GEOS Incubation Status

General

 * Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?
 * Yes, approved on November 2, 2007


 * Has an Incubation Mentor been assigned to the project?
 * Yes, Frank Warmerdam

Infrastructure Transition

 * Has the projectname.osgeo.org domain been populated with the projects web presence?
 * The web presence is currently being started here: http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/ and http://geos.osgeo.org/ points to this Trac instance.


 * Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project?
 * Yes: http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/


 * Is the OSGeo mailing list manager (http://lists.osgeo.org/) being used for the project?
 * Yes: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel


 * Is the OSGeo SVN being used for the project?
 * Yes: http://svn.osgeo.org/geos/


 * Are binary and source downloads available from http://download.osgeo.org ?
 * Binaries are not available. Source downloads are available at http://download.osgeo.org/geos.

Community Functioning

 * Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?
 * Yes, http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel


 * Are source and binary downloads for the package available?
 * Source downloads are available, binaries are not. The SVN repository at http://svn.osgeo.org/geos is publicly readable as well.


 * Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
 * Yes, see http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/PSC


 * Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
 * Yes, see http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/RFC1 and http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/RFC2


 * How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?
 * There 2-3 active developers, depending on how you count, from multiple organizations.

Foundation Membership

 * Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?
 * Yes, the main page mentions the project is part of OSGeo.


 * Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks?
 * It is an at osgeo.org url. However, OSGeo needs to provide more direction on branding and marking to get better effect.

Code Copyright Review

 * Has a Code Provenance Review document been prepared for the project?
 * Yes, GEOS Provenance Review


 * Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?
 * Yes, see resolutions in GEOS Provenance Review


 * Are Commiter Responsibilities Guidelines covering legal issues in place?
 * Yes, see http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/RFC2