justinmclean commented on a change in pull request #6: Navigating the ASF incubation process URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-training/pull/6#discussion_r279563498
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You may obtain a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + + Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + limitations under the License. + +//// + +== Navigating the ASF Incubator Process +:description: 45 minute talk on the Apache Way and navigating a project through the incubator +:keywords: Apache Way,Incubator +:author: Justin Mclean +:email: jmcl...@apache.org +:position: V.P. Apache Incubator +{author} + +{position} + +{email} + + +image::ApacheLogo.png[] + +== Who am I? +* V.P. Apache Incubator +* Freelance developer - programming for 30 years +* Incubator PMC plus a few others +* Apache member +* Mentor of several Apache projects including Apache Dubbo +* Reviewed 350+ incubator releases at Apache + +== What is the ASF? +* World’s largest Open Source Foundation +* A neutral space where independent projects can prosper +* Creates open source software for the public good free of charge +* Business friendly Apache License 2.0 +* 6500+ committers, 700+ members, 196 PMCs, 50+ podlings + +== What is the Apache Incubator? +* Where communities come to learn the Apache Way +* Likes existing projects with a community around them +* Main entry point for new projects + +== ! +image::IncubatingProjects.png[] + +== Why come to Apache? +* Open community development +* Move away from vendor driven development +* Grow your community +* No one is the boss + +== Why should you Incubate? +* Learn the Apache Way +* Learn ASF policies +* To grow a community +* To foster independence +* To clarify licensing and intellectual property rights + +== Why we have an incubating Process? +* Podling follows the Apache Way +* Ensure donations comply with the Apache 2.0 license +* Podling follows the ASF structure of contributors, committers and PMC members +* Podling grants more responsibility via meritocracy +* Ensure that decision making is done in the open +* People act as individuals not the company they work for + +== The Apache Way +* Charity - For the public good. Software costs nothing. +* Pragmatic - Business friendly. +* Community - Collaboration, consensus and diversity. +* Merit - The more you do you more responsibility you have. Not just code contributions. +* Open - Everything in the public view. Discussions occur on mailing lists. Everyone can participate. +* Consensus - Work together to find ways forward. + +=== The Apache Way - Charity +* No charge for Apache software +* We reply on donations to keep things running +* Few paid staff, everyone is a volunteer +* Not “pay to play” + +=== The Apache Way - Pragmatic +* Apache License 2.0 is business friendly +* No obligation to give anything back +* Diverse communities +* Few hard rules, but have guidelines to help projects +* Don’t need to work on it full time + +=== The Apache Way - Community +* Many people working together +* More resources than a single company +* Diversity of people, experience and ideas +* Individuals not companies +* Given responsibility via earning merit +* Discussion on the mailing list + +=== The Apache Way - Merit +* Individuals gain merit by contributing to a project +* Users become contributors become committers become PMC members +* PMC appoints new PMC and committer members +* Merit does not expire +* Committers get access to the repository +* PMC vote on releases +* PMC decide direction of the projects via consensus + +=== The Apache Way - Open +* Everything (mostly) is available to the public +* What isn’t public is available to all members +* Code is made publicly available +* All discussions made in the open +* Discussion are archived and searchable +* Discussions are asynchronous +* No face to face meetings +* Everyone knows what is going on + +=== The Apache Way - Consensus +* Community works towards consensus on major decisions +* Use lazy consensus for minor ones +* Not 100% agreement, but all agree it is a way forward + +== Apache License +* Permissive license - you can do what you want +* Business friendly - can be used for commercial projects +* Requires source headers, a LICENSE and (optionally) a NOTICE file +* If not an ASF project: +** You don’t need to publish the source +** You don’t have to give back to the project +** You don’t need to ask for permission to use + +== State of Play +* 50+ projects in the incubator +* 280+ IPMC members (but not all are active) +* Projects usually stay 1 to 2 years in the incubator +* A dozen or so successful releases a month +* About 70% of releases pass an IPMC vote + +== How to get into the Incubator +* Find a champion to help you through the proposal process +* Draft a proposal with details why you think it’s suitable +* Find (usually 3) mentors to help you guide you through the TLP process +* May take a little while to go through these steps +* Discuss on the incubator general mailing list (which may attract more potential committers) +* Vote on proposal - most are accepted + +== Acceptance into the Incubator +* Champion role is over and they are more like a mentor from this point on +* Mentors help with setup of the podling +* Setup includes the mailing lists, version control, bug tracking and web site +* Have initial committers sign ICLAs and add to podling roster +* Bring initial code in via a software grant + +== What to do During Incubation +* Create your website +* Learn how to make software releases and refine your build process +* Grow the community by adding new committers +* Learn to communicate in the open +* Scrub your code and perform IP clearance +* May need to relicense 3rd party code + +== Build a Community +* Open asynchronous communication on email lists +* Decisions need to be made in the open +* JIRA / git discussion also OK (mirrored to list) +* Project independence with no company influence +* Welcoming to new people +* Answer users questions +* Add new committers and PPMC members + +== How to get out +* Become a Top Level Project +* Retire + +== Source Releases +* Must be cryptographically signed +* Must have an incubating disclaimer +* Have LICENSE and NOTICE file that follow Apache policy +* Follow licensing terms of any 3rd party bundled software +* 3rd party files are compatible with the Apache license +* Source files have ASF headers +* Contain source code and no compiled code + +== Release Vote Process +* Must be cryptographically signed +* Must have an incubating disclaimer +* Have LICENSE and NOTICE file that follow Apache policy +* Follow licensing terms of any 3rd party bundled software +* 3rd party files are compatible with the Apache license +* Source files have ASF headers +* Contain source code and no compiled code + +== How I’ve Voted +image::VoteData.png[votedata,500] Review comment: I do have some speakers note, I've just not added them yet. 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