Revision as of 11:00, 9 April 2006

This page has been developed in the Mapbender Wiki Incubation page and was copied to OSGeo Wiki 200.03.19. Modifications in the Project Status Template are being included as of 2006.04.04

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Basics

Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?: Yes

Has an OSGeo committee member been assigned as Mentor?: No

Infrastructure Transition

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 we presence?: Yes. It has links to the project homepage, download, demo and gallery. Most content is managed in the Wiki at the project web site at http://www.mapbender.org

Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project?: No, bug trackking is a loose business due to the nature of the project. Issues that cannot be resolved at once (within 72 h) are added to the Wiki.

Is the OSGeo mailing list manager being used for the project?: Yes, dev has already moved, users is in transition (currently querying the users whether they are happy with an automated migration).

Is the OSGeo SVN or CVS system being used for the project?: Not yet. Current code is managed in a CVS. As soon as the evelopers are happy with their environments code is going to be moved to OSGeo SVN (in a few days).

Are binary and source downloads available from the OSGeo download area?: Yes. (due to the nature of the project there is one single ZIP file that contains everything, no build process or binaries required)

Community Functioning

Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?: Yes, there are two mailing lists that seem to function well.

Are source and binary downloads for the package available?: Yes. (due to the nature of the project there is one single ZIP file that contains everything, no build process or binaries required)

Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?: Yes. The members are liste on the Mapbender PSC page of the Wiki.
Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.: Yes, see Development Process and Voting Process. This is a dynamic process and we are expecting some feedback from InCom and other projects.

How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?: 7 developers from 4 companies (CCGIS, SAG-EL, terrestris. KARTA.GO) plus one freelancer plus the on and off hack contribution

Foundation Membership

Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?: Yes. We are still missing an OSGeo logo and correct wording. Please indicate whether "Mapbender is an OSGeo Foundation project" is fine?

Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks?: Huh? What?... (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 Mapbender Provenance Review

Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?: They are currently being adressed: Mapbender Provenance Review#Other licensing model

Original Document

The following sections have been answered during an earlier phase of incubation and are left here for full history and to keep a few explanations in German.

Requirements

the code is under an OSI approved license (data & doc projects need to specify their choice for a type of license).: Mapbender is licensed under the GNU GPL
project willing to keep code clear of encumbrances (committer agreements, etc).: Committer agreements are in progress. All active committers have consented to sign Individual Contributor License Agreement (CLA) (once it is approved)
the project is "geospatial", or directly in support of geospatial applications.: There is a Mapbender application that shows some of the highlights. This is a Mapbender MiniMe.

Desirable

already reasonably mature (working quality code).: Mapbender has been in productive use for more than a year in at least 30 larger installations. The roots go back to the year 1999 when the software was first implemented as a proprietary package. At the end of 2002 it was published for the first time as Free Software, in August 2003 it was moved to SourceForge, at the end of 2004 code moved into the CVS.
already has a substantial user community.: The user mailing list countes 197 subscribers (Feb 2006), at the the first national Mapbender user meeting in May 2005 in Bonn, Germany 80 people showed up.
already has a substantial developer community.: 8 active contributors; 10 to 50 CVS commits per week
adheres to standards (ie. OGC, etc) where appropriate.: Mapbender implements OGC WMS, WFS, WFS-T, WCD, CS-W 2.0 beta, WKT, SFS, and many more
has linkages with existing foundation projects.

MapServer (adopted OSGeo project)
GeoServer (adopted OSGeo project)
MapBuilder (adopted OSGeo project)
PostGIS (external OSGeo friend project)

fills a gap in the foundation software stack.: Mapbender is probably the only comprehensive server side OGC OWS management interfaces that includes user and group management with multi-client capacity, CMS-style interface development, security module, log, monitor, etc. We do not know whether we fill any gaps, but we have friendly contacts to the MapBuilder team and plan to cooperate closely.
prepared to develop in an open and collaborative fashion.: Contributors are welcome. Cross project interaction is being discussed and joining with the MapBuilder project is planned as long time goal.
has contributions and interest from more than just one company/organization.: Core developers come from the companies CCGIS, CeGIT and terrestris, code contributions come from KARTA.GO, Geo-Consortium, in medias res, some individuals and larger customers.
willing to migrate to foundation support infrastructure, and adopt website style consistent with the foundation.: CVS, Mailing lists (user, CVS) are ready to migrate, mailto:dev@mapbender.osgeo.org has already migrated to OSGeo. The web page, documentation, develoment coordination, demo site, developer beta and testing pages are all integrated into the Mapbender Wiki and available at http://www.mapbender.org which is good as it is, we do not see the need to migrate this URL.

