Yes it's looking pretty good now Ross. I am still concerned about the level of commit activity being on the low-side but I'm hoping post-release things will pick up as the project starts to push towards 4.0.
>________________________________ > From: Ross Gardler <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:36 PM >Subject: Re: Clarifying facts > >On 13 March 2012 17:17, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > >... > >>> The Apache OpenOffice project is still in incubation and has not yet >>> requested graduation to a TLP. >> >> A release is a prerequisite to graduation. Once a release has been made >> graduation is next on the agenda. Our mentors can correct me if I am wrong, >> but we have likely met all of the other requirements. > >Speaking as just one mentor I believe the PPMC is now functioning as a >healthy Apache PMC. Specifically: > >- the diversity requirement of the project has been met (in fact this >was the case on day one) > >- all discussions relating to project strategy now take place on the >public mailing lists > >- the voice of the lone contributor is as loud as the voice of any >other contributor > >- decisions are being taken by those who are ready, willing and able >to implement them > >- the community is rewarding those who earn merit with committership >in the project > >- participants are finding their natural place within the community >(this includes coders, testers, technical writers, forum admins, >translators and many more) > >- the community is learning to respect and reward non-code contributions > >- there is evidence of cross-project collaboration both into and out of AOO > >- AOO project members are appearing in the appropriate places around >the ASF to ensure full engagement with the foundation > >- mentors very rarely interject, unless specifically called upon > >- community members are learning not to feed trolls > >In summary, yes I think the AOO project is well on its way to >graduation. A release is a pre-requisite to graduation as that is the >point at which the ASF is able to assert that the code is fully >license compliant. Once the first release is complete I imagine >graduation will not be far behind. > >I look forward to seeing AOO code allowing the further adoption of ODF >alongside other great ODF related projects. > >Ross > > >
