If you follow the thread on the incubator list you'll see that it's not a new requirement, just a set of things to think about. Changes are afoot to the wording to clarify that, since you're right that the current placement makes it sound like a requirement.
On Nov 25, 2016 9:55 PM, "Jim Apple" <[email protected]> wrote: > Bad news for podlings: the incubator has now added a vague and > arbitrarily-ordered "maturity model" to the graduation requirements. > You can puzzle over it here: > > http://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html > > For instance, "Complete the Apache Project Maturity Model" is on the > "Graduation Check List" > (http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html), but the model > itself says, "Note that we try to avoid using the word "must" below. > The model describes the state of a mature project, as opposed to a set > of rules." > > It also says "A mature Apache project complies with all the elements > of this model" and "Convenience binaries can be distributed alongside > source code but they are not Apache Releases -- they are just a > convenience provided with no guarantee." Your guess is as good as mine > as to how NOT distributing binaries is level 4 of "Releases" while > "Releases are signed and/or distributed along with digests", which > requires actual work, is only level 3. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John D. Ament <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 6:26 AM > Subject: Incoming Website Changes > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > All, > > I'm planning to start committing a number of website changes. These > changes are a summary of my experience bootstrapping podlings, questions > I've received (both on and off mailing list) from people trying to do > setup, and ways to leverage new infra services. > > Here's a summary of the current changes: > > Mentor Guide: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/mentor.html > > This is the most substantial area changed. The page has been reordered to > list the steps to take in the order to take them. The current format has > it all over and makes it hard to follow when you should do what. In > addition, I've added links to reporeq, Incubator ML requests, and > lists.apache.org > > PPMC Guide http://incubator.apache.org/guides/ppmc.html > > I added a section clarifying binding votes within the PPMC, stating that > they're only binding for people issues, not releases. > > Proposal Guide http://incubator.apache.org/guides/proposal.html > > I updated the champion section to clarify that champion should be found at > the beginning of proposal formation, which is earlier than the current > "before submitted" step. I also clarified that the champion's role is > around the proposal and entering the incubator, separate from mentors > (something we had agreed to a while ago, but was missing in this guide). > > Graduation Guide http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html > > Added a link to the Maturity Model as a step to follow for graduation. > > > I plan to commit these changes later today, and make more changes soon to > keep more documents up to date. > > John >
