[OSGeoLive] Application to include the ETF testing framework software in the OSGeoLive distribution

Nicolas Roelandt roelandtn.pro at gmail.com
Tue Jun 28 12:52:56 PDT 2022


Hi,

It's great to add a project from the European Union. Here is my +1.
Sorry for the delay.

Nicolas Roelandt



Le mar. 28 juin 2022 à 21:10, Enock Seth Nyamador <enockseth at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> Sorry for the delay! +1 from me.
>
> Quick reminder for the others too :)
>
> Best,
> Enock
>
> Am Di., 28. Juni 2022 um 18:59 Uhr schrieb Angelos Tzotsos <
> gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This is the voting status for this motion:
>>
>>      ​Angelos_Tzotsos +1
>>      ​Brian M Hamlin +1
>>      ​Alex Mandel
>>      ​Johan Van de Wauw
>>      Bas Couwenberg
>>      ​Massimo De Stefano
>>      ​Astrid Emde
>>      ​Nicolas Roelandt
>>      ​Vicky Vergara
>>      ​Enock Seth Nyamador
>>
>> Dear PSC members, please vote.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Angelos
>>
>> On 6/14/22 23:47, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > This is a motion to include ETF testing framework to OSGeoLive.
>> > I will start with my +1
>> > Angelos
>> >
>> > On 4/20/22 17:53, José Enrique Soriano Sevilla wrote:
>> >> Dear OSGeoLive team,
>> >>
>> >> we contact you to kindly propose the inclusion of the ETF testing
>> >> framework in the OSGeoLive distribution.
>> >> Following the requirements, please find below the answer to the
>> >> required questions.
>> >> Please let us know if any additional clarification is needed.
>> >>
>> >> Thank you in advance
>> >>
>> >>  * *Please describe your application. *
>> >>      o *What is its name? *
>> >>          + ETF
>> >>      o *What is the home page URL? *
>> >>          + http://etf-validator.net
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$
>> > andhttps://github.com/etf-validator
>> >>
>> >>            <https://github.com/etf-validator>
>> >>      o *Which OSI approved Open Source Licence
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://opensource.org/licenses__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OXB4gFIA$>
>>
>> >>
>> >>        is used? *
>> >>          + TheETF testing framework isan open source project licensed
>> >>            under EUPL v.1.2, please see it in the main webpage
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$>and
>>
>> >>
>> >>            in the source code
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/blob/master/LICENSE__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OzRXGAWQ$>.
>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>      o *What does the application do and how does it add value to the
>> >>        GeoSpatial stack of software? *
>> >>          + It is an open source testing framework that allows
>> >>            validating spatial data, metadata and web services in
>> >>            Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) according to defined
>> >>            Abstract Test Suites and Executable Test Suites. Executing
>> >>            these validations may increase the level of interoperability
>> >>            of SDIs by improving the compliance of geospatial data,
>> >>            metadata and services.
>> >>      o *Does the application make use of OGC standards? Which versions
>> >>        of the standards? Client or server? You may wish to add comments
>> >>        about how standards are used. *
>> >>          + The ETF testing framework allows GIS data providers and
>> >>            solution providers to check whether data sets, network
>> >>            services and metadata meet the requirements defined on
>> >>            specific Abstract and Executable Test Suites. The concepts
>> >>            in ETF are based on ISO 19105 and the OGC Specification
>> >>            Model which underpin the standards used in SDIs.
>> >>          + Validation capabilities span a wide range of OGC standards.
>> >>            For example, tests to validate WMS, WMTS, WFS, WCS, SOS and
>> >>            CSW are available, which are also partially reusing the OGC
>> >>            TEAM Engine suite.
>> >>      o *What language is it written in? *
>> >>          + Java, HTML, JavaScript, CSS
>> >>      o *Which version of the application should be included in the next
>> >>        OSGeo-Live release? *
>> >>          + ETF 2.0
>> >>
>> >>  * *Stability is very important to us on OSGeo-Live. If a new user
>> >>    finds a bug in one application, it will tarnish the reputation of
>> >>    all other OSGeo-Live applications as well. (We pay most attention to
>> >>    the following answers): *
>> >>      o *If risk adverse organisations have deployed your application
