[Incubator] Proj4php community project

[Jody Garnett]

Thanks Julien - have been collecting some applications on the osgeo issue
tracker for incubation. Curently it can be tricky to find a mentor for new
projects (or in this case new to OSGeo proejcts) - did you have a mentor in
mind?

I would encourage you to apply as an OSGeo "community project
<https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Projects>" - it is a faster
way to be included in OSGeo (as it does not require finding a suitable
mentor

Aside: We really should revise this list of application questions - thinks
like the question on "infrastructure" was from the time when OSGeo svn was
considered more cool then source forge CVS for version control.

--
Jody Garnett

On 16 July 2016 at 05:33, Julien Moquet <moquet.julien at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear OSGeo members, Mr Garnett,
>
> As you may know, proj4php is an open source project, started in 2009, and
> recently hosted on github : https://github.com/proj4php/proj4php
> This is not a huge project, but we got a tiny community to be grown.
>
> In order to describe our project, here is answers for questions from this
> page :
> http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/application.html
>
>
>
>
> > Please describe your Project.
>
> Proj4php is a php library for geographic coordinates transformation using
> proj4 definitions
>
> > Why is hosting at OSGeo good for your project?
>
> Most of library using proj4 definitions are hosted at OSGeo. It gives the
> project more sens for the users, and more visibility.
>
> > Type of application does this project represent(client, server,
> standalone, library, etc.):
>
> library
>
> > Please describe any relationships to other open source projects.
>
> spatialreference.org as a source of defs
>
> > Please describe any relationships with commercial companies or products.
>
> nop
>
> > Which open source license(s) will the source code be released under?
>
> LGPL 2
>
> > Is there already a beta or official release?
>
> The 1.0 stands for old releases (php under 5.2), and the 2.0 releases are
> the latests.
>
> > What is the origin of your project (commercial, experimental, thesis or
> other higher education, government, or some other source)?
>
> Proj4php gets its origin as I was stuck on delay on a php project with
> strong hosting constraints. I translated proj4js in php, and set its source
> code open the same night.
> Then a little community started to grow. Winne27, nickolanack, judgej made
> real good work on proj4php to develop it and help others to use it.
>
> > Does the project support open standards? Which ones and to what extent?
> (OGC, w3c, ect.)
>
> nop
>
> > Has the software been certified to any standard (CITE for example)? If
> not, is it the intention of the project owners to seek certification at
> some point?
>
> nop
>
> > Is the code free of patents, trademarks, and do you control the
> copyright?
>
> yes
>
> > How many people actively contribute (code, documentation, other?) to the
> project at this time?
>
> We are 3 people to help others to fix their problems or answering
> questions on proj4php.
>
> > How many people have commit access to the source code respository?
>
> 4
>
> > Approximately how many users are currently using this project?
>
> Github tells there is 48 unique cloners the last 14 days, and we got about
> 1800 downloads the last 30 days on packagist.
>
> > What type of users does your project attract (government, commercial,
> hobby, academic research, etc. )?
>
> I don't know
>
> > If you do not intend to host any portion of this project using the OSGeo
> infrastructure, why should you be considered a member project of the OSGeo
> Foundation?
>
> I don't understand the question !
>
> > Does the project include an automated build and test?
>
> Yes, we use Travis
>
> > What language(s) are used in this project? (C/Java/perl/etc)
>
> PHP
>
> > What is the dominant written language (i.e. English, French, Spanish,
> German, etc) of the core developers?
>
> English, but I am personally French
>
> > What is the (estimated) size of a full release of this project? How many
> users do you expect to download the project when it is released?
>
> about 200 ko ?
>
> Regards,
> Julien Moquet
>
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