[Incubator] seang on "How Rigorous is OSGeo Software Incubation?"

[Jody Garnett]

Paul Spencer wrote:
> This makes me think that we need to implement a process improvement 
> process for the IncCom.  We need a mechanism to take ideas like this 
> and ensure that they are seriously considered, debated and actioned as 
> necessary.
>
> The process can be informal (which is what we have now - ideas are 
> debated on the list until someone creates a motion to the IncCom) or 
> more formal (like MapServer RFCs with a documented rationale and list 
> of changes required to the current set of official documents).
>
> Debate :)
>
> Personally, I think we should consider a more formal process because I 
> think it is too easy to lose things in long email threads.  For 
> instance, Jody has suggested 3 more areas of improvement ... its not a 
> big stretch to imagine that someone will reply to one or two of those 
> and start a new tangent and we will lose the original intent of the 
> thread which was to decide what to do about Sean's points.
I am going to smack the incubation process around based on what was 
considered useful for improvement by the GeoTools community, how much of 
that we want to follow will be up to us.

Tracking is a good idea.
Jody