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| − | This is a working proposal coming out of conversations on the incubation@osgeo.org email list. | + | This is a working proposal coming out of conversations on the incubation@osgeo.org email list. |
| − | + | Motivation: | |
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| + | * We have a number of projects with great proposals waiting for a mentor | ||
* Recommendations coming out of GeoMoose incubation experience | * Recommendations coming out of GeoMoose incubation experience | ||
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| + | * Accept projects into the OSGeo Foundation faster then incubation committee volunteer levels allow | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Motivate projects to finish incubation | ||
| + | |||
| + | * What is [[OSGeo Labs]]? | ||
| + | |||
| + | Communication: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Reach out to other committees and ask for help | ||
| + | |||
| + | * SAC: good relationship, initial questionnaire covers SAC requirements | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Marketting: good relationship, initial question covers some requirements, checklist covers remaining requirements | ||
== Proposal: == | == Proposal: == | ||
| − | === Incubation: Approved == | + | Break the incubation process into phases allow projects that to start these activities (prior to a mentor being found). |
| + | No additional work is added to the incubation process. | ||
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| + | === Incubation: Approved === | ||
* List the projects with a proposal that has been approved … and are just waiting for a mentor | * List the projects with a proposal that has been approved … and are just waiting for a mentor | ||
| − | * | + | * outreach effort in fostering new projects, and do not like the incubation committee acting as a bottleneck |
| + | |||
| + | Communication: | ||
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| + | * Incubation Committee: incubation email list, IRC meeting | ||
| − | + | Recognition: | |
| − | * | + | * project is associated with OSGeo Foundation |
| − | * Text link from OSgeo Website along the lines of " | + | * Text link from OSgeo Website along the lines of "OSGeo would like to welcome ..." |
=== Incubation: Incubation === | === Incubation: Incubation === | ||
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* OSGeo Incubation logo on their homepage, linking to http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/index.html to explain what incubation means | * OSGeo Incubation logo on their homepage, linking to http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/index.html to explain what incubation means | ||
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| + | Communication: | ||
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| + | * Incubation Committee: incubation email list, IRC meeting | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Marketting Committee: email list, IRC meeting | ||
| + | |||
| + | * SAC: email, trac | ||
| + | |||
| + | Recognition: | ||
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| + | * Text **link** from OSGeo website to the marketing committee project details page (or OSGeo live page which is often better) | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Access to SAC resources | ||
=== Incubation: Complete === | === Incubation: Complete === | ||
- Projects that have finished their Provence Review, and have adopted an open development model for public participation | - Projects that have finished their Provence Review, and have adopted an open development model for public participation | ||
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- Can still be working through the rest of the checklist as they make contact with the different OSGeo committees | - Can still be working through the rest of the checklist as they make contact with the different OSGeo committees | ||
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- Project has a mentor going through the checklist with the goal of recommending the project for "graduation" | - Project has a mentor going through the checklist with the goal of recommending the project for "graduation" | ||
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- Frankly this is the first point where OSGeo as a Foundation can actually recommend a project meets our expectations | - Frankly this is the first point where OSGeo as a Foundation can actually recommend a project meets our expectations | ||
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- OSGeo Project logo on their homepage (with the subtext "incubation") | - OSGeo Project logo on their homepage (with the subtext "incubation") | ||
| − | + | Communication: | |
| − | * Recognition Incubation requirements are completed | + | * Incubation Committee: incubation email list, IRC meeting |
| + | |||
| + | * Marketting Committee: email list, IRC meeting | ||
| + | |||
| + | * SAC: email, trac | ||
| + | |||
| + | Recognition: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * recognition Incubation requirements are completed | ||
* project logo on the website under an incubation category, perhaps grated out? | * project logo on the website under an incubation category, perhaps grated out? | ||
| − | === OSGeo: Project == | + | === OSGeo: Project === |
* completed the incubation checklist, recommended to the board for graduation, etc... | * completed the incubation checklist, recommended to the board for graduation, etc... | ||
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* approved by the board, project officer, etc.. | * approved by the board, project officer, etc.. | ||
| − | + | Recognition: | |
| + | |||
| + | * Full recognition as an OSGeo Project | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Project officer for direct communication with the OSGeo Board (and other committees) | ||
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* Colour logo on the webpage, sorted into the appropriate software category | * Colour logo on the webpage, sorted into the appropriate software category | ||
Latest revision as of 20:16, 22 September 2012
This is a working proposal coming out of conversations on the incubation@osgeo.org email list.
Motivation:
- We have a number of projects with great proposals waiting for a mentor
- Recommendations coming out of GeoMoose incubation experience
- Accept projects into the OSGeo Foundation faster then incubation committee volunteer levels allow
- Motivate projects to finish incubation
- What is OSGeo Labs?
Communication:
- Reach out to other committees and ask for help
- SAC: good relationship, initial questionnaire covers SAC requirements
- Marketting: good relationship, initial question covers some requirements, checklist covers remaining requirements
Proposal:
Break the incubation process into phases allow projects that to start these activities (prior to a mentor being found). No additional work is added to the incubation process.
Incubation: Approved
- List the projects with a proposal that has been approved … and are just waiting for a mentor
- outreach effort in fostering new projects, and do not like the incubation committee acting as a bottleneck
Communication:
- Incubation Committee: incubation email list, IRC meeting
Recognition:
- project is associated with OSGeo Foundation
- Text link from OSgeo Website along the lines of "OSGeo would like to welcome ..."
Incubation: Incubation
- Projects that have completed their Status information .. and may still be looking for a mentor
- The status page gathers details for SAC, and a minimal amount of information for the Marketting committee
- OSGeo Incubation logo on their homepage, linking to http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/index.html to explain what incubation means
Communication:
- Incubation Committee: incubation email list, IRC meeting
- Marketting Committee: email list, IRC meeting
- SAC: email, trac
Recognition:
- Text **link** from OSGeo website to the marketing committee project details page (or OSGeo live page which is often better)
- Access to SAC resources
Incubation: Complete
- Projects that have finished their Provence Review, and have adopted an open development model for public participation
- Can still be working through the rest of the checklist as they make contact with the different OSGeo committees
- Project has a mentor going through the checklist with the goal of recommending the project for "graduation"
- Frankly this is the first point where OSGeo as a Foundation can actually recommend a project meets our expectations
- OSGeo Project logo on their homepage (with the subtext "incubation")
Communication:
- Incubation Committee: incubation email list, IRC meeting
- Marketting Committee: email list, IRC meeting
- SAC: email, trac
Recognition:
- recognition Incubation requirements are completed
- project logo on the website under an incubation category, perhaps grated out?
OSGeo: Project
- completed the incubation checklist, recommended to the board for graduation, etc...
- approved by the board, project officer, etc..
Recognition:
- Full recognition as an OSGeo Project
- Project officer for direct communication with the OSGeo Board (and other committees)
- Colour logo on the webpage, sorted into the appropriate software category