Difference between revisions of "MapServer incubation status"

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== Checklist ==
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== Basics ==
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; Approved for Incubation?
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; Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?
 
: Yes, selected for "founding project" incubation by the OSGeo board.  
 
: Yes, selected for "founding project" incubation by the OSGeo board.  
  
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; PSC Established?
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; Has an Incubation committee member been assigned as Mentor?
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: Partially. MapServer has a technical steering committee that will likely fill this role. RFC-1 will have to be ammended to establish the TSC as the PSC.
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: No, not yet.
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== Infrastructure Transition ==
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; Has the projectname.osgeo.org domain been populated with the projects web presence?  
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: No. This may be a major issue since we have invested a tremendous amount of time developing a Plone-based site. The is no desire to move away from that platform.
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; Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project? 
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: No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.
  
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; Hosted code in subversion?
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; Bug tracking repository moved?
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: No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.
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; Is the OSGeo mailing list manager being used for the project?
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: No. mailing lists are hosted at http://lists.umn.edu/ and we would like to move to OSGeo hosted lists at some point soon.
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; Is the OSGeo SVN or CVS system being used for the project?
 
: No. Code is hosted in CVS at cvs.gis.umn.edu and is ok for now. Would like to move at some point.  
 
: No. Code is hosted in CVS at cvs.gis.umn.edu and is ok for now. Would like to move at some point.  
  
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; Downloadable binaries?
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; Are binary and source downloads available from the OSGeo download area?
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: No, currently still just at the UMN download site.
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== Community Functioning ==
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; Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?
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: The mapserver-users mailing list is quite active and well posed questions often result in more than one helpful response.
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; Are source and binary downloads for the package available? 
 
: Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
 
: Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
  
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; Documentation online?
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; Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
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: Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu
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: Partially. MapServer has a technical steering committee that will likely fill this role. RFC-1 will have to be ammended to establish the TSC as the PSC.
  
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; Developers online?
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; Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
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: Yes, approximately 15 committers are established.
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: Yes, see RFC's (for TSC, and committer rules at least).  May need to review committer rules in light of tighter OSGeo policy.
  
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; Public invited to participate?  
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; How many active developers are there?  Are they from multiple organizations?
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: Yes, for many years.  
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: Yes, approximately 15 committers are established from 10 or more organizations.
  
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; Mailing list(s) moved?
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== Foundation Membership ==
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: No. mailing lists are hosted at http://lists.umn.edu/ and we would like to move to OSGeo hosted lists at some point soon.
 
  
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; Project website(s) moved?
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; Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?
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: No. This may be a major issue since we have invested a tremendous amount of time developing a Plone-based site. The is no desire to move away from that platform.
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: If not, indicate when this will occur.
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; Bug tracking repository moved?
 
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: No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.
 
  
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== Provenance ==
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; Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks?
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: If not, indicate what is planned.  (''note: currently an OSGeo web style has not bee established'')
  
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Code provenance review not yet begun alothough a list of siginificant contributors is being established. That roster is available on the main MapServer website.
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== Code Copyright Review ==
  
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== Contributor Agreements ==
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; Has a [[Code Provenance Review]] document been prepared for the project?
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: Code provenance review not yet begun alothough a list of siginificant contributors is being established. That roster is available on the main MapServer website.
  
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No committers have signed contributor agreement yet.
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; Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?
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: indicate outstanding issues.

Revision as of 10:09, 10 April 2006

Basics

Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?
Yes, selected for "founding project" incubation by the OSGeo board.
Has an Incubation committee member been assigned as Mentor?
No, not yet.

Infrastructure Transition

Has the projectname.osgeo.org domain been populated with the projects web presence?
No. This may be a major issue since we have invested a tremendous amount of time developing a Plone-based site. The is no desire to move away from that platform.
Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project?
No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.
Bug tracking repository moved?
No. A bugzilla repository is still hosted at the University of Minnesota.
Is the OSGeo mailing list manager being used for the project?
No. mailing lists are hosted at http://lists.umn.edu/ and we would like to move to OSGeo hosted lists at some point soon.
Is the OSGeo SVN or CVS system being used for the project?
No. Code is hosted in CVS at cvs.gis.umn.edu and is ok for now. Would like to move at some point.
Are binary and source downloads available from the OSGeo download area?
No, currently still just at the UMN download site.

Community Functioning

Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)?
The mapserver-users mailing list is quite active and well posed questions often result in more than one helpful response.
Are source and binary downloads for the package available?
Yes, visit http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/
Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
Partially. MapServer has a technical steering committee that will likely fill this role. RFC-1 will have to be ammended to establish the TSC as the PSC.
Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc.
Yes, see RFC's (for TSC, and committer rules at least). May need to review committer rules in light of tighter OSGeo policy.
How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?
Yes, approximately 15 committers are established from 10 or more organizations.

Foundation Membership

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)

Code Copyright Review

Has a Code Provenance Review document been prepared for the project?
Code provenance review not yet begun alothough a list of siginificant contributors is being established. That roster is available on the main MapServer website.
Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?
indicate outstanding issues.
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