Latest revision as of 02:27, 27 August 2022

This wiki page by the Incubation_Committee is a scratchpad of ideas forming the OSGeo community program. To see how these ideas have been realized please see our website page.

Purpose

The purpose of *OSGeo Community* projects is help foster innovation and include more project teams in the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.

About OSGeo Community Projects

Projects applying to the *OSGeo Community* program are asked to:

Be geospatial
- Confirm by checking README or project description
- project page on the osgeo website
- We ask projects have some user documentation, for example an OSGeo Live quickstart
Have a free license or an open source license.
- The license must be OSI approved
- We ask that the project team check the file headers and double check the license has been appropriately applied
Welcome participation and new contributors.
- We look for a clear contribution policy
- We ask that the project demonstrate collaboration, perhaps with a history of bug report or pull requests
- Projects are required to have a code of conduct

OSGeo Community Projects can take part in the incubation committee for guidance on open source use, setting up project governance, promoting the project, and building the project community. We look forward to working with you.

Community Projects

For a complete list please see the osgeo website: menu > projects > community projects.

actinia
FDO
GC2/Vidi
GeoExt
GeoHealthCheck
Geomajas
GeoServer Client PHP
GeoStyler
GeoWebCache - osgeo labs
istSOS
Loader - osgeo labs
mapfish - inactive / forked
MapGuide Open Source
Mesh Data Abstraction Library (MDAL)
MobilityDB
Open Data Cube
Opticks
OSGeo4W
OSSIM - inacitve
OWSLib
pgRouting - osgeo labs
Portable GIS - osgeo labs
PROJ-JNI
Pronto Raster - osgeo labs
rasdaman
TEAM Engine
ZOO-Project

The following projects were used to bootstrap OSGeo Community program from the earlier OSGeo Labs program:

The following projects have now graduated from incubation:

pycsw

There is an archive of the old OSGeo Technology Projects page at OSGeo Labs Page Archive.

