[REPORT] Apache Olingo December 2015

["Amend, Christian" <ch...@sap.com>]

=== General ===
## Description: 
Apache Olingo is a Java and JavaScript library that implements the Open 
Data Protocol (OData). Apache Olingo serves client and server aspects of 
OData. It currently supports OData 2.0 and OData 4.0. The latter is 
the OASIS version of the protocol: OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC. 

## Olingo Status
Currently Olingo has no issues that would require board attention. 
The community is still working on the Java implementation for the OData V4 
standard. In addition the Olingo PMC voted for a new internal release process 
for the OData V4 codeline. Future releases will happen in a 3 month cycle. This 
should ensure that the releases are provided to users in a more timely manner. 
The PMC has decided this based on User and PMC feedback which expressed concerns
about the long and unclear phases between new V4 releases. The next release is 
planned at the end of December.
  
The V2 codeline is in a "maintenance mode". No new features have been developed 
here in the past 3 months. All changes done have been bug fixes. Since this is 
the case the Olingo PMC will not apply the new 3 month rule to this codeline. 
Instead releases here are done if users specifically ask for them or if the 
Olingo PMC finds that the current number of fixes is worth a new micro release.

With Ramesh Reddy the Olingo PMC has a new member that has been actively 
contributing to the project for some time now. We are very happy with this 
addition. Aside from that we receive very little contributions from outside the 
PMC circle. Since traffic on the user mailing list is constant and also includes 
new users we do not worry at this point but we find it hard to attract new 
contributors. 
   
After seeing the conversations about the board report quality on the board 
mailing list it would be nice if we could receive feedback if the current report 
format. I see the reporter tool as a very helpful addition to keep track of 
statistics. This in addition to the above overview hopefully gives a very good 
insight to the Olingo project.
   
=== Statistics ===
## PMC changes: 
 - Currently 13 PMC members. 
 - Ramesh Reddy was added to the PMC on Thu Oct 08 2015 
## Committer base changes: 
 - Currently 23 committers. 
 - No new committers added in the last 3 months 
 - Last committer addition was Christian Holzer at Thu Feb 26 2015
## Releases:  
 - V4 4.0.0 was released on Mon Sep 21 2015 
 - V2 2.0.5 was released on Mon Oct 05 2015  
## Mailing list activity: 
 - dev@olingo.apache.org:  
    - 74 subscribers (up 5 in the last 3 months): 
    - 426 emails sent to list (540 in previous quarter) 
 - user@olingo.apache.org:  
    - 124 subscribers (up 16 in the last 3 months): 
    - 186 emails sent to list (185 in previous quarter) 
## JIRA activity:  
 - 65 JIRA tickets created in the last 3 months 
 - 59 JIRA tickets closed/resolved in the last 3 months