[DISCUSS ] Graduate Apache Ranger project to TLP

[Ramesh Mani <rm...@hortonworks.com>]

Dear Incubator members,

Apache Ranger Project community has successfully released 0.6.2 version and with this there had been a lot of discussion within Apache Ranger community to consider graduation to TLP.  Apache Ranger entered into incubation on 24th July 2014 and from there on this welcoming community had done a tremendous job in various technical areas like refactoring the Ranger project core model to be service based, supporting additional Apache Hadoop components like  Apache Knox, Apache YARN, Apache Storm, Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, Apache Ranger KMS into Ranger authorizing  model for security and making it into a core product in the Apache Hadoop security space. Apache Ranger PPMC has exhibited a clear understanding of this growing community by electing  4 individuals as committers  and  including 22 individuals as contributors. PPMC also has done 8 successful releases under the guidance of mentors demonstrating their mastery over AFS’s IP policies.

An voting was conducted with in Apache Ranger Community to graduate Apache Ranger Project to Top Level Project. Vote passed with 16 +1 votes, no 0 or –1 votes.

Saying this I see that Apache Ranger Project has shown a great potential to become a true TLP.  Following summary of the Apache Ranger Project gives a good amount of details on the project.
This is a DISCUSS thread to open up the discussion with other IPMC, so please feel free to ask questions and discuss.

Thanks

Project Summary:

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http://incubator.apache.org/projects/ranger.html

Project website:
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http://ranger.incubator.apache.org<http://ranger.incubator.apache.org/>

Project Documentation:
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http://ranger.incubator.apache.org/index.html
http://ranger.incubator.apache.org/quick_start_guide.html
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Release+Folders

Project maturity Assessment:
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https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Apache+Ranger+Project+Ma
turity+Model

Proposed PMC size: 17

Total number of committers   : 14 members
Total number of contributors : 22 members

PMC affiliation (* indicated chair)

* Hortonworks (9)
   Privacera (2)
   BlueTalon (1)
   Others(1)

1802 commits on develop
22 contributors across all branches
Dev list averaged ~50 msgs/month in 2016
User list averaged ~40 msgs/month in 2016
1208 issues created
997 issues resolved

Committer’s affiliation:
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Active:
    Hortonworks
    Talend
    Freestone infotech
    BlueTalon
    eBay
    Others


Apache Ranger Top Level Project Resolution:
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Establish the Apache Ranger Project

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests of
the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation’s purpose to establish a
Project Management Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of
open-source software, for distribution at no charge to the public, related
to a data management platform That provides real-time, consistent access
to data-intensive applications throughout widely distributed cloud
architectures.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee
(PMC), to be known as the "Apache Ranger Project", be and hereby is
established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further

RESOLVED,that the Apache Ranger Project be and hereby is responsible for
the creation and maintenance of software related to a data management
platform that provides real-time, consistent access to data-intensive
applications throughout widely distributed cloud architectures.

RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Ranger" be and
hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve at the
direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the Apache Ranger
Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the projects
within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Ranger Project; and be it
Further.

RESOLVED,that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are
appointed to serve as the initial members of the Apache Ranger Project:

Alok Lal
alok@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Alan Gates
gates@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Balaji Ganesan
bganesan@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Colm O hEigeartaigh
coheigea@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Daniel Gruno
rumble@cord.dk<ma...@cord.dk>
Devaraj Das
ddas@hortonworks.com<ma...@hortonworks.com>
Don Bosco Durai
bosco@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Dilli Arumugam
dillidorai@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Gautam Borad
gautam@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Kevin Minder
kminder@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Larry Mccay
lmccay@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Madhanmohan Neethiraj
madhan@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Ramesh Mani
rmani@hortonworks.com<ma...@hortonworks.com>
Owen O’Malley
omalley@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Sanjay Radia
sanjay@hortonworks.com<ma...@hortonworks.com>
Selvamohan Neethiraj
sneethir@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>
Velmurugan Periasamy
vel@apache.org<ma...@apache.org>

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that "Selvamohan Neethiraj" be appointed to the
office of Vice President, Apache Ranger, to serve in accordance with and
subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the
Foundation until death, resignation, retirement, removal or
disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Ranger PMC be and hereby is tasked with
the creation of a set of bylaws intended to encourage open development and
increased participation in the Apache Ranger Project; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Apache Ranger Project be and hereby is tasked with the
migration of the Apache Incubator Ranger podling; and be it further

RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator
Ranger polling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator Project are hereafter
discharged.