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+Title: Apache Petri - FAQ
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+
+# General
+
+## What is Apache Petri?
+
+The Apache Petri (as in "petri dish" –where cultures are grown and bloom)
committee assists external project communities
+interested in becoming an Apache project to learn how The Apache Software
Foundation (ASF) works, its views on community, and
+how to build a healthy community for the long term.
+
+Petri’s mission is to mentor existing external communities ("cultures") about
“The Apache Way” by focusing on community
+governance that includes discussions about ASF policies. The mentoring and
education is conducted on a mailing list.
+
+The primary goal is to reach a point where a recommendation to the ASF Board
can be made to construct a new Apache Project
+Management Committee (PMC) for the external community.
+
+In the Incubator model, projects graduate to become Apache Top-Level Projects
(TLPs). Under Petri, projects can become TLPs
+under a process described as "direct to TLP", which is an alternative path to
that used by the Apache Incubator. Apache Petri
+aims to shepherd projects and their communities to a point of confidence that
the ASF Board will welcome the community to the
+Apache family of projects as a Top-Level Project.
+
+## How is Petri different from the Apache Incubator?
+
+Apache Petri provides an alternative process to Incubation that would be
suitable for some projects and their communities.
+Petri provides educational resources, and mentors external groups on their
path to becoming an official project of the ASF.
+The primary goal is to reach a point where a recommendation to the ASF Board
can be made to construct a PMC for the community.
+
+“Podlings” in the Apache Incubator are provided a complete set of
Foundation-based resources upon their acceptance into the
+Incubator. Since Petri will begin mentoring the community “where they live”,
it will not provide an initial set of resources.
+Over time, as part of the education process and shift of the community towards
the Foundation, resources will be provided as
+appropriate. It is expected that once a PMC is constructed, any resources not
hosted at the Foundation will be the new PMC’s
+first order of business (i.e. a transition plan would be part of the
presentation to the Board).
+
+## Why does this matter? What is special about The Apache Way?
+
+The Apache Way is the ASF’s process of community-led development is the
backbone of all Apache projects, and emulated by many
+Open Source foundations. The Apache Way comprises:
+
+- Earned Authority (merit);
+- Community of Peers;
+- Open Communications;
+- Consensus Decision Making; and
+- Responsible Oversight.
+
+For more information, see https://www.apache.org/theapacheway/
+
+## What does “Direct to TLP” entail?
+
+The Board makes the ultimate decision, and generally ensures that the project
has:
+
+- Demonstrated vendor neutrality in the community;
+- Demonstrated understanding of the Apache Release Policy;
+- Completed Contributor Licence Agreements and Software Grant Agreements;
+- Performed a Suitable Name Search;
+- Developed a Transition Plan to Move the Project’s Resources to The ASF;
+- Shown how the community will recognize merit; and
+- Shown auditable decision making on the provided mailing list.
+
+
+## Is Apache Petri right for you?
+
+If you are:
+
+- An established, diverse community that already releases quickly; or
+- A project with a single ”leader” that seeks to grow to a
community-driven development model; or
+- A company that has an Open Source project with other vendors and wants
to expand and diversify its community...
+
+Petri would help the community learn how to integrate governance and
development “The Apache Way” without interrupting the
+project’s velocity.
+
+In keeping with the ASF’s slogan of “Community Over Code”, we are unable to
accept projects that are not supported by some
+form of community.
+
+# Process
+
+## What about the Maturity Model? Haven’t other projects bypassed incubation
by meeting these requirements?
+
+In March 2015 Apache Zest (now Polygene) became the first project to enter the
ASF as a Top-Level Project– without entering
+the Apache Incubator. As part of the discussion, the project chose to review
itself against the Apache Maturity Model
+(http://s.apache.org/O4p), that addresses the integrity of a project's code,
copyright, licenses, releases, community,
+consensus building, and independence, among other qualities.
+
+The Apache Maturity Model will not be a requirement for communities (as the
Model does not have broad consensus as a true and
+thorough viewpoint), but the Model may provide a helpful guide for some.
+
+## How long does the Petri process take?