>> >>        into production, it would imply that these organisations have
>> >>        verified the stability of your software. Has the application
>> >>        been rolled out to production into risk (ideally risk adverse)
>> >>        organisations? Please mention some of these organisations? *
>> >>          + European Commission, Joint Research Centre (use of the ETF
>> >>            testing framework as the core component of the INSPIRE
>> >>            Reference Validator)
>> >>          + Organisations in several EU Member States at the national
>> >>            and regional level (using the ETF testing framework to
>> >>            replicate the tests of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
>> >>            and/or extending these tests to include tests to check
>> >>            compliance with national requirements)
>> >>      o *Open HUB
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.openhub.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtMqComw$>
>>
>> >>
>> >>        provides metrics to help assess the health of a project. Eg:
>> >> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OvPpGSUg$>
>>
>> >>
>> >>        Could you please ensure that your project is registered with
>> >>        Open HUB, and Open HUB has been updated to reference the correct
>> >>        code repository(s) for your project. What is the Open HUB URL
>> >>        for your project? *
>> >>          + https://www.openhub.net/p/etf-validator
>> >>      o *What is the size of the user community? You can often answer
>> >>        this by mentioning downloads, or describing a healthy, busy
>> >>        email list? *
>> >>          + There is a mature user community developed around the main
>> >>            implementations of the ETF testing framework. For example,
>> >>            the number of downloads of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
>> >>            (the most popular implemetation of the ETF) is approximately
>> >>            between 1 and 3 hundreds for each release (see
>> >> https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp
>> >> <
>> https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp>)
>> >>
>> >>            and the discussions in the issue tracker demonstrate the
>> >>            healthy and busy user community (see
>> >> https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/
>> >> <https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/>).
>> >>      o *What is the size of your developer community? *
>> >>          + Currently, the developer community is mainly limited to the
>> >>            two organisations which are funding the development of the
>> >>            ETF, i.e. the European Commission and interactive
>> >>            instruments (https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en
>> >>            <https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en>). Sometimes,
>> >>            developers from organisations deploying the ETF at their
>> >>            premise contribute code with ad hoc pull requests. Funding
>> >>            to improve the developer community is currently available
>> >>            and the submission of the ETF to the OSGeoLive is one of the
>> >>            steps to increase such community.
>> >>      o *Do you have a bug free, stable release? *
>> >>          + Yes, ETF 2.0 is the latest stable release:
>> >> https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0
>> >> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0>
>> >>      o *Please discuss the level of testing that your project has gone
>> >>        through. *
>> >>          + The ETF has a continuous integration cycle established in
>> >>            the GitHub repository, where contributions to the source
>> >>            code (which have to adhere to the contribution guidelines
>> >> <
>> https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Contribution.md>)
>>
>> >>
>> >>            pass through automatic validations. Subsequently, the
>> >>            changes are manually reviewed and approved by the ETF
>> >>            Technical Committee
>> >> <
>> https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Technical_Committee.adoc>.
>>
>> >>
>> >>      o *How long has the project has had mature code. *
>> >>          + The project is active since 2007 (see
>> >>            https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases
>> >> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases>); the
>> >>            latest stable release (v.2.0) was released in 2019.
>> >>
>> >>  * *OSGeo-Live is targeted at applications that people can use rather
>> >>    than libraries. Does the application have a user interface (possibly
