Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Bruno Lowagie
Jody Garnett wrote: Just a word of warning; those sites get tripped up; you can see the "history" for geotools is missing because we just cleaned up our subversion repository a bit. True: in my personal history, it's as if I have been inactive for years, but in reality all the CVS data disappe

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Jody Garnett
The following one is also useful: - http://cia.vc/stats/project/geotools For projects going through incubation these tools are a valuable resource in figuring out who changed what when. Jody Jody Garnett wrote: Try for a couple of the metrics you use when evaluating open source projects If

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Jody Garnett
Just a word of warning; those sites get tripped up; you can see the "history" for geotools is missing because we just cleaned up our subversion repository a bit. Jody Bruno Lowagie wrote: Jody Garnett wrote: Try for a couple of the metrics you use when evaluating open source projects If a

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Bruno Lowagie
Jody Garnett wrote: Try for a couple of the metrics you use when evaluating open source projects If a project or F/OSS developer has been around for a while, there are bound to be online metrics about it/him/her, for instance on Ohloh. Some examples: http://www.ohloh.net/projects/305 http://ww

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Landon Blake
os Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:09 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics Landon, on the other hand, following that logic, if forking is advisable, it will keep on growing, with new forks, new forks-of-the-fork, and so on. The energy n

Re: [Aust-NZ] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
PROTECTED]> Subject [Aust-NZ] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > However this is probably unrealistic as to do this the developer will > have to have existing credibility within the community and there may > be good reasons why the co

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: Thanks Landon and Puneet, In this case, I tend to agree with Jeroen. There is a community developing GeoNetwork (and other projects) with ongoing work occuring. This would be occurring concurrently with our development work on a fork. We would want to be able to take advantage of the n

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Jody Garnett
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However this is probably unrealistic as to do this the developer will have to have existing credibility within the community and there may be good reasons why the community does not want to have 'product X' included. So start slow with some metrics reflecting getting i

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Miguel Montesinos
ile, using that 'honest effort'? ;-) Miguel De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] en nombre de Landon Blake Enviado el: miƩ 28/05/2008 16:27 Para: OSGeo Discussions Asunto: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics Bruce, I agree with Puneet. In th

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Landon Blake
arent. Landon From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:00 AM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Cc: Aust-NZ OSGeo Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics IMO: An issue has

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread P Kishor
On 5/28/08, Jeroen Ticheler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm, I tend to strongly disagree here. Forking indeed can prevent a lock-in > if that is becoming a serious issue in the project. Otherwise it just causes > lots of duplication of efforts and dilution of energy into different forked > versio

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Hmmm, I tend to strongly disagree here. Forking indeed can prevent a lock-in if that is becoming a serious issue in the project. Otherwise it just causes lots of duplication of efforts and dilution of energy into different forked versions. It also does not help the average user much in sele

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread P Kishor
On 5/28/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMO: > > > Thanks for the comments Puneet, > > > > > > Actually, a variation on the above may be the best metric -- "create > > feature X that we need in our organization and that works for us." > > That would allow your organization

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: Thanks for the comments Puneet, > > Actually, a variation on the above may be the best metric -- "create > feature X that we need in our organization and that works for us." > That would allow your organization to determine what is meaningful for > your organization first and for open sou

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-28 Thread P Kishor
On 5/28/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMO: > > > An issue has come up recently on the OSGeo-AustNZ list that I'd appreciate > some feedback from our wider OSGeo Community. > > > The context of this issue is that we are exploring ways to support > development of the GeoNetwork

[OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source development metrics

2008-05-27 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
IMO: An issue has come up recently on the OSGeo-AustNZ list that I'd appreciate some feedback from our wider OSGeo Community. The context of this issue is that we are exploring ways to support development of the GeoNetwork ANZLIC Profile. In particular, we're looking at options that allow pe