[Incubator] status update for board [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Jody Garnett jody.garnett at gmail.com
Sat Jun 22 23:38:09 PDT 2013


Thanks! 

I was trying to find links from the incubator wiki (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation_Committee). Currently this page just links to the "status" document for Rasdaman. 

-- 
Jody Garnett


On Thursday, 20 June 2013 at 12:15 PM, Bruce Bannerman wrote:

> Hi Jody,
> 
> _Rasdaman Incubation Status Update_
> 
> The Rasdaman Incubation checklist is being maintained at [1].
> 
> My general observations on the project for the last period are: 
> Overall, the project appears to be in good shape, with 26 new user registrations this month alone.
> Project activity has increased with a marked increase in email traffic on the developer and user lists.
> Considerable activity is occuring related to documenting and fine tuning of software release processes, including tying these to processes relating to the use of git.
> Work is underway to support git branching with a view towards maintained releases.
> Work is under way to support regression testing for OGC compliance e.g. WCPS and WCS. 
> Work is underway to improve the testing framework.
> Rasdaman's CRS name resolver has been deployed as OGC's official CRS name resolver.
> I'm starting to see future planning activities being presented to the Rasdaman Community for comment. This is good to see.
> We still don't have documented processes describing a range of factors, however I anticipate that these will come in time. Some examples are:
> Project Governance and processes
> Who is on the Project Steering Committee? How are PSC members (s)elected, replaced etc? What are the responsibilities of the PSC?
> What Code review is expected for new contributions? Who does this review?
> How are Commiters selected? What are their responsibilities? How is commit status reviewed?
> 
> The project has a reasonably well defined roadmap [2]. What I'm not clear on yet is e.g.:
> How was this roadmap has been defined?
> What community review process is used to arrive at the roadmap?
> How were relative priorities determined?
> How are new priorities balanced against existing priorities?
> 
> 
> 
> Bruce
> 
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> [1] http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/OSGeoIncubationChecklist
>   
> [2] http://www.rasdaman.org/roadmap 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Baumann [mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de]
> > Sent: Thursday, 20 June 2013 8:21 AM
> > To: Jody Garnett
> > Cc: incubator at lists.osgeo.org (mailto:incubator at lists.osgeo.org); Bruce Bannerman
> > Subject: Re: [Incubator] status update for board
> >
> > well, it's dull words on our OSGeo page:
> >
> >
> >
> > 2012-jul-22
> >
> > *     Code provenance inspection has been completed.
> >
> > ...any link to this page  missing ?
> >
> > (BTW, see also: http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/OSGeoCodeProvenance)
> >
> > cheers,
> > Peter
> >
> >
> >
> > On 06/20/2013 12:12 AM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> >
> >
> >       It could be that there is just no link to the review
> > from the incubation wiki? I would love to say something like
> > 90% done :D
> >
> >       --
> >       Jody Garnett
> >      
> >
> >
> >       On Thursday, 20 June 2013 at 4:31 AM, Peter Baumann wrote:
> >
> >              
> >               Hi Jody,
> >              
> >               that's good to learn, I had thought provenance
> > review for rasdaman is passsed already.
> >               @Bruce: I know you are abroad and even more
> > busy these days, do you see an opportunity for an email chat
> > on where we stand, what remaining issues there are from your
> > perspective?
> >              
> >               thanks,
> >               Peter
> >              
> >              
> >              
> >               On 06/19/2013 08:41 AM, Jody Garnett wrote:
> >              
> >
> >                       Looks like I should put together a
> > draft letter for the mailing list to review.
> >
> >                       We currently have the following
> > projects in incubation:
> >
> >                       *       gvSIG - we have a new project
> > rep, status last updated in 2011, no provenance review
> >                       *       Marble - status updated Nov
> > 2012, no provenance review
> >                       *       MetaCRS - status updated in
> > 2009, no provenance review (unclear if that is applicable for
> > the project?)
> >                       *       Opticks - status updated Nov
> > 2012, no provenance review
> >                       *       pycsw - no status or provenance review
> >                       *       rasdaman - status updated July
> > 2012, no provenance review
> >                       *       TEAM Engine - some contact on
> > email, no status or provenance review
> >                       *       ZOO-Project - no status or
> > provenance review
> >
> >
> >                       --
> >                       Jody Garnett
> >                      
> >
> >
> >                       On Tuesday, 4 June 2013 at 10:55 AM,
> > Jody Garnett wrote:
> >
> >                              
> >                               Well with bi-monthly meetings
> > falling by the wayside it has been very quiet around here.
> >
> >                               I have a couple of things to work on:
> >                               - catch up on Trac
> > <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/query?status=new&status=assigned&
> status=reopened&component=Incubator&order=priority>
> >                               - Landon was interested in
> > mentoring a project
> >
> >                               And I would like to ask mentors
> > for an update on incubation progress. I will send an email to
> > the board on the status of incubation projects at the end of
> > the month. This is one of our responsibilities
> > <http://www.osgeo.org/incubator>  as a committee (although no
> > timeframe was given).
> >                               --
> >                               Jody Garnett
> >                              
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                       
> >                      
> >                       _______________________________________________
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> >                      
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> >                      
> >
> >
> >               -- 
> >               Dr. Peter Baumann
> >                - Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs
> > University Bremen
> >                  www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann (http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann)
> >                  mail: p.baumann at jacobs-university.de (mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de)
> >                  tel: +49-421-200-3178, fax: +49-421-200-493178
> >                - Executive Director, rasdaman GmbH Bremen (HRB 26793)
> >                  www.rasdaman.com (http://www.rasdaman.com), mail: baumann at rasdaman.com (mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com)
> >                  tel: 0800-rasdaman, fax: 0800-rasdafax,
> > mobile: +49-173-5837882
> >               "Si forte in alienas manus oberraverit hec
> > peregrina epistola incertis ventis dimissa, sed Deo
> > commendata, precamur ut ei reddatur cui soli destinata, nec
> > preripiat quisquam non sibi parata." (mail disclaimer, AD 1083)
> >              
> >              
> >              
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Peter Baumann
> >  - Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs University Bremen
> >    www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann (http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann)
> >    mail: p.baumann at jacobs-university.de (mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de)
> >    tel: +49-421-200-3178, fax: +49-421-200-493178
> >  - Executive Director, rasdaman GmbH Bremen (HRB 26793)
> >    www.rasdaman.com (http://www.rasdaman.com), mail: baumann at rasdaman.com (mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com)
> >    tel: 0800-rasdaman, fax: 0800-rasdafax, mobile:
> > +49-173-5837882 "Si forte in alienas manus oberraverit hec
> > peregrina epistola incertis ventis dimissa, sed Deo
> > commendata, precamur ut ei reddatur cui soli destinata, nec
> > preripiat quisquam non sibi parata." (mail disclaimer, AD 1083)
> >
> >
> > 

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