[geos-devel] Re: GEOS Incubation

[Sean Gillies]

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> Paul Ramsey wrote:
>> Frank,
>>
>> Could you review the status at
>>
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GEOS_Incubation_Status
>>
>> and let me know how you think we're doing?
> 
> Paul,
> 
> I have reviewed the documents and I think they look great.  Did we
> get all the existing authorized commiters to agree to the terms of
> RFC 2?  I don't recall.  It might be worth noting in the last item of
> the incubation status.
> 
> I am happy with the Provenance Review, and don't see further action
> needed in that regard.
> 
> I have two outstanding issues with regard to GEOS before I'd be very
> comfortable recommending it for graduation.
> 
> 1) I'd like to see the PSC making some decisions (RFCs, approving releases,
> etc) to demonstrate that the PSC is operating effectively.
> 
> 2) I'd like to see some active contribution from several parties.  I feel
> like the activity level is quite low on GEOS.  This might be partly that it
> is satisfactory already, or that no one has a pressing need just now, but
> it leaves me uncertain about the project.  For instance I recall there were
> issues in the past raised by Safe, and the MapGuide folks about GEOS.
> I'd love
> to see them re-raising those issues - hammer out a consensus via the
> PSC/RFC
> process, and then implementing changes that get out as a release.
> 

+1. Let's see the stakeholders become more active -- "stake wielders", even.

> It is my opinion that there is no harm in us sitting in incubation for a
> while
> till we can demonstrate more of the above.  I hope you are ok with this
> since
> my concerns are rather subjective.
> 
> Best regards,

The question of whether GEOS remains slaved to JTS or not seems to be
something that might be resolved before graduation?

Cheers,
Sean