Difference between revisions of "FDO Incubation Status"

Revision as of 08:12, 15 October 2007

Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?: Yes, FDO is a board approved project.

Has an Incubation Mentor been assigned to the project?: Yes, Daniel Morissette is assigned as mentor.

Note, for each of the following it isn't necessary to move to foundation infrastructure, but if you aren't a reason should be provided.

Has the projectname.osgeo.org domain been populated with the projects web presence?: Yes

Is the OSGeo mailing list manager (http://lists.osgeo.org/) being used for the project?: Yes

Are binary and source downloads available from http://download.osgeo.org ?: Yes

Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?: Yes. The mailing lists are functioning well. There is a well established developer community and user community. Issues raised on the internals and users mailing lists are being addressed in a timely manner.

Are source and binary downloads for the package available?: Binary, Source code and Documentation downloads are available for multiple FDO releases.

Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?: Yes.

Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.: Yes. Refer to http://fdo.osgeo.org/psc.html

How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?: 12 developers from Autodesk and at least 3 external developers.

Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?: Yes

Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks?: Yes - The FDO site content inherits and uses the styles defined by the osgeo site.

Has a Code Provenance Review document been prepared for the project?: Yes it can be found at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/FDO_Provenance_Review

Are Commiter Responsibilities Guidelines covering legal issues in place?: Yes. FDO uses the same guidelines as MapGuide: Refer to http://mapguide.osgeo.org/files/Individual%20Contributor%20Agreement.pdf

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 ; Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?
-: Yes. The mailing lists are functioning fairly well. There is a well established developer community but the user community is progressing at a somewhat slower pace. However, posts made to the users mailing lists are being answered.
+: Yes. The mailing lists are functioning well. There is a well established developer community and user community. Issues raised on the internals and users mailing lists are being addressed in a timely manner.
 ; Are source and binary downloads for the package available?
-: Source coe and documentation downloads are available. Binary downloads are not availabale.
+: Binary, Source code and Documentation downloads are available for multiple FDO releases.
 ; Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
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 ; How many active developers are there?  Are they from multiple organizations?
 : 12 developers from Autodesk and at least 3 external developers.
 == Foundation Membership ==