[pycsw-devel] OSGeo Incubation status

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Hi Tom,

On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 3:31 AM, Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Thanks for the info.  The email approach is a great idea and lower
> barrier IMHO.  Questions:
>
> - what constitutes a contributor?


Good question. In OSGeoLive case, where SVN is used, this is
straightforward: a contributor is the person with commit access to the
central repository.


> Official committers
> (https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/blob/master/COMMITTERS.txt)?
> Anyone who has ever contributed, including via GitHub pull requests?
>

In git case, the safe road IMHO is to accept a contribution (even through
pull requests) after a similar e-mail is sent.


> (https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/graphs/contributors)?  If anyone,
> would we need them to additionally add their name/year in the source
> code headers they have touched?


No, adding name to source is not required unless if the contribution is
significant and the contributor wants to claim copyright to that code.


> Only core committers have done this
> thus far
>
> - we have a section on contributing in
>
> https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst#contributions-and-licensing
> .  We should update this section once we iron out how things will work
> (process and email template).
>

I agree, we should iron out a template and then call for a PSC vote to
enable this process.


>
> - what would our email template look like?  Proposed template for
> review/comment:
>
> Subject: pycsw project licensing agreement
>
> Hi all, I'd like to contribute pycsw to TBD1. My TBD2 userid is: YYYY.
> I confirm that my contributions to TBD1 will be compatible with the
> TBD1 license guidelines at the time of contribution.
>
>
Hi all, I'd like to contribute feature X to pycsw.
I confirm that my contributions to pycsw will be compatible with the pycsw
license guidelines at the time of contribution.

Best,
Angelos



> TBD1: is this OSGeo?  Something else?
>
> TBD2: OSGeo userid?  GitHub userid?
>
> >>
> >> Aside: is providing copyright to OSGeo a requirement or can we keep as
> >> is?  Is this an exclusive copyright to OSGeo, or in addition to those
> >> who have copyright already?
> >
> > No, it is not a requirement. We can keep as is.
> >
> >>
> >> Unless we are required clarify the above issues beforehand, I'm +1
> >> with the updated checklist being good to go for Jeff to discuss
> >> with/report to IncCom.
> >>
> >> ..Tom
> >
> >
> > +1
> > Angelos
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> After the completion of our Code Provenance Review [1], I think it is
> >>> time
> >>> to evaluate our OSGeo Incubation status.
> >>> Our wiki page for incubation process is [2].
> >>>
> >>> According to OSGeo web site, the full incubation process is described
> >>> here
> >>> [3]. In this process, pycsw has completed tasks 1, 2, 3 and 4. We are
> >>> currently placed between points 5 and 6:
> >>>
> >>> "5. The Incubation Mentor reports incubation progress to the IncCom
> >>> periodically using the Project Graduation Checklist [4].
> >>>   6. Incubation Projects remain in incubation until the Incubation
> Mentor
> >>> and
> >>> the IncCom agree the project is ready for full status."
> >>>
> >>> Based on the above text, I think we need to merge documents [5] and [6]
> >>> in
> >>> favor of [6]. It is clearly stated that only the Project Graduation
> >>> Checklist should be used to report our status to the Incubation
> >>> Committee.
> >>>
> >>> Also, we need to update our graduation checklist [6] to make sure that
> it
> >>> is
> >>> up to date with upstream (OSGeo has updated this checklist [4] some
> >>> months
> >>> ago, bringing it to version 2.0).
> >>> Then we need our mentor (Jeff) to discuss with the Incubation Committee
> >>> about this.
> >>>
> >>> Thoughts?
> >>>
> >>> [1] https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/pycsw-Provenance-Review
> >>> [2] https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/OSGeo-Incubation
> >>> [3]I
> >>> [4]
> >>>
> http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/project_graduation_checklist.html
> >>> [5] https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/Project-Status
> >>> [6]
> https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/Project-Graduation-Checklist
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Angelos Tzotsos
> >>> Remote Sensing Laboratory
> >>> National Technical University of Athens
> >>> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
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> >>> pycsw-devel at lists.osgeo.org
> >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/pycsw-devel
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Angelos Tzotsos
> > Remote Sensing Laboratory
> > National Technical University of Athens
> > http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
> >
>



-- 
Angelos Tzotsos
Remote Sensing Laboratory
National Technical University of Athens
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
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