[Incubator] PyWPS update

[Jody Garnett]

Thanks for the explanation, and yeah it will be much easier to change
license with an all new codebase.

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Jody Garnett

On 12 September 2016 at 19:06, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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