[Incubator] MOTION: GeoNode Graduation from OSGeo Incubation

[Tom Kralidis]

(disclosure: I am a GeoNode committer).

+1

..Tom

On Thu, 25 Aug 2016, Arnulf Christl wrote:

> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:47:12 +0200
> From: Arnulf Christl <arnulf.christl at metaspatial.net>
> To: incubator at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Incubator] MOTION: GeoNode Graduation from OSGeo Incubation
> 
> +1 Arnulf
>
> Thanks and congratulations on the good work.
>
>
> On 25.08.2016 17:28, David William Bitner wrote:
>> Dear Incubation Committee,
>> 
>> As the mentor for GeoNode Incubation, I would like to make a motion to
>> graduate GeoNode from the OSGeo incubation process with Jeff Johnson to
>> act as the Project Officer.
>> 
>> You will find the Incubation Checklist at:
>> 
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoNode_Incubation_Checklist
>> 
>> During the incubation process much work has been done to solidify the
>> intellectual property behind GeoNode. 
>>
>>   * copyright was transferred from the now dissolved OpenPlans
>>   * a Contributor License Agreement has been adopted and a process
>>     created to collect from all contributors
>>   * all files have been checked for headers
>>   * the release process documentation has been shored up
>> 
>> GeoNode has a tremendous "bus quotient" as there are core developers
>> distributed globally. Many of the institutional direct users have
>> developed strong expertise in GeoNode along with many companies that
>> have developed support programs built around GeoNode. There is no single
>> point of failure for this project. 
>> 
>> The GeoNode has managed to work in the open from inception in a way that
>> has enabled enormous amounts of collaboration both between institutions
>> using GeoNode and companies/individuals providing support for GeoNode.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> David
>> 
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>> 
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