+
+There’s no “one size fits all” answer here. Some external projects have
applied to the Apache Board to become TLPs, and have
+become TLPs without going through either Petri or the Incubator. Historically,
every project’s experience and time spent in
+the Apache Incubator varies, depending on its specific needs and
circumstances; this has ranged from less than one year to
+more than three years.
+
+Similarly, some projects undergoing Petri mentorship will take longer than
others. Petri is more about education about The
+Apache Way of project governance and Apache Policy, and less about process.
+
+## Do people involved in Petri-mentored projects need to sign ICLAs?
+
+No, unless the projects intend to apply for TLP status and migrate their
source control to ASF hardware. This applies both to
+Incubator podlings and direct-to-TLP applicants.
+
+## If our project wants to become an official Apache project, what is the best
way to do so?
+
+There is more than one way to do so: not all incoming projects will be
mentored by Petri. Traditionally, the Apache Incubator
+has been the entry path for external projects, codebases, and communities
wishing to become a part of the ASF.
+
+Petri's primary goal is preparing a community for Direct-to-TLP; moving from
Petri to become a podling undergoing development
+in the Apache Incubator is a possibility, but not mandated.
+
+## If I propose my project to be mentored by Petri, will it be accepted?
+
+That depends. First, there have to be available mentors. Second, the Petri PMC
may have to rate-limit intake, especially at
+first, in order not to stretch itself too thin with its oversight duties. This
is true of the entire ASF: the Board may put
+intake of new TLPs on hold from time to time, though it has never yet done
that to date.
+
+## What is the expected intake rate for Petri?
+
+We anticipate 2-3 communities in the first year, with one per year likely
following that.
+
+## What should the Board expect from a Project that Petri Recommends to become
a TLP?
+
+This list is only complete in that we are considering what the Board currently
seems to require and it is as always up to the
+Board the requirements for any particular TLP. In addition to the list of
items shared under What does “Direct to TLP” entail:
+
+1. Graduation Resolution. If there are Apache Members involved or
recruited then they will be included in the resolution. Apache Members like
anyone else are certainly invited to contribute to the project.
+2. Transfer of Registered Trademarks. If there are any registered
trademarks then the transfer agreement will be discussed with the VP, Brand in
advance.
+3. Committers. Petri can collect ICLAs in advance of going to TLP. Petri
can make the committers from a prospective community Petri committers in order
to create accounts.
+4. Resources. Graduation proposals will include a Transition Plan
explaining the actions that the project intends to take once the PMC is
established. This may include:
+ - Creating Apache project mailing lists
+ - Creating Apache issue trackers
+ - Creating Apache wikis
+ - Creating Apache code repositories
+ - Migrating code repositories to Apache
+ - Creating Apache web presence
+ - Migrating web presence from Project to Apache
+ - Rebranding web, code, documentation from Project to Apache Project
+ - Retiring external Project and redirecting to Apache
+ - Creating and migrating CI, build, release processes to Apache Project
+ - Establish processes for release distribution at Apache
+
+New TLPs should report on their progress towards completing their Transition
Plan in their Board Reports.
+
+## Who will provide guidance once the Petri mentor is gone after the
assessment?
+
+This assumes that the Mentor is no longer interested in the community once it
is assessed. Even if this were true TLPs have a
+range of Apache committees and resources available. If necessary the Board can
provide additional guidance through the normal reporting process as the Board
does for every PMC.
+
+## How can our project/community apply for Apache Petri mentorship?
+
+Email [email protected] (public list; subscription not required) or
[email protected] (private list, only Apache
+Petri PMC members and Apache Members can subscribe) and introduce yourself! We
don’t have any forms or questionnaires, but may
+introduce these should the need arise.
+
+## If a project wants to move out of the Apache Incubator and into Petri, what
happens?
+
+We don’t recommend leaving the Incubator, if the podling is already
established there; podlings should strive to graduate. In
+the event a community is unwilling to wait for graduation, and Petri has
accepted them, then the Incubator will need to retire
+the podling. Petri will then take responsibility for the podling’s resources,
and perform any needed changes to make that
+happen.
