Live GIS Incubation Graduation Checklist - Revision history

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Wiki-Camerons: /* Incubator Application Questionnaire version 2.0 */

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Incubator Application Questionnaire version 2.0

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Incubator Application Questionnaire version 2.0

Wiki-Camerons: Explain why OSGeo-Live shouldn't be considered an incubated project

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Explain why OSGeo-Live shouldn't be considered an incubated project

Wiki-Camerons: /* Incubator Application Questionnaire version 2.0 */

2016-09-19T21:10:45Z

Incubator Application Questionnaire version 2.0

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2016-09-19T21:09:12Z

Incubator Application Questionnaire version 2.0

Wiki-Camerons at 21:02, 19 September 2016

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Wiki-Camerons: /* Processes */

2016-06-21T11:26:34Z

Processes

Wiki-Camerons: /* Open */

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Release Procedure

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 # What is the dominant written language (i.e. English, French, Spanish, German, etc) of the core developers?<br/><span style="color:green">Primary document is English. Documentation is translated into over 10 languages.</span>
 # What is the (estimated) size of a full release of this project? How many users do you expect to download the project when it is released?<br/><span style="color:green">Our distribution aims to fit on a 4Gig USB or DVD for a mini distribution, or 8 Gig USB for full distribution.</span>
-# Do you already have an OSGeo Mentor to guide you through the incubation process?<br/><span style="color:orange">Not Yet.</span>
+# Do you already have an OSGeo Mentor to guide you through the incubation process?<br/><span style="color:green">Yes, Jody Garnett.</span>
 = OSGeo-Live Incubation Checklist =

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 # Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any).<br/><span style="color:green">Refer to members of the [[Live_GIS_Management#PSC_Members|Project Management Committee]].</span>
 # Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all official committers.<br/><span style="color:green">There are hundreds of them. Refer to http://live.osgeo.org/en/sponsors.html</span>
-# Please describe your Project.<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It includes 50+ Open Source Geospatial applications pre-configured with sample data, 1 page project overviews for each project, and a Quickstart to quickly test each application. The documentation has been translated into over 10 languages.</span> <span style="color:red">For incubation purposes, we are focusing on the scripts and processes used to build OSGeo-Live. We are not incubating all 50+ projects we package. <br/>Cameron Shorter comment: This is an issue because a casual observer would naturally deduce that if OSGeo-Live has reached incubation quality, then all included packages should have also reached such quality. This assumption is incorrect and should not be promoted by OSGeo, and is a reason for OSGeo-Live not to be officially recognised as an OSGeo incubated project.</span>
+# Please describe your Project.<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It includes 50+ Open Source Geospatial applications pre-configured with sample data, 1 page project overviews for each project, and a Quickstart to quickly test each application. The documentation has been translated into over 10 languages.</span> <span style="color:orange">For incubation purposes, we are focusing on the scripts and processes used to build OSGeo-Live. We are not incubating all 50+ projects we package. <br/>Cameron Shorter comment: This is sub-optimal because a casual observer may deduce that if OSGeo-Live has reached incubation quality, then all included packages should have also reached such quality. This assumption is incorrect and could be a reason for OSGeo-Live to not be officially recognised as an OSGeo incubated project.</span>
 # Why is OSGeo Incubation good for your project?<br/><span style="color:green">We wish to officially demonstrate the level of quality of the processes uses to build OSGeo-Live.</span>
 # What type of application does this project represent(client, server, standalone, library, etc.):<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a linux based distribution of OSGeo software.</span>