>> >>    a command line interface) that a user can interact with? (We do make
>> >>    an exception for Incubated OSGeo Libraries, and will include Project
>> >>    Overviews for these libraries, even if they don't have a user
>> >>    interface.) *
>> >>      o Yes, the ETF testing framework has a user interface.
>> >>
>> >>  * *We give preference to OSGeo Incubated Projects, or Projects which
>> >>    are presented at FOSS4G
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://foss4g.org__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OHj1k4aA$>
>>
>> >>
>> >>    conferences. If your project is involved in OSGeo Incubation, or has
>> >>    been selected to be presented at FOSS4G, then please mention it. *
>> >>      o The ETF was already presented at FOSS4G conferences:
>> >>          + FOSS4G 2019:INSPIRE Reference Validator: status and next
>> >>            steps by Marco Minghini, Michael Lutz, Clemens Portele, Jon
>> >>            Herrmann, Enrique Soriano, Carlos Palma, Iñaki Díaz de Cerio
>> >>            Paniagua, Belén Sáez, Lorena Hernandez, Daniele Francioli,
>> >>            Fabio Vinci
>> >>          + FOSS4G 2021: *Open source geospatial software powering
>> >>            policy implementation: the INSPIRE central infrastructure
>> >>            components* by Marco Minghini, Alexander Kotsev, Vlado Cetl,
>> >>            Lorena Hernandez, Michael Lutz, Daniele Francioli, Davide
>> >>            Artasensi, Emanuela Epure, Fabio Vinci, Fabiano Spinelli,
>> >>            Lukasz Ziemba
>> >> (https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/
>> >> <https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/>)
>> >>          + FOSS4G 2022: *ETF testing framework: past, present and
>> >>            future *by Jon Herrmann, Marco Minghini, Clemens Portele,
>> >>            Michael Lutz (submitted and currently under review)
>> >>
>> >>  * *With around 50 applications installed on OSGeo-Live, us core
>> >>    packagers do not have the time to liaise with every single project
>> >>    email list for each OSGeo-Live release. So we require a volunteer
>> >>    (or two) to take responsibility for liaising between OSGeo-Live and
>> >>    the project's communities. This volunteer will be responsible for
>> >>    ensuring the install scripts and English documentation are updated
>> >>    by someone for each OSGeo-Live release. Also test that the installed
>> >>    application and Quickstart documentation works as expected on
>> >>    release candidate releases of OSGeo-Live. Who will act as the
>> >>    project's liaison person. *
>> >>      o Enrique Soriano (jenriquesoriano at guadaltel.com) and José
>> >>        Barrero (josebarrero at guadaltel.com)
>> >>
>> >>  * *OSGeo-Live is Ubuntu Linux based. Our installation preference is: *
>> >>     1. Install from UbuntuGIS or DebianGIS
>> >>     2. Install .deb files from a PPA
>> >>     3. Write a custom install script<=== preferred option*
>> >>        *
>> >>    *Can you please discuss how your application will be installed. *
>> >>      o Write a custom install script
>> >>  * *OSGeo-Live is memory and disk constrained. Can the application run
>> >>    in 512 Meg of RAM? *
>> >>      o No. A machine with at least 4 GB Ram (8GB are recommended, 16 GB
>> >>        and more if a large set of XML files are tested)
>> >>  * *How much disk space will be required to install the application and
>> >>    a suitable example application? *
>> >>      o It depends on the tests executed, but 1 GB HDD can be enough.
>> >>  * *We aim to reduce disk space by having all applications make use of
>> >>    a common dataset. We encourage applications to make use of the
>> >>    example datasets already installed: *
>> >>  * *Each OSGeo-Live application requires a Project Overview available
>> >>    under a CC By
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OYJp5E24$>
>>
>> >>
>> >>    and a Quickstart available under a CC By-SA
>> >> <
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtUoN0gs$>
>>
>> >>
>> >>    license. (You may release under a second license as well). Will you
>> >>    produce this? *
>> >>      o Yes
>> >>  * *In past releases, we have included Windows and Mac installers for
>> >>    some applications. It is likely we won't have space for these in
>> >>    future releases. However, if there is room, would you be wishing to
>> >>    include Windows and/or Mac installers? *
>> >>      o No
>> >>
>> >>
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>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
>> President
>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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