[Incubator] [rasdaman-dev] rasdaman incubation

Peter Baumann p.baumann at jacobs-university.de
Mon May 26 23:21:34 PDT 2014


(Jody, Cameron, Jeff, and others involved in overseeing the incubation process: 
can you please look below, there is a strategic question)

Bruce-

On 05/22/2014 01:55 AM, Bruce Bannerman wrote:
> Peter,
>
> The responses to the criteria will be very specific to the Rasdaman Project. 
> Therefore, I don't think that a reference project will help that much.

we should not aim at establishing a "lex rasdaman" now, but stick with what is 
considered reasonable for other projects, too.
OSGeo is providing a well thought out rule set to achieve uniform, neutral 
treatment of all incoming projects.

> Particularly as the Incubation process has matured over the years.

Well, there are current projects under incubation, and they all are in pretty 
much the same situation. Please suggest us any of them.

>
> Let's set the benchmark for how future such Incubation Graduation reports 
> should be done.

Frankly, my understanding of this process is that rasdaman incubates like any 
other project, and not to work on the incubation standards as such. Our role is 
too humble in this - actually, IMHO this is the task of the incubation supervisors.
So can I ask them to chime in - @incubation leaders, what's your take on this?

>
> The criteria has been clearly defined (IMHO).

We started with a clear incubation list indeed, and we feel like we have 
responded to it.

Let me point out that all this administrative work (to avoid bureaucracy) is 
taking away valuable resources from development and assisting users. So we 
should keep a careful balance between what is required, what is useful, and what 
is just nice to have.

>
> We just need to respond accordingly.
>
> Let's prepare a first draft and proceed from there.

We have been responding for years now to every request, and hope for some 
convergence. This above again feels like an open statement, without any clear 
indicator of when the task will be done.

>
> From below:
>
> - provide a short succinct statement that explains the details of how Rasdaman 
> meets each requirement.

again, this is open ended: what level of detail? I'm willing to do the extra 
work if I can see another project acting as a shining example :)
>
> Much of what we will need to reference has already been documented on the 
> Rasdaman wiki. We do not need to reproduce the wiki content in the document. 
> Just make the case for each criterion and refer readers to the appropriate URL 
> for more information.

So in a joint effort, please help us better understand what is requested, based 
on the OSGeo provided framework.

