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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 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 is an OSGeo outreach initiative promoting "open source and participatory" geospatial technology. This outreach effort is undertaken by the OSGeo incubation committee to assist projects with open source and community development.
+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].
-This initiative is currently being renamed (from OSGeo Labs) due to a conflict with GeoForAll committee use of the term.
+= Purpose =
-See http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:OSGeo_Labs
+The purpose of *OSGeo Community* projects is help foster innovation and include more project teams in the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
-== Purpose ==
+== About OSGeo Community Projects==
-Welcome to OSGeo Technology. The projects listed here are part of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation and range from new experimental projects to established pillars of our open source ecosystem.
+Projects applying to the *OSGeo Community* program are asked to:
-All projects here meet our goals as an organization - they are open source (no really we checked) and are inclusive and welcoming to new contributors. Projects that go on to establish excellence in community building, documentation, and governance can enter our "incubation" program.
+# 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
-== Member Projects ==
+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.
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: Geoinformatica]]
+== Community Projects ==
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: pgRouting]]
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: PAGC]]
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: MapProxy]]
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: pycsw]]
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: Virtual Terrain Project]]
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: PyWPS]]
-* [[OSGeo Technology Project: OSGeo Certification]]
-There is an archive of the old OSGeo Technology Projects page at [[OSGeo Labs Page Archive]].
+For a complete list please see the osgeo website: menu > projects > community projects.
-==Joining OSGeo==
+* 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
-We would like to make joining OSGeo as simple and painless as possible. If you wish to join the foundation please send a description of your project to the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator OSGeo Incubation Committee Mailing List], or [mailto:sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com e-mail Landon Blake.]
+The following projects were used to bootstrap OSGeo Community program from the earlier OSGeo Labs program:
-You will need to put in a little bit of effort (checking your license, source code and repository) before you can be listed. We will be happy to help answer any questions you have, but we do not have volunteers standing by to do this work for you.
+* [[Geoinformatica]]
+* [[GeoWebCache]]
+* [[MapProxy]]
+* [[pgRouting]]
+* [http://portablegis.xyz Portable GIS]
+* [[Postal Address Geo-Coder]]
+* [[Proj4php]]
+* [https://github.com/ahhz/raster Pronto Raster]
+* [[Virtual Terrain Project]]
+* [https://github.com/AstunTechnology/Loader Loader]
-If your project would like to join OSGeo the technology initiative asks:
+The following projects have now graduated from incubation:
+* [[pycsw]]
-# That your project is geospatial (or directly supports geospatial applications);
+There is an archive of the old OSGeo Technology Projects page at [[OSGeo Labs Page Archive]].
-#* Data & doc projects would of course need an appropriate data or documentation license
-# That your project is open source
-#* Uses an OSI approved open source license
-#* That you know where your source code came from, and that care is taken when accepting external contributions
-# Participatory (accepts pull-requests)
-===Getting Started===
-If you need assistance meeting the criteria to be listed please ask for direction and help on the mailing list:
-# Selection of an open source license if the project hasn't already done so.
-# Checking your source code headers and history
-# Setup appropriate LICENSE, CONTRIBUTING and README files (for github projects)
-Once you have been accepted as an OSGeo Technology Project we would be pleased to help you with the next steps:
-# Creation a home page for the project. The OSGeo wiki is recommended for this page.
-# Announce and discuss the project on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss OSGeo Discuss] email list.
-# Set the project software development up on the OSGeo infrastructure if appropriate (mailing lists, ec...).
-=== Comparison with Incubation ===
-As shown below there is some overlap with the OSGeo incubation process.
-{| class="wikitable"
-! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Responsibility
-! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Technology
-! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Project
-|-
-| Open Source<br />
-- check headers<br />
-- See LICENSE.md
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| Participatory<br />
-- See CONTRIBUTING.md
-| X
-| X
-|-
-| Open Community<br />
-- communication channe<br />l
-- 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;" | Reward
-| style="font-weight: bold;" | Technology
-| style="font-weight: bold;" | Project
-|-
-| Foundation Representation<br />
-| incubation chair<br />
-| project officer
-|-
-| Foundation Resources<br />
-- infrastructure and facilities<br />
-- budget, fundraising, marketing
-| X
-| X
-|}
-== Volunteers Needed ==
-Assisting new projects is the responsibility of the incubation committee. If you are passionate about open source, helping development teams and making OSGeo great - we would love to hear from you!
-As a volunteer you can help new projects with:
-* 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.
-* Mentor projects entering the OSGeo incubation program
-== How good is my project ==
-In the past OSGeo Labs used an informal “project status” system to assist programmers and users evaluate projects under development.
-# Source Code Completeness
-# Source Code Stability
-# Community Support (Mailing Lists, Documentation, Tutorials)
-# Project Deliverables (Programming Libraries and/or Executables)
-# Project Infrastructure (Source Code Versioning, Bug Trackers, Feature Trackers, Web Site, Mailing Lists, Discussion Forums)
-# Project Governance (Decision Making Processes, Licensing, Copyright Assignment, Release Schedule, Coding Standards)
-# Community Activity
-# Marketing and Outreach
-Here is what that ended up looking like:
-* '''RnD 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.
+[[Category:Incubation]]