[Incubator] PyWPS update

[Jachym Cepicky]

Hi Jody,

just to clarify some questions:

PyWPS-3 and PyWPS-4 are living in the same repository [2], but PyWPS-4 has
completely new code base rewritten from scratch.

We discussed the topic about license change only in the relationship with
PyWPS-4. PyWPS-3 - is GNU/GPL (no change), PyWPS-4 is MIT (no relationship).

Still, we managed to track down 99.99% of PyWPS-* constributions [1].

We are incubating PyWPS-3 now, but even we've started PyWPS-4 from scratch,
the second is direct successor of the first. OpenLayers-3 vs. OpenLayers-2
is similar case IMHO, except for the license change, but the code base is
also completely new and (afaik?) nobody questioned the fact. that even
OpenLayer-2 was incubated, it applies automatically to OL3 too (just as an
example, which I see very close).

Jachym

[1]  https://github.com/geopython/pywps/issues/124
[2]  https://github.com/geopython/pywps

po 12. 9. 2016 v 7:25 odesílatel Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
napsal:

> G'Day Tom, great to hear from the project!
>
> I am not really sure what to make of the PyWPS 3 vs PyWPS 4 question - I
> do not think anything like that has been asked before. I had always assumed
> that a development team was going ahead and reviewing their current code
> base?
>
> Are both codebases still active? Is PyWPS 4 based on PyWPS 3 codebase in
> any way?
>
> For incubation, the process of reviewing the codebase and double checking
> that the contents are in fact open source is what is important. We do our
> best to trust the project teams procedures to ensure the codebase remains
> open source after incubation. Those procedures usually focus on ensuring
> contributions are either open source, or contributed under a license that
> allows open source distribution. But it is really up to the team
> (conducting an additional review/audit, or having an external party to
> review) are not un head of.
>
> License changes are fine, but tricky - usually need to contact all the
> contributors (or have the code provided under a contribution license which
> permits the PSC to change license).
>
> The PSC can transfer copyright to OSGeo at any point (it does not need to
> take place during incubation, it is just a "service" that OSGeo can provide
> since it is a legal entity). Clarification - the PSC can only transfer
> copyright to OSGeo if it was a legal entity. If not the PSC ends up hunting
> down all the contributors (as we did for the GeoTools project) and asking
> them each to sign a contribution agreement one at a time...
>
>
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On 11 September 2016 at 00:54, Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all: FYI update on PyWPS incubation: PyWPS has made much progress
>> in the last months (see [1]), with a few remaining tasks before bringing
>> the project forward.
>>
>> As project mentor I'm looking for clarification/guidance on the following:
>>
>> - our (8 year old) incubation process is rooted in PyWPS 3.  Since then
>> PyWPS 4 has been in development which includes a change in
>> license (the project is at the 4.0.0-rc2 stage). Are there any issues with
>> us continuing on the PyWPS 3 path for OSGeo Incubation? Note we have
>> kept on the PyWPS 3 path for incubation by design to be consistent with
>> our approved inbucation process, as well as relevant activities (PyWPS 3
>> is now a part of OSGeo-Live for example), and given PyWPS 4 is not
>> final, or mature for that matter
>>
>> - transfer copyright to OSGeo: this is in discussion in [2].  If we did
>> decide
>> to do this, when does this happen?  Before the provenance review? As part
>> of the Project Graduation Checklist?  Something else?
>>
>> Clarification/guidance would be much appreciated at this point, given we
>> are
>> just about to start the provenance review.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ..Tom
>>
>> [1] http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/pywps-dev/2016-September/000889.html
>> [2] https://github.com/geopython/pywps/issues/84#issuecomment-189980128
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