Deutsch

Die folgenden Fragen wurden in einer frühen Phase des Inkubationsprozesses beantwortet und wurden der Vollständigkeit halber beibehalten. Der aktuelle Stand ist dem obersten Abschnitt zu entnehmen.

Bewertungskriterien des Projektes

Kriterien für die Priorisierung von Projekten innerhalb des Inkubationsprozesses.

Anforderungen

Der Code ist unter einer von der OSI anerkannten Lizenz verfügbar (Daten und Dokumentationen der Projekte müssen die Wahl eines Lizenztypes spezifizieren).: Mapbender ist lizensiert unter der GNU GPL
Das Projekt ist in der Lage den Code frei von Altlasten zu halten (Verpflichtende der Vereinbarung CLA): Die Vereinbarunen der Verpflichtenden sind in Bearbeitung. Alle aktiven Verpflichtenden haben eingewilligt die

Individual Contributor License Agreement (CLA) zu unterschreiben (sobald sie genehmigt ist).

Das Projekt ist "geospatial", oder hat direkt mit der Unterstützung von geospatialen Applikationen zu tun.: Hier ist eine Mapbender Applikation, die einige der Highlights zeigt. Diese Mapbender Miniatur ist ein anderes Beispiel.

Wünschenswert

Bereits einigermaßen ausgereift (Qualität des Codes hat sich bewährt).: Mapbender ist seit mehr als einem Jahr und in mindestens 30 größeren Installationen produktiv. Seine Wurzeln reichen zurück bis in das Jahr 1999, als die Software das erste Mal als proprietäres Packet implementiert wurde. Ende 2002 wurde sie erstmals als Freie Software veröffentlicht, im August 2003 ist sie zu SourceForge umgezogen und Ende 2004 wurde sie ins CVS gestellt.
Hat bereits eine beachtliche Anwendergemeinschaft.: Die User Mailing Liste hat (Feb 06) 197 Abonnenten, beim ersten nationalen Mapbender Anendertreffen 2005 in Bonn erschienen 80 Teilnehmer.
Hat bereits eine beachtliche Entwicklergemeinschaft.: 8 aktive Mitwirkende; 10 bis 50 CVS Bestätigungen pro Woche
Einhaltung von Standards (z.B. OGC, etc.), wo es angebracht ist.: Mapbender implementiert OGC WMS, WFS, WFS-T, WCD, CS-W 2.0 beta, WKT, SFS, und viele mehr
Hat Verbindungen zu bereits existierenden Basis-Projekten.

MapServer (adopted OSGeo project)
GeoServer (adopted OSGeo project)
MapBuilder (adopted OSGeo project)
PostGIS (external OSGeo friend project)

Füllt eine Lücke in der Software Palette der Foundation.: Mapbender ist wahrscheinlich die einzige umfangreiche, serverseitige OGC OWS Verwaltungs-Oberfläche, die eine Benutzer- und Gruppenverwaltung mit Multi-Client Kapazität, Entwicklungsumgebung im CMS-stil, Sicherheitsmodul, Log und Monitor etc. beinhaltet. Wir wissen nicht, ob wir irgendwelche Lücken füllen, aber wir haben einen freundschaftlichen Kontakt zum MapBuilder-Team und planen eine enge Zusammenarbeit.
Bereit in einer offenen und kollaborativen Art und Weise zu entwickeln.: Mitwirkende sind sehr willkommen. Übergreifende Projektinteraktion wird diskutiert und eine Verbindung mit dem MapBuilder Projekt wird auf längere Sicht hin angestrebt.
Hat Beteiligungen und Interessen von mehr als einer Firma/Organisation.: Die Hauptentwickler kommen von den Firmen CCGIS, CeGIT and terrestris, Code kommt des weiteren von KARTA.GO, Geo-Consortium, in medias res, einigen Freien Entwicklern und größeren Auftraggebern.
Bereit zur Foundation Support Infrastruktur zu migrieren, und mit dem Stil der Webseiten der Foundation konform zu gehen.: CVS, Mailing Listen (user, CVS) sind bereit zu migrieren,mailto:dev@mapbender.osgeo.org is bereits umgezogen. Die Webseite, Dokumentation, Entwicklungskoordination, Demoseite, Entwickler beta und Testseiten sind alle hochintegrierte Bestandteile des Mapbender Wiki unter der URL http://www.mapbender.org das soll auch so bleiben.

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 : Yes. The members are liste on the [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Mapbender_PSC Mapbender PSC] page of the Wiki.
 ; Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
-: Yes, we are currently developing something, see [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Development_Process Development Process] and [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Voting_Process Voting Process]
+: Yes, see [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Development_Process Development Process] and [http://www.mapbender.org/index.php/Voting_Process Voting Process]. This is a dynamic process and we are expecting some feedback from InCom and other projects.
 ; How many active developers are there?  Are they from multiple organizations?

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