[Incubator] Project Submission Form

[Daniel Brookshier]

On Mar 27, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:

> I always am in hope of meeting new and interesting projects.

Indeed! The problem that usually occurs is that interesting projects  
are lost because they don't figure out the process. Ultimately the  
goal would be to use these forms to drive the submitter to convey  
enough information that a proposal to the community rallies  
contributors. Otherwise you get the SourceForge problem where the bar  
is set so low that a 10 year old has the skills to request a project.

By forcing a requester into thinking through several of these points  
we cause them to consider what they are proposing and its  
implications. If someone can't do this, very often they are likely  
not serious about the proposal. This type of form constitutes a bit  
of sweat to prove you are at least willing to read the instructions.

I have seen many projects go from a proposal to a thriving project.  
Not all open source has been written :o)