> > interest
> > > > within academia and industry. We believe that everyone could benefi=
t
> > from
> > > > having Rya as an open source project. Due to its strong ties to
> > Accumulo,
> > > > an Apache project, and due to the values of the Apache Foundation, =
we
> > > > believe that Apache incubator is the right place for Rya.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Documentation =3D=3D
> > > > Two peer-reviewed publications [1,2] about Rya were published in 20=
12
> > and
> > > > 2015. More documentation is available in the code.
> > > >
> > > > [1] Roshan Punnoose, Adina Crainiceanu, David Rapp. [[
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.usna.edu/Users/cs/adina/research/Rya%5FCloudI%32%30%31%32.pdf|=
Rya
> > <
> http://www.usna.edu/Users/cs/adina/research/Rya%5FCloudI%32%30%31%32.pdf%=
7CRya
> >
> > > <
> >
> http://www.usna.edu/Users/cs/adina/research/Rya%5FCloudI%32%30%31%32.pdf%=
7CRya
> > >
> > > > :
> > > > A Scalable RDF Triple Store for the Clouds]]. Proceedings of the 1s=
t
> > > > International Workshop on Cloud Intelligence, Pages 4:1-4:8, August
> > 2012
> > > >
> > > > [2] Roshan Punnoose, Adina Crainiceanu, David Rapp. [[
> > > >
> > http://www.usna.edu/Users/cs/adina/research/Rya_ISjournal2013.pdf|SPARQ=
L
> > > > in
> > > > the Clouds Using Rya]]. Information Systems, Volume 48, Pages
> 181-195,
> > > > March 2015 (Available online 23 July 2013)
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Initial Source =3D=3D
> > > > The code is currently in a private Github repository, due to securi=
ty
> > and
> > > > IP review processes. We intend to open it up via transferring the
> code
> > to
> > > > an ASF repository.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan =3D=3D
> > > > The source code has been released under the Apache License, Version
> 2.
> > > > Software grant, and CCLAs have been submitted. ICLAs for initial
> > > committers
> > > > have been submitted or are in progress.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D External Dependencies =3D=3D
> > > >  * [[http://rdf4j.org|OpenRDF Sesame]] (BSD license)
> > > >  * [[http://www.geomesa.org/|GeoMesa]] (Apache License, Version 2.0=
)
> > > >  * [[https://accumulo.apache.org/|Accumulo]] (Apache License,
> Version
> > > 2.0)
> > > >  * [[https://hadoop.apache.org/|Hadoop]] (Apache License, Version
> 2.0)
> > > >  * [[https://pig.apache.org/|Pig]] (Apache License, Version 2.0)
> > > >  * [[http://tinkerpop.incubator.apache.org/|TinkerPop]] (Apache
> > License,
> > > > Version 2.0)
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Cryptography =3D=3D
> > > > The proposal does not involve any cryptographic code.
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Required Resources =3D=3D
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Mailing lists =3D=3D=3D
> > > >  * private@rya.incubator.apache.org
> > > >  * dev@rya.incubator.apache.org
> > > >  * commits@rya.incubator.apache.org
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Git Repository =3D=3D=3D
> > > > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-rya.git
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Issue Tracking =3D=3D=3D
> > > > JIRA Rya
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Initial Committers =3D=3D
> > > >  * Roshan Punnoose, roshanp at gmail dot com
> > > >  * David Rapp, dnrapp at ncsu dot edu
> > > >  * Adina Crainiceanu, adinancr at gmail dot com
> > > >  * Aaron Mihalik, aaron.mihalik at gmail dot com
> > > >  * Puja Valiyil, pujav65 at gmail dot com
> > > >  * Jennifer Brown, jennifer.brown at parsons dot com
> > > >  * Steve Wagner, steve.r.wagner at gmail dot com
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Affiliations =3D=3D
> > > >  * Roshan Punnoose, Enlighten IT Consulting
> > > >  * David Rapp, North Carolina State University
> > > >  * Adina Crainiceanu, US Naval Academy
> > > >  * Aaron Mihalik, Parsons
> > > >  * Puja Valiyil, Parsons
> > > >  * Jennifer Brown, Parsons
> > > >  * Steve Wagner, Enlighten IT Consulting
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D Sponsors =3D=3D
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Champion =3D=3D=3D
> > > >  * Adam Fuchs, ASF Member, afuchs at apache dot org
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Nominated Mentors =3D=3D=3D
> > > >  * Josh Elser josh dot elser at gmail dot com
> > > >  * Edward J. Yoon edwardyoon at apache dot org
> > > >  * Sean Busbey busbey at cloudera dot com
> > > >
> > > > We are seeking additional mentors
> > > >
> > > > =3D=3D=3D Sponsoring Entity =3D=3D=3D
> > > > Apache Incubator
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dr. Adina Crainiceanu
> > > http://www.usna.edu/Users/cs/adina/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Sean
> >
>

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