[Incubator] Functionality breakdown of OSGEO

[Chris Holmes]

Daniel Brookshier wrote:
> Forgot to add, we support CruiseControl, an automated build/test  tool. 
> You have to run it on your end. http:// cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net/
What does it mean you support it if we have to run it?  We use it for 
our java geo projects...

> 
> Maven is used on many of our sites. Hard to say what that means  because 
> I am not a maven expert.
> 
> Daniel Brookshier
> Community Manager
> Office: 972-422-5261
> Cell: 214-207-6614
> 
> 
> On Mar 15, 2006, at 8:27 AM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Mr. Lucas - let me try my hand for geotools:
>>
>> What needs more (any) work:
>> - user support
>> - marketing
>> - intro documentation (users guide)
>> - build: maven2
>> - release cycle (we are too slow, users end up on trunk w/ the  
>> developers)-
>> - interaction with propitiatory systems & formats
>> - standards compliance and interoperability (WFS1.1,GML3,CSW)
>>
>> As for what works:
>> - confluence (wiki)
>> - jira (bug tracking)
>> - subversion (version control)
>> - build: maven 1
>> - standards compliance and interoperability (GML2, WMS, SLD, etc...)
>> - project documentation (developers guide)
>> - testing: automated builds, unit testing
>> - cross collaboration with other projects
>> - branch/merge rnd cycle
>> - IRC meetings
>>
>> I suppose for geotools we are looking to OSGEO for helping on the  
>> communication side, and less on the technical side.
>> Jody
>>
>> Mark Lucas wrote:
>>
>>> Perhaps we should consolidation efforts on new areas where we can  
>>> focus our already taxed resources vs. trying to move something  that 
>>> is already functioning well.  I suspect that most of the  projects 
>>> are similar in their focus and shortcomings, but I'll  focus on ossim 
>>> in case I'm wrong.
>>>
>>> What works as it is:
>>>
>>> mailing lists:
>>> wiki - though I'd like to move to plone - I wouldn't mind moving  
>>> towards a standardized look and feel
>>> doxygen
>>> cvs - though I'd like to move to svn if I can keep all of the history
>>> bugzilla
>>>
>>> what needs more work:
>>> user support
>>> quick start examples for developers and users
>>> more bandwidth more storage for data sets and tutorials
>>> more effective cross collaboration with other projects
>>> automated builds
>>> automated unit testing, regression testing
>>> more formalized freeze, testing and release process
>>> marketing
>>>
>>> I've identified some external resources for high bandwidth,  storage, 
>>> and computational power that have offered to host if we  need the 
>>> resources.  I think we should focus on expanding with an  external 
>>> plone site, storage, bandwidth, and processing resources  (will be 
>>> good for the data consolidation efforts) and process  where we can 
>>> use help.  As we have done with the wiki, we should  use collabnet as 
>>> a portal where the internal resources are not  available or there is 
>>> no compelling reason to change.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>
>>
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Chris Holmes
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