Merge pull request #129 from RichiH/richih/add_OpenMetrics

Add OpenMetrics (sandbox)

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+== OpenMetrics
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+*Name of project:* OpenMetrics
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+*Description:*
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+OpenMetrics refines the Prometheus exposition format into an independent standard.
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+Prometheus has become the de facto standard in cloud-native metric monitoring, and has active upstream work by competitors.
+The ease of implementing this exposition data has led to an explosion in compatible metrics endpoints with 300+ exporters registered, dozens of native integrations, and unknown numbers of internal adoptions.
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+To allow for even more adoption, OpenMetrics received a lot of additional scrutiny and engineering time from several large players in the cloud-native space.
+It also puts the format under a neutral name, allowing more monitoring vendors to adopt it without potential political considerations.
+
+With substantial commitments for adoption, OpenMetrics will enjoy solid support from day 1.
+Amongst others, these are:
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+* Prometheus
+* Cloudflare
+* GitLab
+* Google
+* Grafana
+* InfluxData
+* Oath.com
+* RobustPerception
+* SpaceNet
+* Uber
+
+OpenMetrics was presented at the [CNCF TOC meeting on 2018-06-19](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ym8fLRCaX43uHPHBRyuRXM62U8m4vXaBXkuUp6tt3js/edit#slide=id.g25ca91f87f_0_0).
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+*Statement on alignment with CNCF mission:*
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+Given the CNCF's stated role in "fostering the growth and evolution of the ecosystem" and "making the technology accessible and reliable", we believe OpenMetrics helps with both of these goals.
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+*Sponsor / Advisor from TOC:* Alexis Richardson, Bryan Cantrill
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+*Unique identifier:* openmetrics
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+*Preferred maturity level:* sandbox
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+*License:* Apache License v2.0
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+*Source control repositories:* https://github.com/RichiH/OpenMetrics/
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+*External Dependencies:*
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+OpenMetrics currently depends on no external software components.
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+Once the test suite is released, it will depend on Go and Python and some libraries. Proper licence hygiene will be ensured.
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+*Lead:* * Richard Hartmann (SpaceNet)
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+*Infrastructure requests (CI / CNCF Cluster):* None
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+*Communication Channels:*
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+*Issue tracker:* https://github.com/RichiH/OpenMetrics/issues
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+*Website:* https://www.openmetrics.io
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+*Release methodology and mechanics:*
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+Given that this is a format, releases will be slow, deliberate, and forward- and backwards-compatible.
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+*Social media accounts:* None
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+*Existing sponsorship*: None
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+*Community size:*
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+* 128 stars
+* 15 forks
+* Commitments by companies with billions of combined yearly turnover
+* 6 people on bi-weekly call
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+*Production usage*: None yet