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+This wiki page by the [[Incubation_Committee]] is a scratchpad of ideas forming the OSGeo community program. To see how these ideas have been realized please see our [http://osgeo.org/committees/incubation website page].
+= Purpose =
+The purpose of *OSGeo Community* projects is help foster innovation and include more project teams in the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
+== About OSGeo Community Projects==
+Projects applying to the *OSGeo Community* program are asked to:
+# Be geospatial
+#* Confirm by checking README or project description
+#* project page on the osgeo website
+#* We ask projects have some user documentation, for example an OSGeo Live quickstart
+# Have a free license or an open source license.
+#* The license must be OSI approved
+#* We ask that the project team check the file headers and double check the license has been appropriately applied
+# Welcome participation and new contributors.
+#* We look for a clear contribution policy
+#* We ask that the project demonstrate collaboration, perhaps with a history of bug report or pull requests
+#* Projects are required to have a code of conduct
+OSGeo Community Projects can take part in the incubation committee for guidance on open source use, setting up project governance, promoting the project, and building the project community. We look forward to working with you.
 == Community Projects ==
-The following projects are listed with the community projects [[Category:OSGeo Labs|program]]:
+For a complete list please see the osgeo website: menu > projects > community projects.
+* actinia
+* FDO
+* GC2/Vidi
+* GeoExt
+* GeoHealthCheck
+* Geomajas
+* GeoServer Client PHP
+* GeoStyler
+* GeoWebCache - osgeo labs
+* istSOS
+* Loader - osgeo labs
+* mapfish - inactive / forked
+* MapGuide Open Source
+* Mesh Data Abstraction Library (MDAL)
+* MobilityDB
+* Open Data Cube
+* Opticks
+* OSGeo4W
+* OSSIM - inacitve
+* OWSLib
+* pgRouting - osgeo labs
+* Portable GIS - osgeo labs
+* PROJ-JNI
+* Pronto Raster - osgeo labs
+* rasdaman
+* TEAM Engine
+* ZOO-Project
+The following projects were used to bootstrap OSGeo Community program from the earlier OSGeo Labs program:
 * [[Geoinformatica]]
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 * [https://github.com/AstunTechnology/Loader Loader]
-==Member Project History==
 The following projects have now graduated from incubation:
 * [[pycsw]]
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 There is an archive of the old OSGeo Technology Projects page at [[OSGeo Labs Page Archive]].
-== About OSGeo Community Projects==
+[[Category:Incubation]]
-OSGeo Community Projects are software projects that:
-* Have an open source license.
-* Welcome new contributors.
-* Are in the process of building their developer and user communities.
-* Are in the process of working on project governance, documentation, and marketing.
-OSGeo Community Projects may not yet have an active developer and user community. They may be benevolent dictatorships or feature experimental and unstable technology.
-==How OSGeo Community Projects Are Related To OSGeo Incubation==
-There are two ways for an open source software project to join OSGeo. The first way is through the regular incubation process. This is best for projects that already have an established community of developers and users. (This community should be diverse. This means that developers should come from more than one organization or group.)
-If a project doesn't yet have an active and diverse community, it can join OSGeo as an OSGeo Community Project. OSGeo Community Projects get help from the incubation committee with things like choosing an open source license, setting up project governance, promoting the project, and building the project community).
-The same volunteers that help software projects through the OSGeo Incubation Process also help OSGeo Community Projects.
-== Purpose ==
-The purpose of OSGeo Community Projects is to provide a home at OSGeo for projects that don't qualify for our normal incubation process. This allows them to get help from the volunteers on the OSGeo Incubation Committee and to become familiar with the guidelines and operation of OSGeo as an organization. Most OSGeo Community Projects are working to qualify for the normal incubation process, but this isn't a requirement.
-The normal OSGeo incubation process requires that software projects meet a high standard for things like project governance. Working through the normal incubation process can involve a lot of work. in contrast, we want the process to become and OSGeo Community Project to be as painless as possible. That allows projects to build community strength before they enter incubation.
-==Qualifying As An OSGeo Community Project==
-We would like to make joining OSGeo as an OSGeo Community Project as simple and painless as possible. If you would like your software project to become an OSGeo Community Project, please send a description of your project to the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator OSGeo Incubation Committee Mailing List].
-Your software project needs to meet the following criteria to be an OSGeo Community Project:
-# The technology in your software project should be geospatial (or directly support geospatial applications).
-# Your project should be open source and welcomes new contributions. If you don't have a license selected, we can help with that.
-=== Comparison with Incubation and OSGeo website ===
-As shown below there is some overlap requirements for an OSGeo projects (as defined by the  [http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/project_graduation_checklist.html incubation process] graduation checklist).
-{| class="wikitable"
-! scope="col" width="310" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Responsibility
-! scope="col" width="155" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Website Listing
-! scope="col" width="155" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | OSGeo Community Projects
-! scope="col" width="155"  style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | OSGeo Project
-|-
-| Geospatial
-| X
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| Open Source / License <br />
