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| Date | Action | Decided by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Appointed Weiting Chen | the board, by resolution |
| Date | Decision | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Establish the Apache Gluten Project | special order | approved |
## Description: The mission of Apache Gluten is the creation and maintenance of software related to software related to a pluggable middleware that enables native, vectorized execution engines to accelerate Apache SparkSQL workloads; ## Project Status: Current project status: Ongoing. Issues for the board: None. ## Membership Data: Apache Gluten was founded 2026-02-18 (3 months ago) There are currently 45 committers and 28 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 3:2. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). - Ankita Victor was added as committer on 2026-04-16 ## Project Activity: Release * Latest official release listed publicly: v1.6.0 (Mar 10, 2026) Development activity snapshot in the past one month * 27 active pull requests; 10 active issues * 10 merged pull requests; 17 opened pull requests * 7 new issues; 3 closed issues Notable merged PRs * Delta/VL compatibility fixes and Spark4 enablement work were merged * Infra/CI and build-related changes landed ## Community Health: Public signals available without ASF login: * GitHub PR and issue activity remained active in the most recent Pulse snapshot (numbers above), including 10 unresolved conversations across issues/PRs (indicating ongoing review/discussion load) * Repo scale indicators (public): ~1.6k stars, ~600 forks
## Description: The mission of Apache Gluten is the creation and maintenance of software related to software related to a pluggable middleware that enables native, vectorized execution engines to accelerate Apache SparkSQL workloads; ## Project Status: Current project status: Ongoing, stable. Issues for the board: None. ## Membership Data: Apache Gluten was founded 2026-02-18 (2 months ago) There are currently 44 committers and 28 PMC members in this project. The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 3:2. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). - No new committers were added. ## Project Activity: - Apache Gluten 1.6.0 was officially released [1], the first release as a Top-Level Project. Key highlights include support for Spark 3.3/3.4/3.5 with preview support for Spark 4.0, deprecation of Spark 3.2, broadcast hash join optimization (1.29x improvement on TPC-DS Q23a at 3TB), independent C++ build support, and numerous bug fixes. - Over 100 pull requests were merged in March, covering bug fixes, performance improvements, Spark 4.0/4.1 compatibility (e.g., LogicalPlanTag propagation enabling all 150 TPC-DS queries), memory allocator fixes, and upstream Velox version tracking. - Development focus areas include Spark 4.0/4.1 readiness, native operator correctness (Union, memory accounting), and cloud storage integration (AWS SDK lifecycle management). ## Community Health: Contributor activity remains moderate and stable: - dev@gluten.apache.org (mailto:dev@gluten.apache.org) continues to see healthy traffic, but with a 13% decrease in traffic(139 emails compared to 159), with discussions around the v1.6.0 release, governance post-graduation, and the setup of a new ASF Slack channel for real-time community communication. - Dozens of PRs are opened weekly in GitHub activity. - The issue tracker remains active, with approximately 801 open issues and over 2,730 issues closed overall. - No conduct or governance issues were reported during this period. [1] https://www.mail-archive.com/announce@apache.org/msg10807.html
## Description: The mission of Apache Gluten is the creation and maintenance of software related to software related to a pluggable middleware that enables native, vectorized execution engines to accelerate Apache SparkSQL workloads; ## Project Status: Current project status: Ongoing, stable (Incubating). [1] Issues for the board: None. ## Membership Data: Apache Gluten was founded 2026-02-18 (19 days ago) There are currently 44 committers and 28 PMC members in this project. [2] The Committer-to-PMC ratio is roughly 3:2. Community changes, past quarter: - No new PMC members (project graduated recently). - No new committers were added. ## Project Activity: v1.6.0 is currently under community review and vote[3]. Development activity during the quarter was steady, focused on incremental improvements, bug fixes, and stability. ## Community Health: Contributor activity is moderate and stable: - dev@gluten.apache.org had a 25% increase in traffic in the past quarter (160 emails compared to 128). - Dozens of PRs opened weekly in recent activity. - The issue tracker remains active, with approximately 790 open issues and over 2,700 issues closed overall. No conduct or governance issues were reported during this period. [1] https://projects.apache.org/project.html?gluten [2] https://projects.apache.org/projects.html?number [3] https://lists.apache.org/thread/wxzkfpy2b6oks85qq5dzsq3cxb3bm7b7
Gluten is a middle layer responsible for offloading JVM-based SQL engines' execution to native engines. Gluten has been incubating since 2024-01-11. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Complete more Apache releases: Plan for Gluten v1.6.0 in January. 2. Grow the community: Continue attracting and onboarding contributors to strengthen community diversity. 3. Finalize graduation preparations: Complete documentation and community consensus for transition to a top-level project. ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? Yes, under discussing a graduation proposal. ### How has the community developed since the last report? Two new Committers and Two new PPMC members joined on 2025-10-29, currently with 44 committers and 35 PPMC members ### How has the project developed since the last report? The project made significant progress in the last quarter. Apache Gluten (incubating) 1.5.0 was released on 2025-10-29, marking the fifth incubating release. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [ ] Community building - [X] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2025-10-29 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? 2 new PPMC members were joint on 2025/10/29. ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Yes. The podling’s mentors (Apache members guiding Gluten’s incubation) have been very supportive and responsive. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? Yes. The PPMC is adequately managing Apache Gluten’s branding and trademarks. There have been no naming conflicts or misuse of the Apache brand identified. ### Signed-off-by: - [X] (gluten) Yu Li Comments: The community is well-prepared for graduation. - [X] (gluten) Wenli Zhang Comments: - [X] (gluten) Kent Yao Comments: Glad to see Gluten entering graduation progress - [X] (gluten) Shaofeng Shi Comments: - [ ] (gluten) Felix Cheung Comments: ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
Gluten is a middle layer responsible for offloading JVM-based SQL engines'
execution to native engines.
