[Incubator] Move Community Project applications to issue tracker

[Nick Bearman]

Yes I think it is a good idea to move to a Github issue tracker / tickets.

On 15/01/2026 16:12, Dennis Bauszus via Incubator wrote:
> I am not on the committee but believe that using GitHub tickets would 
> make this easier for new applications as it is possible to review 
> previous applications.
>
> Best,
> Dennis
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM Jody Garnett via Incubator 
> <incubator at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>
>     I really like the idea Angelos, especially since this is developer
>     outreach - an issue tracker is great!
>
>       * Have issue template for "add to website", "join community
>         project", "osgeo project incubation", ...
>       * We actually already have the markdown for some of these...
>
>
>     I would prefer github (because outreach) but would be okay with
>     gitea (ideally if we can make the signup process a bit easier.)
>     - -
>     Jody Garnett
>
>
>     On Jan 14, 2026 at 8:58:11 AM, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator
>     <incubator at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>>     Hi all,
>>
>>     One idea that came up during the Incubation Budget meeting, was
>>     to make
>>     community project applications easier to review.
>>     I propose we move the application process to opening a templated
>>     issue
>>     (GitHub or Gitea) and require one incubation committee member to
>>     review.
>>
>>     I volunteer to move all the pending applications to this new
>>     issue tracker.
>>
>>     Perhaps we should consider the same for Projects applying for
>>     Incubation
>>     (currently a ticket is required on Trac).
>>
>>     Thoughts? Objections?
>>
>>     Best regards,
>>     Angelos
>>
>>     -- 
>>     Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
>>     President, Board of Directors
>>     Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>>     https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
>>
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