-- See LICENSE.md
-| X
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| Open Source / Check headers
-|
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| Open Source / Providence Review
-|
-|
-| X
-|-
-| Participatory<br />
-- See CONTRIBUTING.md
-| X
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| Open Community<br />
-- communication channel<br />
-- decision making process
-|
-|
-| X
-|-
-| Active Healthy Community<br />
-- user and developer collaboration<br />
-- long term viability
-|
-|
-| X
-|-
-| Development Process<br />
-- version control<br />
-- issue tracker<br />
-- leadership open to new members<br />
-- transparent decision making
-|
-|
-| X
-|-
-| Documentation<br />
-- user documentation<br />
-- developer documentation
-|
-|
-| X
-|-
-| Release Procedure<br />
-- release process<br />
-- documented testing process<br />
-|
-|
-| X
-|-
-| style="font-weight: bold;" | Foundation Resources
-! scope="col" width="155" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Website Listing
-| style="font-weight: bold;" | Technology
-| style="font-weight: bold;" | Project
-|-
-| Representation
-|
-|
-| project officer
-|-
-| infrastructure and facilities
-|
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| promotion & marketing
-|
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| budget
-|
-| osgeo board
-| project budget
-|-
-| fundraising
-|
-| X
-| X
-|}
-The incubation process establishes a project as a full fledged OSGeo committee, with a project project officer, with direct access to OSGeo treasurer, and reporting to the board during annual general meeting.
-While Community projects are not recognized as a committee, the OSGeo board maintains an "OSGeo Community" initiative with budget to support your activities. Attend one of the OSGeo board monthly meetings, or ask on the board mailing list, if your project has an activity that can benefit from financial support.
-For more information see [https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/osgeo_financial_guidance.pdf osgeo_financial_guidence.pdf]
-Available branding:
-{| class="wikitable"
-! scope="col" width="310" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Community
-! scope="col" width="310" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Project
-|-
-| [[File:OSGeo community.png|frameless|OSGeo Community Project]]
-| [[File:OSGeo project.png|frameless|OSGeo Project]]
-|}
-==Getting Started==
-Once your software project has been accepted as an OSGeo Community Project, the Incubation Committee will assign you personal mentor. This mentor will help your project withcommunity building and other tasks. First steps for an OSGeo Community Project include:
-# Creation a home page for the project. The OSGeo wiki is recommended for this page.
-# Selection of an open source license (if the project hasn't already done this).
-# Announcement and discussion of the project on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss OSGeo Discuss] OSGeo Discussion mailing list.
-# Set-up of project infrastructure (mailing list, source code repository, doc repository).
-# Creation of plans for software development, marketing and documentation.
-== Volunteers Needed ==
-Please let us know on the [https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator Incubation Committee Mailing List] if you would like to help with OSGeo Community Projects. Here is the type of help we need:
-* Project marketing.
-* Development of user and programmer communities.
-* Establishment of programs and policies for project documentation, copyright assignment, and licensing.
-* Establishment of programs and policies for software development. This includes version tracking, bug tracking, and feature request tracking, creation of a development road map, and organization of code sprints/events.
-* Establishment of project governance programs and policies.
-* Collaboration on technical standards, data formats, and code sharing with other open source geospatial software projects.
-* Utilization of software development infrastructure like mailing lists, bug trackers, version control software/hosting, and web hosting.
-== OSGeo Community Projects Checklist ==
-This will be coming soon!
-== OSGeo Community Project Stages==
-OSGeo Comminity Projects are assigned a "stage" that helps interested developers and users understand their maturity. Here are the different stages, in a profession from least mature to most mature:
-* '''Research Project''': This project is in the conceptual stage. There may be some source code written, but it is incomplete or very experiemental. The project may lack deliverables, community support, project infrastructure, project governance, community activity, or marketing and outreach.
-* '''New Project''': This project is moving beyond the conceptual stage with some concrete code. However the code is still experimental and isn't stable. Projects at this status level could still experience a lot of change in their code base. This project should start to have some project infrastructure and some basic documentation.
-* '''Stable Project''': This project has functional source code, although it may not be "mature and feature rich". For example, the code may only be usable as a programming library or a command line tool instead of featuring a GUI. The project has started to support users and programmers with communication tools, trackers, and documentation. The project has started to think about project governance and marketing, perhaps creating plans in these areas that are not fully implemented.
-* '''Established Project''': This project has a usable and user friendly deliverable, like an executable program or a stable and well-deocumented programming library.  The project is supporting users and programmers with communication tools, trackers, and documentation. It has started the initial phases of incubation. This includes addressing issues of copyright, licensing, and project governance. The project also has a marketing and community growth plan and has started to implement the plan.
-==Available Branding==
-Once they are approved by the Incubation Committee, OSGeo Community Projects can use the following logo:
-https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/File:OSGeo_community.png