Re: [VOTE] Accept Maka into the Apache Incubator

+1 (binding)

I have reviewed the Maka proposal and the discussion. I support
accepting Maka into the Apache Incubator.

Maka has a coherent technical direction: a local-first and
provider-neutral agent runtime and workspace, with Desktop, CLI/TUI,
and headless surfaces built around durable execution records, explicit
permission boundaries, and recoverable task and session state. This is
a meaningful problem area with value beyond any single model provider
or hosted control plane.

The project also brings an existing public Apache-2.0 codebase and
public project materials for contribution, security, architecture,
design, changelog, and notices. I believe it has sufficient technical
substance and an initial community to begin the Apache incubation
process.

I recognize the concerns raised about the project's young history, the
early contribution and import pattern, code provenance, and the need to
demonstrate a broader and more independent contributor community.
These are material concerns. I do not view incubation as evidence that
they are already resolved; rather, I expect them to be concrete early
milestones for the PPMC and mentors: public and verifiable provenance
and IP work, mailing-list-based decision making, transparent governance,
and sustained growth of independent contributors and committers.

On balance, I believe Maka is suitable to begin incubation and that the
Apache Incubator provides the right framework to address these matters
in public.

Best regards,
Guangdong Liu

On 2026/08/09 18:20:21 tison wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Following the discussion thread [1], I call
> for a formal vote to accept Maka into the Apache Incubator.
> 
> As a reminder, the Maka Proposal can be found at [2].
> 
> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/0n79l7dbz9jm694rpnbrxtn8f6lmnw1j
> [2]
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/INCUBATOR/pages/446070971/Maka+Proposal
> 
> Please cast your vote:
> 
> [ ] +1, Accept Maka into the Apache Incubator
> [ ] 0, I don't care
> [ ] -1, Do not accept Maka into the Apache Incubator, because ...
> 
> The vote will remain open for at least 72 hours, and only votes from the
> Incubator PMC members are binding. Votes from everyone are welcome.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Best,
> tison.
>