[OSGeoLive] Application to include the ETF testing framework software in the OSGeoLive distribution
Angelos Tzotsos
gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
Sat Jul 2 05:42:14 PDT 2022
Hi all,
This is the voting status for this motion:
Angelos_Tzotsos +1
Brian M Hamlin +1
Alex Mandel
Johan Van de Wauw
Bas Couwenberg
Massimo De Stefano
Astrid Emde
Nicolas Roelandt +1
Vicky Vergara
Enock Seth Nyamador +1
Dear PSC members, please vote. We are still missing more than 50% of the
votes.
Best regards,
Angelos
On 6/28/22 19:58, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is the voting status for this motion:
>
> Angelos_Tzotsos +1
> Brian M Hamlin +1
> Alex Mandel
> Johan Van de Wauw
> Bas Couwenberg
> Massimo De Stefano
> Astrid Emde
> Nicolas Roelandt
> Vicky Vergara
> Enock Seth Nyamador
>
> Dear PSC members, please vote.
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>
> On 6/14/22 23:47, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This is a motion to include ETF testing framework to OSGeoLive.
>> I will start with my +1
>> Angelos
>>
>> On 4/20/22 17:53, José Enrique Soriano Sevilla wrote:
>>> Dear OSGeoLive team,
>>>
>>> we contact you to kindly propose the inclusion of the ETF testing
>>> framework in the OSGeoLive distribution.
>>> Following the requirements, please find below the answer to the
>>> required questions.
>>> Please let us know if any additional clarification is needed.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance
>>>
>>> * *Please describe your application. *
>>> o *What is its name? *
>>> + ETF
>>> o *What is the home page URL? *
>>> + http://etf-validator.net
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$> andhttps://github.com/etf-validator
>>>
>>> <https://github.com/etf-validator>
>>> o *Which OSI approved Open Source Licence
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://opensource.org/licenses__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OXB4gFIA$>
>>>
>>> is used? *
>>> + TheETF testing framework isan open source project licensed
>>> under EUPL v.1.2, please see it in the main webpage
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$>and
>>>
>>> in the source code
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/blob/master/LICENSE__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OzRXGAWQ$>.
>>>
>>>
>>> o *What does the application do and how does it add value to the
>>> GeoSpatial stack of software? *
>>> + It is an open source testing framework that allows
>>> validating spatial data, metadata and web services in
>>> Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) according to defined
>>> Abstract Test Suites and Executable Test Suites. Executing
>>> these validations may increase the level of interoperability
>>> of SDIs by improving the compliance of geospatial data,
>>> metadata and services.
>>> o *Does the application make use of OGC standards? Which versions
>>> of the standards? Client or server? You may wish to add comments
>>> about how standards are used. *
>>> + The ETF testing framework allows GIS data providers and
>>> solution providers to check whether data sets, network
>>> services and metadata meet the requirements defined on
>>> specific Abstract and Executable Test Suites. The concepts
>>> in ETF are based on ISO 19105 and the OGC Specification
>>> Model which underpin the standards used in SDIs.
>>> + Validation capabilities span a wide range of OGC standards.
>>> For example, tests to validate WMS, WMTS, WFS, WCS, SOS and
>>> CSW are available, which are also partially reusing the OGC
>>> TEAM Engine suite.
>>> o *What language is it written in? *
>>> + Java, HTML, JavaScript, CSS
>>> o *Which version of the application should be included in the next
>>> OSGeo-Live release? *
>>> + ETF 2.0
>>>
>>> * *Stability is very important to us on OSGeo-Live. If a new user
>>> finds a bug in one application, it will tarnish the reputation of
>>> all other OSGeo-Live applications as well. (We pay most attention to
>>> the following answers): *
>>> o *If risk adverse organisations have deployed your application
>>> into production, it would imply that these organisations have
>>> verified the stability of your software. Has the application
>>> been rolled out to production into risk (ideally risk adverse)
>>> organisations? Please mention some of these organisations? *
>>> + European Commission, Joint Research Centre (use of the ETF
>>> testing framework as the core component of the INSPIRE
>>> Reference Validator)
>>> + Organisations in several EU Member States at the national
>>> and regional level (using the ETF testing framework to
>>> replicate the tests of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
>>> and/or extending these tests to include tests to check
>>> compliance with national requirements)
>>> o *Open HUB
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.openhub.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtMqComw$>
>>>
>>> provides metrics to help assess the health of a project. Eg:
>>> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OvPpGSUg$>
>>>
>>> Could you please ensure that your project is registered with
>>> Open HUB, and Open HUB has been updated to reference the correct
>>> code repository(s) for your project. What is the Open HUB URL
>>> for your project? *
>>> + https://www.openhub.net/p/etf-validator
>>> o *What is the size of the user community? You can often answer
>>> this by mentioning downloads, or describing a healthy, busy
>>> email list? *
>>> + There is a mature user community developed around the main
>>> implementations of the ETF testing framework. For example,
>>> the number of downloads of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
>>> (the most popular implemetation of the ETF) is approximately
>>> between 1 and 3 hundreds for each release (see
>>> https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp
>>> <https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp>)
>>>
>>> and the discussions in the issue tracker demonstrate the
>>> healthy and busy user community (see
>>> https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/
>>> <https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/>).
