[OSGeoLive] Application to include the ETF testing framework software in the OSGeoLive distribution
Enrique Soriano
jenriquesoriano at guadaltel.com
Sun May 22 08:41:35 PDT 2022
Dear Angelos,
thank you very much for your feedback and your effort for the OSGeo Community.
Keep in contact.
Best regards,
El 22 de mayo de 2022 17:30:32 CEST, Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com> escribió:
>Dear Jose,
>
>Sorry for the delay on giving feedback, the build process is currently
>broken and we are trying to resolve.
>Once this is fixed, we will be able to provide guidance on how to move
>forward.
>
>Best,
>Angelos
>
>On 5/19/22 09:02, José Enrique Soriano Sevilla wrote:
>> Dear Angelos,
>>
>> in the first place, thank you for accepting the evaluation of the ETF
>> for its incorporation to OsGeoLive and the great work for the Community.
>> In this regard, we would kindly like to know if you have any estimated
>> date when to provide us with that feedback.
>>
>> Additionally, as we are very committed to the inclusion of the project
>> in OSGeoLive (and assuming that it is not approved), we would like to
>> progress with further actions on our side, requesting information
>> regarding the next steps to take, if possible. We are following the
>> instructions on the wiki [1] and also going through the repositories
>> and observed the inclusion for other projects, but we would like to
>> know if we are in the right track.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeoLive_AddProject
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> José Enrique Soriano Sevilla
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>> On 29/04/2022 8:37, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>> Dear Jose,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your application.
>>> We will process during our next project meeting and provide feedback.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> 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
>http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
>
Enrique Soriano
Guadaltel
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