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| − | # <span id="1"></span>Please provide the name and email address of the principal Project Owner. | + | # <span id="1"></span>Please provide the name and email address of the principal Project Owner. Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#board.1]] |
# <span id="2"></span>Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any). | # <span id="2"></span>Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any). | ||
| − | # <span id="3"></span>Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all official committers. | + | # <span id="3"></span>Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all official committers. Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b] |
# <span id="4"></span>Please describe your Project. | # <span id="4"></span>Please describe your Project. | ||
# <span id="5"></span>Why is OSGeo Incubation good for your project? | # <span id="5"></span>Why is OSGeo Incubation good for your project? | ||
# <span id="6"></span>What type of application does this project represent(client, server, standalone, library, etc.): | # <span id="6"></span>What type of application does this project represent(client, server, standalone, library, etc.): | ||
| − | # <span id="7"></span>Please describe any relationships to other open source projects. | + | # <span id="7"></span>Please describe any relationships to other open source projects. Ref: [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#Projects]] |
| − | # <span id="8"></span>Please describe any relationships with commercial companies or products. | + | # <span id="8"></span>Please describe any relationships with commercial companies or products. Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b] |
| − | # <span id="9"></span>Please explain how your project will use an open governance policy, ensuring decisions are made, documented and adhered to in a public manner. | + | # <span id="9"></span>Please explain how your project will use an open governance policy, ensuring decisions are made, documented and adhered to in a public manner. Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#processes.2a]] |
| − | # <span id="10"></span>Which open source license(s) will the source code be released under? | + | # <span id="10"></span>Which open source license(s) will the source code be released under? Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.1a]] |
# <span id="11"></span>Please describe the maturity and history of your project. For instance, | # <span id="11"></span>Please describe the maturity and history of your project. For instance, | ||
#*<span id="11a"></span> What is the origin of your project (commercial, experimental, thesis or other higher education, government, or some other source)? | #*<span id="11a"></span> What is the origin of your project (commercial, experimental, thesis or other higher education, government, or some other source)? | ||
| − | #*<span id="11b"></span> How many people actively contribute (code, documentation, other?) to the project at this time? | + | #*<span id="11b"></span> How many people actively contribute (code, documentation, other?) to the project at this time? Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b]] |
| − | #*<span id="11c"></span> How many people have commit access to the source code repository? | + | #*<span id="11c"></span> How many people have commit access to the source code repository? Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b]] |
#*<span id="11d"></span> Approximately how many users are currently using this project? | #*<span id="11d"></span> Approximately how many users are currently using this project? | ||
#*<span id="11e"></span> What type of users does your project attract (government, commercial, hobby, academic research, etc. )? | #*<span id="11e"></span> What type of users does your project attract (government, commercial, hobby, academic research, etc. )? | ||
| − | # <span id="12"></span>Do you wish to host any portion of this project using the OSGeo infrastructure? If so, what? | + | # <span id="12"></span>Do you wish to host any portion of this project using the OSGeo infrastructure? If so, what? Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#SAC_2]] |
# <span id="13"></span>Does the project support open standards? Which ones and to what extent? (OGC, w3c, etc.) Has the software been certified to any standard (CITE for example)? If not, is it the intention of the project owners to seek certification at some point? | # <span id="13"></span>Does the project support open standards? Which ones and to what extent? (OGC, w3c, etc.) Has the software been certified to any standard (CITE for example)? If not, is it the intention of the project owners to seek certification at some point? | ||
| − | # <span id="14"></span>Is the code free of patents, trademarks, and do you control the copyright? | + | # <span id="14"></span>Is the code free of patents, trademarks, and do you control the copyright? Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#Project_Graduation_Checklist#Copyright_and_License]] |
| − | # <span id="15"></span>Does the project include an automated build and test? | + | # <span id="15"></span>Does the project include an automated build and test? Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#release.2]] |
# <span id="16"></span>What language(s) are used in this project? (C/Java/perl/etc) | # <span id="16"></span>What language(s) are used in this project? (C/Java/perl/etc) | ||
# <span id="17"></span>What is the dominant written language (i.e. English, French, Spanish, German, etc) of the core developers? | # <span id="17"></span>What is the dominant written language (i.e. English, French, Spanish, German, etc) of the core developers? | ||
# <span id="18"></span>What is the (estimated) size of a full release of this project? How many users do you expect to download the project when it is released? | # <span id="18"></span>What is the (estimated) size of a full release of this project? How many users do you expect to download the project when it is released? | ||
# <span id="19"></span>Do you already have an OSGeo Mentor to guide you through the incubation process? | # <span id="19"></span>Do you already have an OSGeo Mentor to guide you through the incubation process? | ||
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Revision as of 06:07, 29 November 2014
Document Status
Version: 2.0alpah1
Status: draft
Last Edited: January 6, 2013
Purpose
The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather information about projects wishing to be hosted at OSGeo shall answer. This information is used by the Incubation Committee (InCom) to determine whether or not a project should be recommended to the Board of Directors for incubation.
Prospective projects are encouraged to review the OSGeo Project Graduation Checklist in order to understand the motivation behind these questions.
Questions
- Please provide the name and email address of the principal Project Owner. Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#board.1
- Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any).
- Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all official committers. Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b]
- Please describe your Project.
- Why is OSGeo Incubation good for your project?
- What type of application does this project represent(client, server, standalone, library, etc.):
- Please describe any relationships to other open source projects. Ref: Project_Graduation_Checklist#Projects
- Please describe any relationships with commercial companies or products. Ref [[Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b]
- Please explain how your project will use an open governance policy, ensuring decisions are made, documented and adhered to in a public manner. Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#processes.2a
- Which open source license(s) will the source code be released under? Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.1a
- Please describe the maturity and history of your project. For instance,
- What is the origin of your project (commercial, experimental, thesis or other higher education, government, or some other source)?
- How many people actively contribute (code, documentation, other?) to the project at this time? Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b
- How many people have commit access to the source code repository? Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#open.2b
- Approximately how many users are currently using this project?
- What type of users does your project attract (government, commercial, hobby, academic research, etc. )?
- Do you wish to host any portion of this project using the OSGeo infrastructure? If so, what? Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#SAC_2
- Does the project support open standards? Which ones and to what extent? (OGC, w3c, etc.) Has the software been certified to any standard (CITE for example)? If not, is it the intention of the project owners to seek certification at some point?
- Is the code free of patents, trademarks, and do you control the copyright? Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#Project_Graduation_Checklist#Copyright_and_License
- Does the project include an automated build and test? Ref Project_Graduation_Checklist#release.2
- What language(s) are used in this project? (C/Java/perl/etc)
- What is the dominant written language (i.e. English, French, Spanish, German, etc) of the core developers?
- What is the (estimated) size of a full release of this project? How many users do you expect to download the project when it is released?
- Do you already have an OSGeo Mentor to guide you through the incubation process?