Re: [DISCUSS] Graduating Apache Livy

On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 at 14:20, tison <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> As long as the project has enough PPMC members for overseeing the podling
> and moving forward to clear graduation tasks, I'm glad to see its
> graduation.

8 PPMC members don't appear to be following the private@ mailing list.
It looks like only 4 of them follow any of the other Livy mailing lists.
And only 2 of them follow commits@

> I have known Livy from the very beginning. And I have observed that this
> project has suffered from a lack of maintenance due to the original
> authors' waning interest. However, since then, users have stepped up to
> take over the community.
>
> I believe this is an excellent example of how Apache, as a vendor-neutral
> foundation, can ensure a project's continuity even after a single vendor
> loses interest. Therefore, if the project meets the graduation
> requirements, I would be very happy to see it graduate smoothly.
>
> Best,
> tison.
>
>
> Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> 于2026年4月29日周三 19:59写道：
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Thanks to the community's support, Livy currently has great momentum and
> > sustainable activity.
> >
> > The project has completed several releases, most recently 0.9.0-incubating
> > in January, and preparations for 0.10.0 are already underway. Notably, the
> > project has handled security issues efficiently, including CVE-2025-66249
> > and CVE-2025-60012 in the latest release.
> >
> > While Livy has been in incubation since 2017, the project is mature and the
> > community is planning further improvements and features. Although the
> > community is quiet, it remains solid. I have discussed adding new
> > committers and PMC members with several PPMC members. We agree that
> > graduation would encourage new contributions, and the project is eager to
> > welcome new members.
> >
> > The PPMC is active and maintains clean governance according to the Apache
> > Way, including brand protection and the management of security reports and
> > releases. I am confident that the project and its community are sustainable
> > for the long term.
> >
> > What are your thoughts?
> >
> > Regards,
> > JB
> >