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

Jody Garnett jody.garnett at gmail.com
Sun Jun 23 17:18:25 PDT 2013


Thank you for the update on Rasdaman :D

I have filled in that page, and tried to make it a bit more clear how projects are doing in incubation:
-  http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation_Committee#Progress_in_the_incubator 

It looks like I better reach out to individual mentors off list and check in with project status.
-- 
Jody Garnett


On Sunday, 23 June 2013 at 4:38 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:

> 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [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
> > >                              
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >                       
> > >                      
> > >                       _______________________________________________
> > >                       Incubator mailing list
> > >                       Incubator at lists.osgeo.org (mailto:Incubator at lists.osgeo.org)
> > >                      
> > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator
> > >                      
> > >
> > >
> > >               -- 
> > >               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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