[Board] Fwd: [Marketing] Sanity check from the incubation list

[Cameron Shorter]

On 25/09/12 02:50, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> > We have had a number of really good project waiting (sometimes 
> years) for a volunteer to mentor
> > them. I am thinking of introducing a couple new stages to 
> incubation, in order to allow the OSGeo
> > Foundation to foster these projects despite the limited capabilities 
> of the incubation committees.
>
> This sounds like something we need to address -- prospective projects 
> need to be welcomed expeditiously, not stalled out. Who on the board 
> is most knowledgeable about the incubation world, and could he/she 
> please give us a short update on things over there?

The bottom line is that there is a significant amount of work involved 
in taking a project through graduation, and a shortage of volunteer time.


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