[Incubator] OSGeo incubation

[Cameron Shorter]

Landon,
All information about OSGeo-Labs (that I'm aware of) has been summarised 
into:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Labs

I'm +1 for having Landon take on the role of OSGeo-Labs mentor (or 
however you'd like to define the role)

On 10/11/2012 10:05 AM, Landon Blake wrote:
> Jody:
>
> Have you gotten any more information on OSGeo Labs?
>
> If not, I'd like to post a couple of questions to the discuss list. If
> there isn't currently someone in charge of labs, I'd like to
> volunteer. I can see my role as:
>
> 1) Identifying which projects in Labs are still active and still
> interested in incubation.
> 2) Helping projects in Labs move into incubation.
> 3) Working to build the support system and infrastructure for projects
> in Labs, including upkeep of the Labs wiki page and maybe a more
> formal web presence for labs.
>
> I think all of the above tasks should be coordinated with the
> incubation committee, of course.
>
> One of the main reasons for my interest is because I have a couple
> little projects I would like to get into OSGeo Labs.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Landon
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Landon Blake
> <sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Glad I'm not the only one that is confused.
>>
>> I note there isn't a mailing list link here:
>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Labs
>>
>> I also didn't see one listed on the mailing list server.
>>
>> Landon
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I am not sure - which is why I asked the list :-)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jody Garnett
>>>
>>> On Thursday, 1 November 2012 at 1:55 AM, Landon Blake wrote:
>>>
>>> Can anyone comment on the relationship between OSGeo Incubation and
>>> OSGeo Labs? Who administers the OSGeo Labs? Where should a new project
>>> looking to participate in OSGeo go first?
>>>
>>> Landon
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Excellent question:
>>>
>>> You open a ticket, there is also a questionnaire (which is where the content
>>> of that ticket comes from).
>>>
>>> Before a project leaves graduation we try and make sure it has a diverse
>>> committer list (i.e. more then one developer / organisation). We have just
>>> seen too many cool projects be hung up on a shelf :( So having only one
>>> developer now, makes it hard to attract a mentor.
>>>
>>> We also have an OSGeo Lab thing for smaller / starting projects but I do not
>>> know much about it. I will CC the incubation list and we can ask for more
>>> information on that one.
>>>
>>> All the best and bald you enjoyed the slides.
>>> --
>>> Jody Garnett
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 5:57 AM, Peter Karich wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Jody,
>>>
>>> what is the normal process to request incubation of a project?
>>> I read your slides yesterday and have the feeling that OSGeo could be a nice
>>> fit for my project at http://graphhopper.com which needs some more
>>> developers/community :)
>>> What other benefits would you see or wouldn't you say that it fits? And is
>>> one developer sufficient?
>>> Do I just need to open a ticket ala http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/147
>>> and hope :) ?
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Peter.
>>>
>>> Attachments:
>>> - smime.p7s
>>>
>>>
>>>
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