> > first, there is nothing such a Fast Track. The project exits the incubator > when it's ready - or dead -.
I'm aware of that :) I was making a statement that for us, the "fast track" would be to focus on the checklist more than anything else (instead of architecture, code changes) to appeal to people to get focused on that. 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. Ok - but how do we do that? > > The "Distribution Rights' section is probably completed - how do we verify >> so we can check this off? >> >> > This has to be done. How do we do that? > > I believe "Infastructure" section is complete. >> >> > Nope. The web site is still void. Ok, cool. Thanks for clarifying. At least the 'mailing lists' line item can be checked off now. Is there anything else aside from the website? > 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 Very cool tool - thanks for pointing it out. > 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. Awesome - that's what I'm hoping for - I want to essentially get us cleared on all things that can be cleared asap. Then we can focus on the longer-term stuff like getting new committers, etc. The web site has to be up and running too. No web site, no visibility... Yes, we should get started on that ASAP. I believe Allan's efforts fell to the wayside. I don't know that he has had time lately to get the Confluence export stuff working... > Last, not least, the community. The project has still to demonstrate it can > attract people other than the original contributors. > > Hope it helps. Certainly did - thank you. But, of the remaining unchecked stuff in the STATUS file, is there something that we can look at (or that you tell us) that we can use to know _exactly_ how to go about doing that? I don't know how to check for IP clearance, exactly what paperwork is remaining, etc... Thanks, Les