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 # Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any).<br/><span style="color:green">Refer to members of the [[Live_GIS_Management#PSC_Members|Project Management Committee]].</span>
 # Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all official committers.<br/><span style="color:green">There are hundreds of them. Refer to http://live.osgeo.org/en/sponsors.html</span>
-# Please describe your Project.<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It includes 50+ Open Source Geospatial applications pre-configured with sample data, 1 page project overviews for each project, and a Quickstart to quickly test each application. The documentation has been translated into over 10 languages.</span> <span style="color:red">For incubation purposes, we are focusing on the scripts and processes used to build OSGeo-Live. We are not incubating all 50+ projects we package. This is an issue because a casual observer would naturally deduce that if OSGeo-Live has reached incubation quality, then all included packages should have also reached such quality. This assumption is incorrect and should not be promoted by OSGeo.</span>
+# Please describe your Project.<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It includes 50+ Open Source Geospatial applications pre-configured with sample data, 1 page project overviews for each project, and a Quickstart to quickly test each application. The documentation has been translated into over 10 languages.</span> <span style="color:red">For incubation purposes, we are focusing on the scripts and processes used to build OSGeo-Live. We are not incubating all 50+ projects we package. <br/>Cameron Shorter comment: This is an issue because a casual observer would naturally deduce that if OSGeo-Live has reached incubation quality, then all included packages should have also reached such quality. This assumption is incorrect and should not be promoted by OSGeo, and is a reason for OSGeo-Live not to be officially recognised as an OSGeo incubated project.</span>
 # Why is OSGeo Incubation good for your project?<br/><span style="color:green">We wish to officially demonstrate the level of quality of the processes uses to build OSGeo-Live.</span>
 # What type of application does this project represent(client, server, standalone, library, etc.):<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a linux based distribution of OSGeo software.</span>

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 # Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any).<br/><span style="color:green">Refer to members of the [[Live_GIS_Management#PSC_Members|Project Management Committee]].</span>
 # Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all official committers.<br/><span style="color:green">There are hundreds of them. Refer to http://live.osgeo.org/en/sponsors.html</span>
-# Please describe your Project.<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It includes 50+ Open Source Geospatial applications pre-configured with sample data, 1 page project overviews for each project, and a Quickstart to quickly test each application. The documentation has been translated into over 10 languages.</span> <span style="color:red">For incubation purposes, we are focusing on the scripts and processes used to build OSGeo-Live. We are not incubating all 50+ projects we package. This is an issue because a casual observer would naturally deduce that if OSGeo has reached incubation quality, then all dependant packages should have also reached such quality. This assumption is incorrect and should not be promoted.</span>
+# Please describe your Project.<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It includes 50+ Open Source Geospatial applications pre-configured with sample data, 1 page project overviews for each project, and a Quickstart to quickly test each application. The documentation has been translated into over 10 languages.</span> <span style="color:red">For incubation purposes, we are focusing on the scripts and processes used to build OSGeo-Live. We are not incubating all 50+ projects we package. This is an issue because a casual observer would naturally deduce that if OSGeo-Live has reached incubation quality, then all included packages should have also reached such quality. This assumption is incorrect and should not be promoted by OSGeo.</span>
 # Why is OSGeo Incubation good for your project?<br/><span style="color:green">We wish to officially demonstrate the level of quality of the processes uses to build OSGeo-Live.</span>
 # What type of application does this project represent(client, server, standalone, library, etc.):<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a linux based distribution of OSGeo software.</span>

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 Questions from the Incubator Application Questionnaire version 2.0.
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-# Please provide the name and email address of the principal Project Owner.<br/><span style="color:green">Cameron Shorter cameron dot shorter AT gmail DOT com</span>
+# Please provide the name and email address of the principal Project Owner.<br/><span style="color:green">Angelos Tzotsos gcpp.kalxas gmail X com, Cameron Shorter cameron dot shorter AT gmail DOT com</span>
-# Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any).<br/><span style="color:green">Angelos Tzotsos gcpp.kalxas gmail. com>, Alex Mandel tech_dev AT wildintellect com>, Brian Hamlin maplabs light42 com>, Hamish Bowman hamish_b yahoo com</span>
+# Please provide the names and emails of co-project owners (if any).<br/><span style="color:green">Refer to members of the [[Live_GIS_Management#PSC_Members|Project Management Committee]].</span>
 # Please provide the names, emails and entity affiliation of all official committers.<br/><span style="color:green">There are hundreds of them. Refer to http://live.osgeo.org/en/sponsors.html</span>
 # Please describe your Project.<br/><span style="color:green">OSGeo-Live is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu, that allows you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything. It includes 50+ Open Source Geospatial applications pre-configured with sample data, 1 page project overviews for each project, and a Quickstart to quickly test each application. The documentation has been translated into over 10 languages. For incubation purposes, we are focusing on the scripts and processes used to build OSGeo-Live. We are not incubating all 50+ projects we package.</span>

