Thanks, I have signed off. As I noted in the report, I have some concerns about Quickstep’s activity and community building. Activity seems to be focused on the needs of Madison researchers, and commits occur without discussion on list. (The three “ongoing objectives” mentioned in the report were not discussed on the dev list, unless I am mistaken. Where were they decided?)
The project does not seem to be attracting contributors outside of Madison, and the committers are acting as if all stakeholders are in Madison. I’m not sure which is the cause and which is the effect, but it is not how a successful Apache project operates. The lists were deathly quiet over the summer, and there is a question on the dev list from a week ago that has still not been answered. The last release was almost 18 months ago. Is it time for a new release? Julian > On Sep 5, 2018, at 7:34 AM, Harshad Deshmukh <hars...@cs.wisc.edu> wrote: > > Hi Julian, > > > Apologies for the delay. The report is now up on the wiki. > > > Thanks, > > Harshad > > ________________________________ > From: Julian Hyde <jh...@apache.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 12:56:28 PM > To: dev@quickstep.incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Podling Report Reminder - September 2018 > > Can someone please volunteer to write this report? > >> On Aug 25, 2018, at 3:17 PM, jmcl...@apache.org wrote: >> >> Dear podling, >> >> This email was sent by an automated system on behalf of the Apache >> Incubator PMC. It is an initial reminder to give you plenty of time to >> prepare your quarterly board report. >> >> The board meeting is scheduled for Wed, 19 September 2018, 10:30 am PDT. >> The report for your podling will form a part of the Incubator PMC >> report. The Incubator PMC requires your report to be submitted 2 weeks >> before the board meeting, to allow sufficient time for review and >> submission (Wed, September 05). >> >> Please submit your report with sufficient time to allow the Incubator >> PMC, and subsequently board members to review and digest. Again, the >> very latest you should submit your report is 2 weeks prior to the board >> meeting. >> >> Candidate names should not be made public before people are actually >> elected, so please do not include the names of potential committers or >> PPMC members in your report. >> >> Thanks, >> >> The Apache Incubator PMC >> >> Submitting your Report >> >> ---------------------- >> >> Your report should contain the following: >> >> * Your project name >> * A brief description of your project, which assumes no knowledge of >> the project or necessarily of its field >> * A list of the three most important issues to address in the move >> towards graduation. >> * Any issues that the Incubator PMC or ASF Board might wish/need to be >> aware of >> * How has the community developed since the last report >> * How has the project developed since the last report. >> * How does the podling rate their own maturity. >> >> This should be appended to the Incubator Wiki page at: >> >> https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/September2018 >> >> Note: This is manually populated. You may need to wait a little before >> this page is created from a template. >> >> Mentors >> ------- >> >> Mentors should review reports for their project(s) and sign them off on >> the Incubator wiki page. Signing off reports shows that you are >> following the project - projects that are not signed may raise alarms >> for the Incubator PMC. >> >> Incubator PMC >
