Difference between revisions of "GEOS Incubation Status"

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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

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?

Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?: Yes, http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel

Are source and binary downloads for the package available?: Source downloads are available, binaries are not.

Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?: Yes, see http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/PSC

Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.: Yes, see http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/RFC1 and http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/RFC2

How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?: There 2-3 active developers, depending on how you count, from multiple organizations.

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)

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.

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 ; 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).
+: Yes, http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geos-devel
 ; Are source and binary downloads for the package available?
-: yes/no (and any caveats)
+: Source downloads are available, binaries are not.
 ; Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
-: yes/no, indicate members and whether it has effective control.
+: Yes, see http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/PSC
 ; Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
-: yes/no - provide pointers to various related documents.
+: Yes, see http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/RFC1 and http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/wiki/RFC2
 ; How many active developers are there?  Are they from multiple organizations?
-: Indicate number and some organizations involved.
+: There 2-3 active developers, depending on how you count, from multiple organizations.
 == Foundation Membership ==