Gluten has been incubating since 2024-01-11.
### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating:
1. 5th Apache Release for Gluten v1.5.0
2. Community Growth
3. Ready for Apache TLP graduation.
### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of?
N/A
### How has the community developed since the last report?
- The number of fork is from 552 to 583.
- The number of star is from 1379 to 1451.
- The number of contributors is from 170 to 174.
- Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes(Oct.):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-veyoNB1QYFJY4-TMdewAq8wMkQqltbEt46CPxB
rfE/edit?usp=sharing
### How has the project developed since the last report?
- Gluten 1.5.0 is on the way as 5th Apache release.
### How would you assess the podling's maturity?
Please feel free to add your own commentary.
- [ ] Initial setup
- [ ] Working towards first release
- [ ] Community building
- [X] Nearing graduation
- [ ] Other:
### Date of last release:
2025-06-19
### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected?
2025-05-26 for vote result published
### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive?
Yes, they continue to play an active role in the project, offering
helpful contributions such as reminders about the release timeline and
thoughtful perspectives on the community’s overall well-being.
### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks?
Yes, everything is fine.
### Signed-off-by:
- [X] (gluten) Yu Li
Comments: The community keeps developing and I believe we are on a
good way towards graduation.
- [ ] (gluten) Wenli Zhang
Comments:
- [ ] (gluten) Kent Yao
Comments:
- [ ] (gluten) Shaofeng Shi
Comments:
- [ ] (gluten) Felix Cheung
Comments:
### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
Gluten is a middle layer responsible for offloading JVM-based SQL engines' execution to native engines. Gluten has been incubating since 2024-01-11. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Apache Official Release: Quarterly publish Apache Official Release 2. Enhanced User Experience to update the latest documentations to the site 3. Community Growth ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? N/A ### How has the community developed since the last report? * The number of fork is from 474 to 552. * The number of star is from 1310 to 1379. * The number of contributors is from 163 to 170. * Add 4 new committers, currently with total 42 committers. * Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes(May): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-veyoNB1QYFJY4-TMdewAq8wMkQqltbEt46CPxB rfE/edit?usp=sharing ### How has the project developed since the last report? * Gluten 1.4.0 has been released as 4th Apache release(major update) on Jun. 19th 2025. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [ ] Community building - [*] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2025-06-19 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? 2025-05-26 for vote result published ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Yes, they remain actively engaged with the project and provide valuable input, such as reminders about the release process and insights into the overall health of the community. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? Yes, everything is fine. ### Signed-off-by: - [X] (gluten) Yu Li Comments: Good to see new committers joining and new release published. The community is built in a good shape. - [X] (gluten) Wenli Zhang Comments: - [ ] (gluten) Kent Yao Comments: Looks good to me for seeing new reliable releases - [X] (gluten) Shaofeng Shi Comments: Good to see the community is growing. Maybe it is time to discuss the graduation plan. - [ ] (gluten) Felix Cheung Comments: ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
Gluten is a middle layer responsible for offloading JVM-based SQL engines' execution to native engines. Gluten has been incubating since 2024-01-11. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Apache Release: Plan to quarterly publish Apache Officail Release 2. Enhance Document and Website to meet Apache standards 3. Community Growth ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? N/A ### How has the community developed since the last report? - The number of fork is from 376 to 474. - The number of star is from 1064 to 1310. - The number of contributors is from 134 to 163. - Add 4 new committers, currently with total 38 committers Regular monthly meeting with notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-veyoNB1QYFJY4-TMdewAq8wMkQqltbEt46CPxB rfE/edit?usp=sharing ### How has the project developed since the last report? - Gluten 1.2.0 has been released as 1st Apache release on Sep. 3 2024. - Gluten 1.2.1 has been released as 2nd Apache release(minor update) on Dec. 12 2024. - Gluten 1.3.0 has been released as 3rd Apache release(major update) on Jan. 24 2025. