Hi,
first, there is nothing such a Fast Track. The project exits the
incubator when it's ready - or dead -.
Les Hazlewood wrote:
It is now finally glaring clear to me the importance of getting out of
incubation.
The ASF incubator is meant to be a place where a project stays the
shortest possible time. When the project is ready to fly the Apache Way,
then it's time to get out.
I feel disheartened by the fact that the 5 originating
developers have no formal voting authority.
That does not matter a lot. Vote are usually necessary for releases, new
committers addition (and this is the PMC role, so unless the project is
out of incubation, the Incubator PMC), and when a consensus can't be
find, which is not an encouraged solution (ie, it's also a part of the
Apache Way to get things done through consensus, not though a vote. If a
vote is needed, that means either there is a split community, or someone
is trying to push his opinion a bit too far, when others disagree, or
there is not a clear consensus but no one want to move forward).
Obviously, the best way to
alleviate this is to ensure we get out of incubation and obtain voting
capability as soon as is possible.
This will be a consequence, not a goal. Again, limiting votes to
important decisions is a must.
Of course there are other benefits to
exiting the incubator (including retaining the great ASF community that has
been building with us), and we'll naturally achieve those as well.
Those are the most important reasons for exiting the incubator, and
'gaining vote power' is certainly not one of them.
Here is the current status file, which lists what is left to do to exit the
incubator:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/jsecurity/STATUS?view=markup
The "Copyrights & Licensing" section is probably completed - how do we
verify so we can check this off?
I don't remember that we did any IP clearance so far.
The "Distribution Rights' section is probably completed - how do we verify
so we can check this off?
This has to be done.
I believe "Infastructure" section is complete.
Nope. The web site is still void.
I think most of the "Collaborative Development" criteria has been met.
So far, since the project has been accepted into the incubator, no new
committer has been added to the project. Community building is one of
the most important thing, and it's one of the reason the projects stay a
long time in the incubator. You can have a look at this page :
http://incubator.apache.org/clutch.html
The K column is a good indicator. Currently, if you except WSRP4J, UIMA
and Shindig, all the other projects are still to add new committers. It
takes a lot of time, and effort.
Can the Mentors clarify exactly what they feel has been met and what is to
remain? Once we get this list, we can check them off one by one to ensure
we can exit the incubator asap.
I think we can focus on low hanging fruits atm : IP clearance,
paperwork. This will check some more crosses on the list.
The web site has to be up and running too. No web site, no visibility...
Last, not least, the community. The project has still to demonstrate it
can attract people other than the original contributors.
Hope it helps.
--
--
cordialement, regards,
Emmanuel Lécharny
www.iktek.com
directory.apache.org
