MapServer incubation status

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?
 * 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.


 * Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project?
 * No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.


 * Bug tracking repository moved?
 * No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.


 * Is the OSGeo mailing list manager being used for the project?
 * No. mailing lists are hosted at http://lists.umn.edu/ and we would like to move to OSGeo hosted lists at some point soon.


 * Is the OSGeo SVN or CVS system being used for the project?
 * No. Code is hosted in CVS at cvs.gis.umn.edu and is ok for now. Would like to move at some point.


 * Are binary and source downloads available from the OSGeo download area?
 * No, currently still just at the UMN download site.

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?
 * 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.


 * Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
 * Yes, see RFC's (for TSC, 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.

Foundation Membership

 * Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?
 * If not, indicate when this will occur.


 * Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks?
 * If not, indicate what is planned. (note: currently an OSGeo web style has not bee established)

Code Copyright Review

 * Has a Code Provenance Review document been prepared for the project?
 * Code provenance review not yet begun alothough a list of siginificant contributors is being established. That roster is available on the main MapServer website.


 * Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?
 * indicate outstanding issues.