>>> o *What is the size of your developer community? *
>>> + Currently, the developer community is mainly limited to the
>>> two organisations which are funding the development of the
>>> ETF, i.e. the European Commission and interactive
>>> instruments (https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en
>>> <https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en>). Sometimes,
>>> developers from organisations deploying the ETF at their
>>> premise contribute code with ad hoc pull requests. Funding
>>> to improve the developer community is currently available
>>> and the submission of the ETF to the OSGeoLive is one of the
>>> steps to increase such community.
>>> o *Do you have a bug free, stable release? *
>>> + Yes, ETF 2.0 is the latest stable release:
>>> https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0
>>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0>
>>> o *Please discuss the level of testing that your project has gone
>>> through. *
>>> + The ETF has a continuous integration cycle established in
>>> the GitHub repository, where contributions to the source
>>> code (which have to adhere to the contribution guidelines
>>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Contribution.md>)
>>>
>>> pass through automatic validations. Subsequently, the
>>> changes are manually reviewed and approved by the ETF
>>> Technical Committee
>>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Technical_Committee.adoc>.
>>>
>>> o *How long has the project has had mature code. *
>>> + The project is active since 2007 (see
>>> https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases
>>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases>); the
>>> latest stable release (v.2.0) was released in 2019.
>>>
>>> * *OSGeo-Live is targeted at applications that people can use rather
>>> than libraries. Does the application have a user interface (possibly
>>> a command line interface) that a user can interact with? (We do make
>>> an exception for Incubated OSGeo Libraries, and will include Project
>>> Overviews for these libraries, even if they don't have a user
>>> interface.) *
>>> o Yes, the ETF testing framework has a user interface.
>>>
>>> * *We give preference to OSGeo Incubated Projects, or Projects which
>>> are presented at FOSS4G
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://foss4g.org__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OHj1k4aA$>
>>>
>>> conferences. If your project is involved in OSGeo Incubation, or has
>>> been selected to be presented at FOSS4G, then please mention it. *
>>> o The ETF was already presented at FOSS4G conferences:
>>> + FOSS4G 2019:INSPIRE Reference Validator: status and next
>>> steps by Marco Minghini, Michael Lutz, Clemens Portele, Jon
>>> Herrmann, Enrique Soriano, Carlos Palma, Iñaki Díaz de Cerio
>>> Paniagua, Belén Sáez, Lorena Hernandez, Daniele Francioli,
>>> Fabio Vinci
>>> + FOSS4G 2021: *Open source geospatial software powering
>>> policy implementation: the INSPIRE central infrastructure
>>> components* by Marco Minghini, Alexander Kotsev, Vlado Cetl,
>>> Lorena Hernandez, Michael Lutz, Daniele Francioli, Davide
>>> Artasensi, Emanuela Epure, Fabio Vinci, Fabiano Spinelli,
>>> Lukasz Ziemba
>>> (https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/
>>> <https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/>)
>>> + FOSS4G 2022: *ETF testing framework: past, present and
>>> future *by Jon Herrmann, Marco Minghini, Clemens Portele,
>>> Michael Lutz (submitted and currently under review)
>>>
>>> * *With around 50 applications installed on OSGeo-Live, us core
>>> packagers do not have the time to liaise with every single project
>>> email list for each OSGeo-Live release. So we require a volunteer
>>> (or two) to take responsibility for liaising between OSGeo-Live and
>>> the project's communities. This volunteer will be responsible for
>>> ensuring the install scripts and English documentation are updated
>>> by someone for each OSGeo-Live release. Also test that the installed
>>> application and Quickstart documentation works as expected on
>>> release candidate releases of OSGeo-Live. Who will act as the
>>> project's liaison person. *
>>> o Enrique Soriano (jenriquesoriano at guadaltel.com) and José
>>> Barrero (josebarrero at guadaltel.com)
>>>
>>> * *OSGeo-Live is Ubuntu Linux based. Our installation preference is: *
>>> 1. Install from UbuntuGIS or DebianGIS
>>> 2. Install .deb files from a PPA
>>> 3. Write a custom install script<=== preferred option*
>>> *
>>> *Can you please discuss how your application will be installed. *
>>> o Write a custom install script
>>> * *OSGeo-Live is memory and disk constrained. Can the application run
>>> in 512 Meg of RAM? *
>>> o No. A machine with at least 4 GB Ram (8GB are recommended, 16 GB
>>> and more if a large set of XML files are tested)
>>> * *How much disk space will be required to install the application and
>>> a suitable example application? *
>>> o It depends on the tests executed, but 1 GB HDD can be enough.
>>> * *We aim to reduce disk space by having all applications make use of
>>> a common dataset. We encourage applications to make use of the
>>> example datasets already installed: *
>>> * *Each OSGeo-Live application requires a Project Overview available
>>> under a CC By
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OYJp5E24$>
>>>
>>> and a Quickstart available under a CC By-SA
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtUoN0gs$>
>>>
>>> license. (You may release under a second license as well). Will you
>>> produce this? *
>>> o Yes
>>> * *In past releases, we have included Windows and Mac installers for
>>> some applications. It is likely we won't have space for these in
>>> future releases. However, if there is room, would you be wishing to
>>> include Windows and/or Mac installers? *
>>> o No
>>>
>>>
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