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-'''Draft copy of [[Project_Graduation_Checklist]]. The official copy of this document lives at http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/project_graduation_checklist.html'''.
+#redirect[[Project Graduation Checklist]]
-= Document Status =
-'''IncCom Document Number''': X
-'''Version''': 2.0-RC1
-'''Last Updated''': January 2012.
-'''Status''': Draft
-= Purpose =
-The purpose of this checklist is to determine whether an Incubator Project produces quality products, remains true to its stated licence and is sustainable. Satisfying this checklist is a pre-requisite for graduation.
-A project should have institutionalized the processes in this list or provide justification why the process is not used.
-= Terms and Definitions =
-; Mentor : A member of the Incubation Committee chosen to assist a Project through the Incubation Process.
-; Institutionalized Process : A documented process which which addresses a need and is actively in use. It typically takes months before a process becomes institutionalized. ''A more detailed definition of institutionalization is found in the [http://www.sei.cmu.edu/pub/documents/02.reports/pdf/02tr012.pdf Capability Maturity Model (CMMI)] - "Generic Goal 2: Institutionalize a Managed Process"''
-= Checklist =
-== Intellectual Property and License ==
-We need to ensure that the project owns or otherwise has obtained the ability to release the project code by completing the following steps:
-# The project code, documentation and data has been adequately vetted to assure it is all properly licensed as per a [http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/codereview.html provenance review].
-# All code contributors have agreed to abide by the project's license policy, and this agreement has been documented and archived.
-== Processes ==
-# The project has code under configuration management. <i>Eg, subversion, git.</i>
-# The project uses an issue tracker and keeps the status of the issue tracker up to date.
-# The project has documented its management processes. <i>This is typically done within a Developers Guide or Project Management Plan.</i>
-#* The project has a suitable governance policy ensuring decisions are made, documented and adhered to. <i>This typically means a Project Management Committee has been established with a process for adding new members. A robust Project Management Committee will typically draw upon developers, users and key stakeholders from multiple organisations as there will be a greater variety of technical visions and the project is more resilient to a sponsor leaving.</i>
-#* The project uses public communication channels for decision making to maintain transparency.<i> E.g. archived email list(s), archived IRC channel(s), public issue tracker.</i>
-== Documentation ==
-# The project has user documentation:
-#* Including sufficient detail to guide a new user through performing the core functionality provided by the application.
-# The project has developer documentation:
-#* Including checkout and build instructions.
-#* Including commented code, ideally published for developer use. <i>Examples: javadocs for Java applications, or Sphinx documentation for Python applications.</i>
-#* Providing sufficient detail for an experience programmer to contribute patches or a new module in accordance with the project's programming conventions.
-==Release Procedure==
-In order to maintain a consistent level of quality, the project should follow defined release and testing processes.
-# The project follows a defined release process:
-#* Which includes execution of the testing process before releasing a stable release.
-# The project follows a documented testing process:
-#* <i>Ideally, this includes both automated and manual testing</i>
-#* <i>Ideally this includes documentation conformance to set quality goals, such as reporting Percentage Code Coverage of Unit Tests.</i>
-# Release and testing processes provide sufficient detail for an experienced programmer to follow.
-= Community =
-The OSGeo Foundation is made up of a number of committees, projects and local chapters. This section gathers up information these groups have requested from OSGeo projects.
-== Board ==
-The OSGeo [[Board]] holds ultimate responsibility for all OSGeo activities. The Board requests:
-# A project provide a Project Officer as a contract point:
-#* The Project Officer should be listed at: [[Contacts#Software_Projects|Project Officer]]
-#* This person is established when the incubation committee recommends the project for graduation
-#* Your community can change the project officer as needed (just add an agenda item to the next board meeting so they can recognise the change of officer).
-== Marketing ==
-Access to OSGeo's [[Marketing_Committee]] and associated [[Marketing_Pipeline]] is one of the key benefits of joining the OSGeo foundation. The Marketing Committee requests:
-# Marketing artefacts have been created about the project in line with the incubation criteria listed in the OSGeo Marketing Committee's [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Artefacts Marketing Artefacts]. This lists the documentation requirements for [http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live]. Marketing Artefacts include:
-#* Application Overview
-#* Application Quick Start
-#* Logo
-#* Graphical Image
-# <i>Ideally, stable version(s) of executable applications are bundled with appropriate distributions, (In most cases, this will at least include [http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live], but may also include [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis DebianGIS], [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS UbuntuGIS], and/or [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ osgeo4w] [http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/ ms4w], etc.)</i>
-== Projects ==
-Projects do not exist in isolation; and are expected to communicate and collaborate on key issues. As an example the PostGIS release procedure asks that the release be checked with MapServer, GeoServer and others.
-== SAC ==
-The [[SAC|System Administration Committee]] is available to help infrastructure and facilities. Information for this committee is collected as part of the [[Project Status Template]]. The following should be set up:
-* A http://projectname.osgeo.org domain name.
-A project may optionally request SAC help to make use of:
-* OSGeo issue tracker
-* OSGeo mailing list
-* OSGeo svn
-* http://downloads.osgeo.org
-[[Category: Incubation]]

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