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [ ] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [X] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2025-01-24 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? 2025-03-07 for vote result published ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Yes, they remain attentive to this project and offer valuable suggestions. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? Yes, everything is fine. ### Signed-off-by: - [X] (gluten) Yu Li Comments: Good to see a steady pace of release planning and producing, as well as new committers joining. I believe the community is developing in a healthy way. - [X] (gluten) Wenli Zhang Comments: - [ ] (gluten) Kent Yao Comments: - [X] (gluten) Shaofeng Shi Comments: LGTM, keep building the community. - [ ] (gluten) Felix Cheung Comments: ### IPMC/Shepherd notes:
Gluten is a middle layer responsible for offloading JVM-based SQL engines' execution to native engines. Gluten has been incubating since 2024-01-11. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Publish 1st Apache release 2. Community Growth Initiative 3. Enhance the website and documentation to meet Apache standards ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? N/A ### How has the community developed since the last report? - The number of fork is 342. - The number of star is 959. - The number of contributors is 118. - Regular monthly meeting. ### How has the project developed since the last report? - Complete to transfer the project source code from oap-project to apache - Complete to set up a website in gluten.apache.org ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [X] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [ ] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: 2024-03-02 ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? 2024-01-11, when the project was accepted into the incubator. ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Indeed, their guidance is valuable for steering the project towards success. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? Yes, everything is fine. ### Signed-off-by: - [X] (gluten) Yu Li Comments: Good to see the initial setup is in good progress and look forward to its first apache release. - [X] (gluten) Wenli Zhang Comments: - [X] (gluten) Kent Yao Comments: Instead of simply attaching star and fork result data, please focus more on the community effort and process behind their growth. - [X] (gluten) Shaofeng Shi Comments: Glad to see the repository be transferred to asf and the website be online. Is there an ETA for the first Apache release? For the community growth, the fork and star number might not be that important, compared with the number of contributors, committers and IPMCs. Please put these numbers ahead of those two. Thank you! - [X] (gluten) Felix Cheung Comments: ### IPMC/Shepherd notes: Justin Mclean: The data of the last release should be the last ASF release. Also, stars and forks are meaningless without context, please provide some more context in your next report.
Gluten is a middle layer responsible for offloading JVM-based SQL engines' execution to native engines. Gluten has been incubating since 2024-01-11. ### Three most important unfinished issues to address before graduating: 1. Complete Code Transfer to Apache 2. Publish 1st Apache release 3. Community Growth Initiative ### Are there any issues that the IPMC or ASF Board need to be aware of? N/A ### How has the community developed since the last report? This is 1st report for Gluten. ### How has the project developed since the last report? This is 1st report for Gluten. ### How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary. - [X] Initial setup - [ ] Working towards first release - [ ] Community building - [ ] Nearing graduation - [ ] Other: ### Date of last release: N/A ### When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? 2024-01-11, when the project was accepted into the incubator. ### Have your mentors been helpful and responsive? Yes, Gluten's mentors actively participate in the project, contribute insights, and help advance the project towards graduation. ### Is the PPMC managing the podling's brand / trademarks? Yes, - The name "Gluten" has been approved by Mark Thomas, the VP of Brand Management.(https://issues.apache.org/jira/plugins/servlet/mobile#issue/PODL INGNAMESEARCH-220) - Gluten's logo is currently being designed. ### Signed-off-by: - [X] (gluten) Yu Li Comments: The podling setup is in good progress and the team actively cooperates. Hopefully we could complete the code transfer and website setup, and start preparing the first Apache release in the next report cycle. - [X] (gluten) Wenli Zhang Comments: - [X] (gluten) Kent Yao Comments: - [X] (gluten) Shaofeng Shi Comments: - [X] (gluten) Felix Cheung Comments: good to see code transfer in progress. ### IPMC/Shepherd notes: