[jira] [Commented] (BIGTOP-718) Update wiki for component requirements

["Konstantin Boudnik (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Konstantin Boudnik commented on BIGTOP-718:
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+1 on better navigation around the Wiki - always a good idea. 

As for the better understanding of the goals of the project, it seems that they are clearly stated in the top page of the [Wiki|https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/BIGTOP/Index]:

{noformat}
Apache Bigtop has several purposes.

    Packaging
    Deployment
    Integration Testing
{noformat}
I don't see how this can cause any confusion.

bq. Judging by other documents* and existing discussions regarding new components, it seems like we really mean to say "Hadoop"-related

Hmm, if it says "BigData related" then it is the meaning of the sentence in plain English. Besides, allowing such a modification would effectively prevent us from doing stacks for say Lucine, or Drill, or something else. Do we want such a limitation in place? I really don't anyone would like to shoot himself in a foot before embarking on a marathon competition.

I would like to add that this set of goals have served us well through the incubation and graduation processes. Now it might appeal to some that this is a good time to update the goals or somehow modify them. In this case, our project has to have a clear set of bylaws defining, among other things, set of voting rules, and so on and so far. So, let's deal with that first and foremost.

                
> Update wiki for component requirements
> --------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: BIGTOP-718
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BIGTOP-718
>             Project: Bigtop
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Documentation
>            Reporter: Sean Mackrory
>            Assignee: Sean Mackrory
>
> I think some updates are in order for this Wiki page in order to more accurately reflect the goals of the project: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/BIGTOP/Requirement+for+adding+a+new+component+to+Bigtop+distribution.
> For starters, it should have a more prominent link on the Wiki and a summary on the project home page. Not only is it going to be an increasingly common question, but it's an important part of defining what "Bigtop" is really all about. I know when I first started on the project it was the first thing I looked for.
> Second, we say projects have to be "Big Data"-related. Judging by other documents* and existing discussions regarding new components, it seems like we really mean to say "Hadoop"-related, and I think the extra focus would be good (having said that, I do think of Spark as Hadoop-related).
> * https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/BIGTOP/Index

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