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== Checklist ==
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'''MapServer is a graduated OSGeo project. This page is the archive of the incubation process.'''
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; Approved for Incubation?
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== Basics ==
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; Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?
 
: Yes, selected for "founding project" incubation by the OSGeo board.  
 
: Yes, selected for "founding project" incubation by the OSGeo board.  
  
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; PSC Established?
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; Has an Incubation committee member been assigned as Mentor?
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: Partially. MapServer has a technical steering committee that will likely fill this role. RFC-1 will have to be ammended to establish the TSC as the PSC.
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: Yes, Chris Holmes has been assigned as MapServer incubation mentor.
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== Infrastructure Transition ==
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; Has the projectname.osgeo.org domain been populated with the projects web presence?  
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: Yes, to a point. There is a [http://mapserver.osgeo.org basic page] that points to our primary, plone-based, website.
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; Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project? 
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: Yes, we migrated to the [http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ OSGeo TRAC] instance in late April 2007.
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; Bug tracking repository moved?
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: Yes.
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; Is the OSGeo mailing list manager being used for the project?
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: Yes, mailing lists including history have been migrated
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* http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users
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* http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev
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* http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-announce
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; Is the OSGeo SVN or CVS system being used for the project?
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: Yes, we migrated from CVS to the OSGeo SVN instance in early May 2007.
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; Are binary and source downloads available from the OSGeo download area?
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: Yes, source downloads (nightly and official releases) were moved to OSGeo in early May 2007.
  
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; Hosted code in subversion?
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== Community Functioning ==
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: No. Code is hosted in CVS at cvs.gis.umn.edu and is ok for now. Would like to move at some point.
 
  
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; Downloadable binaries?
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; Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?  
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: The mapserver-users mailing list is quite active and well posed questions often result in more than one helpful response.
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; Are source and binary downloads for the package available? 
 
: Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
 
: Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
  
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; Documentation online?
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; Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
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: Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu
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: Yes, the RFC transitioning our technical steering committee (TSC) to the PSC passed in April 2007. [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/development/rfc/ms-rfc-23 PSC membership is now complete].
  
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; Developers online?
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; Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
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: Yes, approximately 15 committers are established.
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: Yes, see RFC's (for PSC, and committer rules at least).  May need to review committer rules in light of tighter OSGeo policy.
  
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; Public invited to participate?  
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; How many active developers are there?  Are they from multiple organizations?
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: Yes, for many years.  
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: Yes, approximately 15 committers are established from 10 or more organizations. See [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/community/osgeo/incubation/contributors-list/ detailed list] (updated 7/8/2008).
  
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; Mailing list(s) moved?
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== Foundation Membership ==
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: No. mailing lists are hosted at http://lists.umn.edu/ and we would like to move to OSGeo hosted lists at some point soon.
 
  
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; Project website(s) moved?
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; Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?
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: No. This may be a major issue since we have invested a tremendous amount of time developing a Plone-based site. The is no desire to move away from that platform.
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: Yes, the MapServer [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ homepage] indicates that the project is an OSGeo project. There are links to the OSGeo homepage and MapServer incubation documentation under [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/community/ community] portion of the website.  
  
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; Bug tracking repository moved?
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; Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks?  
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: No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.
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: No, not yet. It feels like that should wait until graduation. At that point a OSGeo logo will be featured prominently on the MapServer home page.
  
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== Provenance ==
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== Code Copyright Review ==
  
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Code provenance review not yet begun alothough a list of siginificant contributors is being established. That roster is available on the main MapServer website.
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; Has a [[Code Provenance Review]] document been prepared for the project?
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: Yes, a [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/community/osgeo/incubation/contributors-list/ contributors list] has been developed. A shared [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p3ovxbvq1mBuBRaJiIT14eA spreadsheet] is being used to track provenance for MapServer proper and MapScript. A provenance '''task list''' is part of that work and is being used to track any issues uncovered.
  
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== Contributor Agreements ==
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; Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?
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: indicate outstanding issues.
  
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No committers have signed contributor agreement yet.
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[[Category:Incubation]]
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[[Category:MapServer]]

Latest revision as of 11:51, 2 September 2022

MapServer is a graduated OSGeo project. This page is the archive of the incubation process.

Basics

Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?
Yes, selected for "founding project" incubation by the OSGeo board.
Has an Incubation committee member been assigned as Mentor?
Yes, Chris Holmes has been assigned as MapServer incubation mentor.

Infrastructure Transition

Has the projectname.osgeo.org domain been populated with the projects web presence?
Yes, to a point. There is a basic page that points to our primary, plone-based, website.
Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project?
Yes, we migrated to the OSGeo TRAC instance in late April 2007.
Bug tracking repository moved?
Yes.
Is the OSGeo mailing list manager being used for the project?
Yes, mailing lists including history have been migrated
Is the OSGeo SVN or CVS system being used for the project?
Yes, we migrated from CVS to the OSGeo SVN instance in early May 2007.
Are binary and source downloads available from the OSGeo download area?
Yes, source downloads (nightly and official releases) were moved to OSGeo in early May 2007.

Community Functioning

Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?
The mapserver-users mailing list is quite active and well posed questions often result in more than one helpful response.
Are source and binary downloads for the package available?
Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
Yes, the RFC transitioning our technical steering committee (TSC) to the PSC passed in April 2007. PSC membership is now complete.
Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
Yes, see RFC's (for PSC, and committer rules at least). May need to review committer rules in light of tighter OSGeo policy.
How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?
Yes, approximately 15 committers are established from 10 or more organizations. See detailed list (updated 7/8/2008).

Foundation Membership

Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?
Yes, the MapServer homepage indicates that the project is an OSGeo project. There are links to the OSGeo homepage and MapServer incubation documentation under community portion of the website.
Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks?
No, not yet. It feels like that should wait until graduation. At that point a OSGeo logo will be featured prominently on the MapServer home page.

Code Copyright Review

Has a Code Provenance Review document been prepared for the project?
Yes, a contributors list has been developed. A shared spreadsheet is being used to track provenance for MapServer proper and MapScript. A provenance task list is part of that work and is being used to track any issues uncovered.
Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?
indicate outstanding issues.
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