Re: [DISCUSS] Graduate Apache Auron as an ASF top level project

[Calvin Kirs <ki...@apache.org>]

Thanks everyone for your participation.
If there are no further concerns, I’ll start the formal graduation vote in
24 hours.

On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 2:57 PM 磊 王 <wa...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Sebb
>
> Thank you for your valuable comment and thoughtful suggestion.
>
> I agree with your observation that listing specific examples within the
> mission statement may not be ideal for this formal resolution text.
>
> The paragraph is intended to describe the general scope of the project,
> and a high‑level description focusing on an accelerator for big‑data
> engines with native vectorized execution would be more appropriate for the
> board resolution.
>
> We can revise the wording to remove the concrete product examples while
> preserving the core positioning of the project.
>
>
> 发件人: sebb <se...@gmail.com>
> 日期: 星期三, 2026年8月26日 20:24
> 收件人: general@incubator.apache.org <ge...@incubator.apache.org>
> 主题: Re: [DISCUSS] Graduate Apache Auron as an ASF top level project
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 at 12:04, Calvin Kirs <ki...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > After Auron's community discussion [1] and vote egarding graduation
> > [2], I'd like to to expand the discussion to the general@incubator.
> >
> > Auron entered incubation on August 5, 2025. During nearly one year of
> > incubation, the community has:
> > - Currently, our community comprises 22 committers (including mentors)
> > from more than 13 different companies, with 15 serving as PPMC
> > members[3].
> > - At present, we have 67 contributors.
> > - Throughout the incubation period, we have made 3 releases over 11
> > months, maintaining a stable cadence.
> > - We have had 3 different release managers to date.
> > - Our software is used in production by 10+ well-known entities.
> > - To date, we have opened 797 issues, of which 690 have been
> > successfully resolved.
> > - We have submitted a total of 1659 PRs, of which 1628 have been
> > merged or closed.
> > - Through self-assessment [4], we have met all maturity criteria as
> > outlined in [5].
> >
> > We've resolved all branding issues which include Logo, GitHub repo,
> > document, website, and others [6] [7].
> >
> > We believe the project has successfully established itself as a
> > sustainable community
> > governed by the Apache Way.
> >
> > The proposed board resolution if/when this proceeds to a formal VOTE is
> > included below.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------- DRAFT BOARD PROPOSAL -------------------
> >
> > Establish the Apache Auron 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 an accelerator for big data engines (e.g.,
> > Apache Spark, Apache Flink), leveraging native vectorized execution to
>
> I wonder if examples belong in a mission?
> Seems out of place to me.
>
> > accelerate query processing.
> >
> > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee
> > (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Auron Project", be and hereby is
> > established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and be it further
> >
> > RESOLVED, that the Apache Auron Project be and hereby is responsible
> > for the creation and maintenance of software related to an accelerator
> > for big data engines (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Flink), leveraging
>
> ditto
>
> > native vectorized execution to accelerate query processing
> > ; and be it further
> >
> > RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Auron" 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 Auron
> > Project, and to have primary responsibility for management of the
> > projects within the scope of responsibility of the Apache Auron
> > Project; and be it further
> >
> > RESOLVED, all current Apache Auron committers are invated as the
> > initial PMC; 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 Auron Project:
> >
> > * CalvinKirs <ki...@apache.org>
> > * Becket Qin <jq...@apache.org>
> > * Nicholas Jiang <ni...@apache.org>
> > * Xuanwo <xu...@apache.org>
> > * Hao Li <li...@apache.org>
> > * Shaoyun Chen <cs...@apache.org>
> > * Yuance Li <li...@apache.org>
> > * Ruilei Ma <ma...@apache.org>
> > * Jiashu Xiong <re...@apache.org>
> > * Li Zhang <ri...@apache.org>
> > * Lei Wang <wa...@apache.org>
> > * Zhen Wang <wa...@apache.org>
> > * Yijie Shen <yj...@apache.org>
> > * Junfan Zhang <zu...@apache.org>
> > * Fei Wang <fe...@apache.org>
> > * Shilun Fan <sl...@apache.org>
> > * Huawen Gui <gu...@apache.org>
> > * Hai Zhou <ye...@apache.org>
> > * Mang Zhang <zh...@apache.org>
> > * Shreyesh Arangath <sh...@apache.org>
> > * Weiqing Yang <we...@apache.org>
> > * Ming Wei <mi...@apache.org>
> >
> > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Lei Wang be appointed to
> > the office of Vice President, Apache Auron, 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 Apache Auron Project be and hereby is tasked with
> > the migration and rationalization of the Apache Incubator Auron
> > podling; and be it further
> >
> > RESOLVED, that all responsibilities pertaining to the Apache Incubator
> > Auron podling encumbered upon the Apache Incubator PMC are hereafter
> > discharged.
> >
> >
> >
> > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/shxg9l1rkx7jps6lgmsq1rddmbcjfh64
> > [2] https://lists.apache.org/thread/yj03zxmst1hlccoww29oqrwzd7tgdjm1
> > [3]https://auron.apache.org/community/committer.html#current-committers
> > [4]
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=444334531&spaceKey=AURON&title=Maturity%2BAssessment%2Bfor%2BApache%2BAuron%E2%84%A2%2BIncubating
> > [5]
> >
> https://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html
> > [6] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-239
> > [7] https://whimsy.apache.org/pods/project/auron
> >
> > --
> > Best wishes！
> > Calvin
>
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Best wishes！
Calvin