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/


 * 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 ?
 * If not, why?

Community Functioning

 * Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?
 * indicate the available user support mechanisms, and whether they seem to be functioning well (are getting used and get answers).


 * Are source and binary downloads for the package available?
 * yes/no (and any caveats)


 * Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
 * yes/no, indicate members and whether it has effective control.


 * Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
 * yes/no - provide pointers to various related documents.


 * How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?
 * Indicate number and some organizations involved.

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?
 * yes/no - point to review document.


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


 * Are Commiter Responsibilities Guidelines covering legal issues in place?
 * yes/no - point to the guidelines and indicate if it is adopted by PSC, and accepted by all commiters.