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 # The project uses an issue tracker and keeps the status of the issue tracker up to date.<br/><span style="color: green">YES: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Issue_Tracker</span>
 # The project has documented its management processes. <br/><i>This is typically done within a Developers Guide or Project Management Plan.</i><br/><span style="color: green">YES: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc</span>
-#* The project has a suitable open governance policy ensuring decisions are made, documented and adhered to in a public manner. <br/><i>This typically means a Project Management Committee has been established with a process for adding new members. A robust Project Management Committee will typically draw upon developers, users and key stakeholders from multiple organisations as there will be a greater variety of technical visions and the project is more resilient to a sponsor leaving.</i><br/><span style="color: Orange">TBD: While we are making decisions openly on archived IRC and email lists, we haven't formally documented this process.</span>
+#* The project has a suitable open governance policy ensuring decisions are made, documented and adhered to in a public manner. <br/><i>This typically means a Project Management Committee has been established with a process for adding new members. A robust Project Management Committee will typically draw upon developers, users and key stakeholders from multiple organisations as there will be a greater variety of technical visions and the project is more resilient to a sponsor leaving.</i><br/><span style="color: Green">Yes, Project Management Committee and management processes are defined at: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Management</span>
 #* The project uses public communication channels for decision making to maintain transparency.<br/><i> E.g. archived email list(s), archived IRC channel(s), public issue tracker.</i><br/><span style="color: green">YES: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Contact_Us</span>

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 #**<span style="color: green">YES: We have an active email list, and hold weekly IRC meetings during build cycles. http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Contact_Us</span>
 #* Open decision making process,
-#**<span style="color: orange">TODO: We need to document our decision making process.</span>
+#**<span style="color: green">YES: Decision making process is documented at https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Management</span>
 # Active and healthy community:
 #* The project should have a community of developers and users who actively collaborate and support each other in a healthy way. <br/><i>Eg. collaboration on project activities such as testing, release and feature development.</i>

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 # The project follows a defined release process:
 #* Which includes execution of the testing process before releasing a stable release. <br/><span style="color: orange">The project has an established build and release process, but it needs to be more clearly documented. Some information here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Build_Process . The release management role is well established, but not documented. This includes setting up a schedule, sending out press releases, chasing up projects, etc, etc.</span>
-# The project follows a documented testing process. <br/><i>Ideally, this includes both automated and manual testing</i><br/><i>Ideally this includes documented conformance to set quality goals, such as reporting Percentage Code Coverage of Unit Tests.</i><br/><span style="color: orange">OSGeo-Live is an integration project, and as such, which is difficult to create automated testing for. Instead we rely on manual testing. The testing process is well practiced, but needs to be documented better.</span>
+# The project follows a documented testing process. <br/><i>Ideally, this includes both automated and manual testing</i><br/><i>Ideally this includes documented conformance to set quality goals, such as reporting Percentage Code Coverage of Unit Tests.</i><br/><span style="color: orange">OSGeo-Live is an integration project, which is difficult to create automated testing for. Instead we rely on manual testing. The testing process is well practiced, but needs to be documented better.</span>
 # Release and testing processes provide sufficient detail for an experienced programmer to follow.<br/><span style="color: orange">TBD: Waiting on improved documentation.</span>