Re: [VOTE] Accept Asyncband into the Apache Incubator

Thank you all! I'll announce the result soon.

Best,
Twice

On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM Alin Jerpelea <[email protected]> wrote:
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> +1 binding
>
> Best regards
> Alin J
>
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2026, 03:54 hulk, <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > +1 binding
> >
> > On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 at 00:31, Orthur Black <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > +1 (non-binding)
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 10:45 AM Xuanwo <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > +1 binding
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2026, at 22:41, tison wrote:
> > > > > My +1 binding
> > > > >
> > > > >> First, Initial Source said "The crate will retain its name", which
> > > > >> reads ambiguously now that the rebrand to `asyncband` is done. Given
> > > > >> that `mea` has 5M+ downloads and existing downstream users pinning
> > it,
> > > > >> it would help to write down the plan: deprecate it, keep publishing
> > > > >> pointer releases to the new crate, yank it, or something else... and
> > > > >> who ends up owning that name.
> > > > >
> > > > > The rebrand has been done at [1]. The proposed PPMC would reach out
> > to
> > > > all
> > > > > downstream projects and help them to migrate to the new asyncband
> > crate.
> > > > > The plan has been answered here and it's quite straightforward. I
> > don't
> > > > > think we should spend time on writing it down but instead working on
> > the
> > > > > concrete migration work.
> > > > >
> > > > > You may help in opendal's migration from mea 0.6.7 to asyncband 0.6.7
> > > > since
> > > > > they are logically identical.
> > > > >
> > > > > [1] https://github.com/fast/asyncband/pull/149
> > > > >
> > > > >> Second, Documentation still points at https://docs.rs/mea; should
> > be
> > > > >> https://docs.rs/asyncband, and community also links to
> > > > >
> > > > > Where do you find a pointer to https://docs.rs/mea? You may find it
> > is
> > > > "The
> > > > > API documentation of Asyncband is hosted at
> > https://docs.rs/asyncband"
> > > > on
> > > > > the proposal now.
> > > > >
> > > > >> https://crates.io/crates/asyncband/reverse_dependencies.
> > > > >
> > > > > I kept https://crates.io/crates/mea/reverse_dependencies because it
> > > > shows
> > > > > the current downstream status. The migration to asyncband has been
> > under
> > > > > processed. This should be the proper intermediate representation.
> > > > >
> > > > >> Third, Git Repositories has the gitbox URL as
> > > > >> https://gitbox.apache.org/asf/repos/asyncband , the usual form is
> > > > >> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/asyncband.git
> > > > >
> > > > > Updated.
> > > > >
> > > > >> Lastly, contributor counts don't line up: The background says "four
> > > > >> active contributors", Community says "Contributors: 9", and Core
> > > > >> Developers names four people. Worth aligning so the numbers tell one
> > > > >> story.
> > > > >
> > > > > Take Apache Answer you serve as a PMC member as an example. Answer
> > has
> > > > 111
> > > > > contributors on the GitHub contributor graph [2] and now includes 18
> > > > > committers and a PMC of 14 members. Why do you think these numbers
> > should
> > > > > be aligned? It is a common community status.
> > > > >
> > > > > [2] https://github.com/apache/answer/graphs/contributors?all=1
> > > > >
> > > > > If you really want a concrete explanation: The other 5 contributors
> > make
> > > > > 1~2 commits randomly. Andy has one commit from the Git history, but
> > he
> > > > > spent adequate time in design discussion and review. I count on him
> > for
> > > > > several significant decisions.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > tison.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > mingcheng <[email protected]> 于2026年8月14日周五 22:11写道：
> > > > >
> > > > >> +1 (non-binding)
> > > > >>
> > > > >> The project is well discussed and addressed the naming concern, so
> > I'm
> > > > >> in favour of accepting it. A few things worth fixing during or right
> > > > >> after the vote which none of them were blocking:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> > Right now, we have four active contributors and the crate has been
> > > > >> downloaded more than 5M times.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> First, Initial Source said "The crate will retain its name", which
> > > > >> reads ambiguously now that the rebrand to `asyncband` is done. Given
> > > > >> that `mea` has 5M+ downloads and existing downstream users pinning
> > it,
> > > > >> it would help to write down the plan: deprecate it, keep publishing
> > > > >> pointer releases to the new crate, yank it, or something else... and
> > > > >> who ends up owning that name.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Second, Documentation still points at https://docs.rs/mea; should
> > be
> > > > >> https://docs.rs/asyncband, and community also links to
> > > > >> https://crates.io/crates/asyncband/reverse_dependencies.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Third, Git Repositories has the gitbox URL as
> > > > >> https://gitbox.apache.org/asf/repos/asyncband , the usual form is
> > > > >> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/asyncband.git
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Lastly, contributor counts don't line up: The background says "four
> > > > >> active contributors", Community says "Contributors: 9", and Core
> > > > >> Developers names four people. Worth aligning so the numbers tell one
> > > > >> story.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Best,
> > > > >> mingcheng
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM Twice <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Hi everyone,
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Following the discussion thread
> > > > >> > (https://lists.apache.org/thread/f31qd3jm3odomjwy3lqkk21coyqsr9xs),
> > I
> > > > >> > call for a formal vote to accept Asyncband into the Apache
> > Incubator.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > As a reminder, the Asyncband proposal is here:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/INCUBATOR/pages/446071349/Asyncband+Proposal
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Please cast your vote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > [ ] +1, Accept Asyncband into the Apache Incubator
> > > > >> > [ ] 0, I don't care
> > > > >> > [ ] -1, Do not accept Asyncband 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 wishes,
> > > > >> > Twice
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
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