MapServer incubation status

Checklist

 * Approved for Incubation?
 * Yes, selected for "founding project" incubation by the OSGeo board.


 * PSC Established?
 * 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.


 * Hosted code in subversion?
 * No. Code is hosted in CVS at cvs.gis.umn.edu and is ok for now. Would like to move at some point.


 * Downloadable binaries?
 * Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/


 * Documentation online?
 * Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu


 * Developers online?
 * Yes, approximately 15 committers are established.


 * Public invited to participate?
 * Yes, for many years.


 * Mailing list(s) moved?
 * No. mailing lists are hosted at http://lists.umn.edu/ and we would like to move to OSGeo hosted lists at some point soon.


 * Project website(s) moved?
 * 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.


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

Provenance
Code provenance review not yet begun alothough a list of siginificant contributors is being established. That roster is available on the main MapServer website.

Contributor Agreements
No committers have signed contributor agreement yet.