Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-kafka-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-kafka-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 144B217310 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:43:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 85927 invoked by uid 500); 15 Jan 2015 18:43:08 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-kafka-dev-archive@kafka.apache.org Received: (qmail 85870 invoked by uid 500); 15 Jan 2015 18:43:08 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@kafka.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@kafka.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@kafka.apache.org Received: (qmail 85858 invoked by uid 99); 15 Jan 2015 18:43:08 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:43:08 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of jay.kreps@gmail.com designates 74.125.82.54 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.125.82.54] (HELO mail-wg0-f54.google.com) (74.125.82.54) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:42:42 +0000 Received: by mail-wg0-f54.google.com with SMTP id z12so16598572wgg.13 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:42:41 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=9hJLjxMld/CTaad0T80laAsbihkavfO9X3NHjYShgWQ=; b=0L8CnqLO1mzT1nlC1jMh6AOYcns8vLSP7CfTeE0w0Cr1LRM+T/uM4atvHVuzM2NXUt QFNEWFjIVe54FTucu5ptBGuWRQ9aC9u49eWMMWydfAMUmbmpHlDr39FIobnfrZuyAJtN JxHaOr2acIkw08nJl9WyT3cqj1FrAp84jS0pHTvY0kHTFiyJYF9m+OQRZemvQf7vwvwp Gk/6Mqm5emUFb/ytVa+8rpH46WrwP2WUavL140hplyvZpAsn63Yb/MorieAJ/LbX/k1e vSl3vhinKoD0KeNMVu2aY+ogGwm0lJ3CmZB2zq17Vhhxi00+qfB6DwUnorN57mwXDU2Z ey7w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.88.33 with SMTP id bd1mr29066922wib.10.1421347360813; Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:42:40 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.27.142.196 with HTTP; Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:42:40 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:42:40 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: [DISCUSS] KIPs From: Jay Kreps To: "dev@kafka.apache.org" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0444e8fd8b4168050cb53871 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --f46d0444e8fd8b4168050cb53871 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 The idea of KIPs came up in a previous discussion but there was no real crisp definition of what they were. Here is an attempt at defining a process: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Kafka+Improvement+Proposals The trick here is to have something light-weight enough that it isn't a hassle for small changes, but enough so that changes get the eyeballs of the committers and heavy users. Thoughts? -Jay --f46d0444e8fd8b4168050cb53871--