thanks,
Peter

>
>
> Bruce
>
>
> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 12:19 AM, Peter Baumann 
> <p.baumann at jacobs-university.de <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Bruce,
>
>     great to have you back!
>     To better understand your suggestions below, what reference project in
>     OSGeo could we follow?
>     I am cc'ing to the incubation list for the same question.
>
>     TIA,
>     Peter
>
>
>
>     On 05/21/2014 12:06 AM, Bruce Bannerman wrote:
>>     Peter,
>>
>>     The OSGeo Incubation Project Graduation Checklist is at [1].
>>
>>     We need to be able to make the case that the Rasdaman Project meets the
>>     requirements outlined in this checklist.
>>
>>     I suggest that this is best done if we were to construct a concise
>>     document that clearly addresses each point of the checklist showing how
>>     Rasdaman is ready for graduation, and that contains links back to the
>>     authoritative corresponding page within the Rasdaman Project wiki.
>>
>>     We currently have at least two pages that refer to the incubation status
>>     of Rasdaman [2] and [3].
>>
>>     The page at [3] is probably a good starting point.
>>
>>     Some suggestions:
>>
>>     - treat the the checklist at [1] as a set of requirements that we need to
>>     meet. We need to be able to convince the Incubation Committee and the
>>     OSGeo Board that the Rasdaman Project is ready for graduation from the
>>     Incubation process.Â
>>
>>     - provide a short succinct statement that explains the details of how
>>     Rasdaman meets each requirement.  I don't believe that an icon with a
>>     tick will be sufficient to convince people who are unfamiliar with the
>>     project that the requirement is met.
>>
>>     - There may be follow up work that is also required, e.g. ensuring that
>>     we have resolved all outstanding IP issues. As an example, one of the
>>     requirements is that all project documentation is available via an open
>>     license (e.g. Creative Commons) to ensure that the documentation is
>>     available for re-use. How is this handled on both the wiki and also in
>>     static documentation.
>>
>>     Let's start with an initial draft and work out what needs to be done from
>>     there. We may need to set up a Google hangout or two once we've had time
>>     to reflect on the draft.
>>
>>     Is this sufficient information for now to proceed on?
>>
>>     When do you think that we could get a first draft to review?Â
>>
>>     I hope this helps.
>>
>>     I'm sorry about the recent delay from my end, however as I explained
>>     recently it has been unavoidable.
>>
>>     Bruce
>>
>>
>>     [1] http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/project_graduation_checklist.html
>>
>>     [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Rasdaman_Incubation_Status
>>
>>     [3] http://www.rasdaman.org/wiki/OSGeoIncubationChecklist
>>
>>
>>
>>         On 19/05/2014 3:45 am, "Peter Baumann" <baumann at rasdaman.com
>>         <mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         >Hi Bruce,
>>         >
>>         >you once suggested to continue the "last mile" of incubation in May - so
>>         >I am
>>         >wondering whether there is anything that can be done from our side.
>>         We're
>>         >happy
>>         >to look at any potential remaining issue.
>>         >
>>         >best,
>>         >Peter
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >On 03/02/2014 09:46 PM, Bruce Bannerman wrote:
>>         >> Thanks for the prompt Peter,
>>         >>
>>         >> Sorry, I'm in the middle of preparations for an important trip.
>>         >>
>>         >> I did not see any further discussion within the Community on the
>>         >>Governance pages, so it is time to progress the incubation issue.
>>         >>
>>         >> To expedite matters, can I suggest that we get the Rasdaman Incubation
>>         >>Status pages updated. We'll also need to make sure that all outstanding
>>         >>intellectual property issues have been resolved. From memory there were
>>         >>one or two outstanding.
>>         >>
>>         >> Bruce
>>         >>
>>         >> ________________________________________
>>         >> From: rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com
>>         <mailto:rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com> [rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com
>>         <mailto:rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com>] On
>>         >>Behalf Of Peter Baumann [p.baumann at jacobs-university.de
>>         <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>]
>>         >> Sent: Saturday, 1 March 2014 7:12 AM
>>         >> To: rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com
>>         <mailto:rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com>; Bruce Bannerman;
>>         >>rasdaman-users at googlegroups.com
>>         <mailto:rasdaman-users at googlegroups.com>
>>         >> Subject: Re: [rasdaman-dev] finally: a governance document
>>         >>
>>         >> Hi Bruce,
>>         >>
>>         >> while we are otherwise in excellent contact I seem to be missing any
>>         >>response to
>>         >> my recent inquiries on OSGeo graduation.
>>         >> Looking forward to learning your opinion on the status of rasdaman.
>>         >>
>>         >> thanks,
>>         >> Peter
>>         >>
>>         >>
>>         >>
>>         >> On 02/17/2014 08:07 PM, Peter Baumann wrote:
>>         >>> Hi again Bruce,
>>         >>>
>>         >>> how do you see it from your perspective: anything missing for
>>         rasdaman
>>         >>> graduation?
>>         >>> Kindly let us know any issue you would want to see addressed.
>>         >>>
>>         >>> best,
>>         >>> Peter
>>         >>>
>>         >>>
>>         >>> On 01/27/2014 03:43 PM, Peter Baumann wrote:
>>         >>>> Bruce-
>>         >>>>
>>         >>>> interesting twist by Alan - how would you see rasdaman's position
>>         >>>>currently,
>>         >>>> is there anything still missing? (of course we are not perfect yet,
>>         >>>>and that
>>         >>>> there is always room for improvement)
>>         >>>>
>>         >>>> cheers,
>>         >>>> Peter
>>         >>>>
>>         >>>>
>>         >>>> On 01/10/2014 04:19 PM, Beccati, Alan wrote:
>>         >>>>> It is great to see this step towards an enhanced success for the
>>         >>>>>rasdaman
>>         >>>>> community, and towards our project graduation of course.
>>         >>>>>
>>         >>>>> Alan
>>         >>>>>
>>         >>>>>
>>         >>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>         >>>>> From: rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com
>>         <mailto:rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com>
>>         >>>>>[mailto:rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com
>>         <mailto:rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com>]
>>         >>>>> On Behalf Of Peter Baumann
>>         >>>>> Sent: 07 January 2014 12:02
>>         >>>>> To: rasdaman-users at googlegroups.com
>>         <mailto:rasdaman-users at googlegroups.com>;
>>         rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com <mailto:rasdaman-dev at googlegroups.com>
>>         >>>>> Subject: [rasdaman-dev] finally: a governance document
>>         >>>>>
>>         >>>>> Hi all,
>>         >>>>>
>>         >>>>> fresh year, fresh results: finally, after getting to breath
>>         with 9.0
>>         >>>>> finalization, a governance page has been set up - nothing
>>         >>>>>surprising, in
>>         >>>>> particular no change over status quo, just written down as a matter
>>         >>>>>of good
>>         >>>>> housekeeping of the project.
>>         >>>>> It is available here: http://rasdaman.org/wiki/Governance
>>         >>>>>
>>         >>>>> Happy (rest of) 2014,
>>         >>>>> Peter
>>         >>>>>
>>         >>>>> --
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