>-----Original Message----- >From: Ross Gardler [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:50 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Fwd: May reports due in ten days > >Board report due: > >In February we said "Wookie has a small, reasonably active community, >however, the majority of >that activity is focussed around one or two individuals." > >We also said: > >"as it stands we could probably graduate as we meet >the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3 organisations). We recognise that >some IPMC members would suggest graduation at this point might help >accelerate community growth. We intend to discuss this within the >community >over the next quarter whilst also seeking to expand our community." > >However, we've pretty much failed to discuss this. This is not a good >sign. None of us have had the time to drive this important issue. > >Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting there is a fundamental problem >here. I'm just saying we need to crack on with it. In my opinion our >incubator status is holding us back. Furthermore, Rave has graduated >and if we are not careful our incubation status will hold Rave back >too. > >I know from my own conversations with Wookie users that the >"incuabting" label is holding some people back (although it may just >as well be a convenient excuse). I propose that we undertake to >graduate in the next quarter. To do this we really need to address the >issues we identified last month: > > - [DONE] 0.9.2 release using an improved and simplified release process > - Developer outreach activity (see above) > - Improve communication about Wookie > - ASF Widgets demo > >So, some questions/ideas: > >Matt can you help Wookie get to the point of doing regular releases, >preferably synced with Rave. I don't mean Rave depends on a Wookie >making a new release, I mean we aim to have a new Wookie release out >two weeks before the next Rave release is due.
+1. I think getting on a regular release schedule will be a huge boost. From what I have seen, you are all doing really good work, but we just aren't' getting that out the door on a regular basis. I can definitely help the team accelerate this. > >Developer outreach - we should undertake to update the tutorials. >Perhaps we need to focus more on the creation of widgets as a "simple >step" in, if these widgets can run stand-alone (without Wookie) this >will attract more people, however, we need to consider whether this is >changing the make-up of what the Wookie project is. It might be better >to do that in an associated apache-extras project. > >Previously we discussed making it easy to create widgets that can be >usefully reused in the Apache CMS. The trademarks people are, for >example, looking at solutions for sponsor visibility. Concom need a >way of getting information about upcoming ASF events onto peoples >sites. It seems to me both of these are similar use cases. Can we >build them as templates? > >Ross > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Jukka Zitting <[email protected]> >Date: 22 April 2012 12:55 >Subject: May reports due in ten days >To: general <[email protected]> > > >Hi, > >It'll soon be time for the podlings reporting in May [1] to start >drafting their reports. > >When doing so, please consider the review results from February [2]: > > IP clearance: Amber > Release trouble: Clerezza, Stanbol > Low activity: Ambari, Nuvem, PhotArk, SIS, Wink, Zeta Components > Low diversity: Airavata, Droids, VCL, Wookie > Ready to graduate: Jena, Lucene.NET, NPanday, OpenNLP > >Has the situation in your podling changed over the last three months? >If not, what's your plan for improving the situation? > >For example, I notice that Clerezza has made a release, but Stanbol >still needs one. Also, Lucene.NET and NPanday are yet to graduate. Did >something come up to prevent progress, or have you just not gotten >around to it yet (which BTW is fine; much better than having bigger >issues)? > >And to any projects in the "Low activity" category that still aren't >seeing increased activity: Do you have a good reason to expect >activity to pick up, or should we consider retiring the project? > >[1] http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/May2012 >[2] http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2012 > >BR, > >Jukka Zitting > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > >-- >Ross Gardler (@rgardler) >Programme Leader (Open Development) >OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
