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Congratulations to the pycsw team for an excellent OSGeo Incubation
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I've read the application, and have a few comments listed below
which I suggest are addressed.<br>
My only non-trivial concern is around the identified issues around
conflicts found in the provenance review. I suggest they be
resolved to the point of finding at least a work around, before
completing graduation.<br>
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[x] Open decision making process.</span><br>
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<i>Comment: Please provide a link to a description of this process.</i><i>
(Maybe this url? <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://pycsw.org/development/rfc/">http://pycsw.org/development/rfc/</a></i> )<br>
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[x] The project should have a community of developers and users who
actively collaborate and support each other in a healthy way. Eg.
collaboration on project activities such as testing, release and
feature development.<br>
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<i>Comment: It is good that you point to the existing plans, which
seem to be specific for each release. (I like this). I suggest
that there should be a generic guideline on the process of
creating a release which should be referenced.</i><i><br>
</i><i>Maybe this url?
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/Release-Packaging">https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/Release-Packaging</a></i> )<br>
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The project has core developers from 4 organizations and other
contributors from downstream projects/organizations such as CKAN and
GeoNode.<br>
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<i>Comment: I suggest specifically mention these organisations, or
provide a link where these organisations are referenced.</i><br>
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[x] The project code, documentation and data has been adequately
vetted to assure it is all properly licensed, and a copyright notice
included. As per a Provenance Review<br>
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</i><i>Comment: I note there are items in the Provenance Review with
status of "checked, fix me! requires developer attention</i><i>"</i><i>.
I'm nervous about accepting a project through incubation with such
items outstanding. I'd at least wish to see a discussion about how
such issues are planned to be addressed.</i><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/02/2015 2:52 pm, Jody Garnett
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<div dir="ltr">I guess we can also note that Angelos Tzotsos is
nominated as project officer.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks mentoring Jeff, it is great that pycsw
is ready and it sounds like a fun community.
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<div>I will look over the checklist / <span
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get back to you with any questions.</div>
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<div>Aside: I see the project uses github wiki, you can
start a line with "* ( )" and "* (x)" for check boxes :)</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 13 February 2015 at 17:22,
Jeff McKenna <span dir="ltr"><<a
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Incubation Committee,<br>
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I am writing to you as the Mentor of the pycsw
project, which is currently in the Incubation
process with OSGeo.<br>
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I'd like to submit a Project Graduation Checklist
document, for review by the OSGeo Incubation
Committee: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/Project-Graduation-Checklist"
target="_blank">https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/Project-Graduation-Checklist</a><br>
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You will notice in the document that a code
provenance review has been completed as well: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/pycsw-Provenance-Review"
target="_blank">https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/pycsw-Provenance-Review</a><br>
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I have been watching this community grow over the
years (I have a good sense of what makes a strong
community), and I am very impressed with both how
active the code is being maintained, and also the
fast growth of implementations of pycsw by large
organizations. I also monitor its mailing list,
which I do for hundreds of software projects, and
it is very vibrant (always an important sign of an
active community). Lastly, that pycsw is the OGC
reference implementation for the CSW standard, is
proof of the attention to detail and commitment by
the pycsw team.<br>
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I'd also like to mention that, the pycsw team is
very keen and excited to become an official OSGeo
project, which cannot be put down on paper or
measured, but it is one of the most important
parts of the process I believe.<br>
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Therefore as mentor, I recommend to the Incubation
Committee that pycsw graduates, and becomes an
official OSGeo Project.<br>
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Let me know if you have any questions and I can
relay to the pycsw team. Thanks everyone,<br>
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-jeff<br>
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