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Project Incubation at the OSGeo Foundation

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	Each project proposed to go into the OSGeo Foundation has to go		Each project proposed to go into the OSGeo Foundation has to go
	through an incubation process (see ~~https~~://~~incubator~~.osgeo.org/).		through an incubation process (see http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/).

	This is a process derived from the Apache Foundation with some		This is a process derived from the Apache Foundation with some
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	notes can be found here:		notes can be found here:

	http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/~~Project_Incubation~~		http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/IncCom_Wiki
	~~(this is the temporary wiki of the OSGeo Foundation unless~~
	~~the osgeo.org isn't completely ready).~~

	The basic role of the incubator is to do various sorts of review of		The basic role of the incubator is to do various sorts of review of
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	Some information on the Incubation Committee can be found at:		Some information on the Incubation Committee can be found at:

	http://~~incubator~~.osgeo.org/		http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/

	At the ~~preceeding~~ board meeting it was decided that all founding projects		At the Feb 27, 2006 (?) OSGEO board meeting it was decided that all founding projects
	would go through the incubation process, not just new projects added in the		would go through the incubation process, not just new projects added in the
	future. To that end, that the incubation committee needs one official		future. To that end, that the incubation committee needs one official
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	Feedback may be sent to OSGeo discuss mailing list, or to the incubation committee via project representatives there.		Feedback may be sent to OSGeo discuss mailing list, or to the incubation committee via project representatives there.

	A questionaire was answered here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GRASS_Incubation_Progress		A questionaire was answered here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GRASS_Incubation_Progress

	'''Update'''		'''Update'''

	The Contributor Agreement is no longer a requirement.		The Contributor Agreement is no longer a requirement.

⚠️Dassau at 13:31, 18 May 2006

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==Project Incubation at the OSGeo Foundation==

Each project proposed to go into the OSGeo Foundation has to go
through an incubation process (see https://incubator.osgeo.org/).

This is a process derived from the Apache Foundation with some
modifications. It basically covers license issues, a contributor
agreement, project management and the state of the
community (no dead projects are desired). Some draft
notes can be found here:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Project_Incubation
(this is the temporary wiki of the OSGeo Foundation unless
the osgeo.org isn't completely ready).

The basic role of the incubator is to do various sorts of review of
projects as they join the foundation. This includes IP review (is
all the code cleanly under an OS license?), arranging setup or
approval of a project steering committee with appropriate governance,
and ensuring that committers sign appropriate contributor agreements
(see below).

Some information on the Incubation Committee can be found at:

http://incubator.osgeo.org/

At the preceeding board meeting it was decided that all founding projects
would go through the incubation process, not just new projects added in the
future. To that end, that the incubation committee needs one official
representative on the incubation committee from each of the eight founding
projects.

One of the first items of discussion for incubation is the Committer
Agreements. These are legal documents that anyone with CVS/SVN commit
access may sign (will become optional). Basically they provide the foundation the right to
redistribute the provided code, and to defend the code in case of litigation.
But it does require the committer and possibly their employer to agree that
they have the right to provide code they are committing to the project.

The board has reviewed a proposed committer agreement based loosely on
the Apache committer agreement. Now the incubation committee is looking for
broader feedback on it the agreements. Of most interest is feedback from
significant code contributors. The draft agreements and a FAQ are available at:

http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Contributor_Agreement

Feedback may be sent to OSGeo discuss mailing list, or to the incubation committee via project representatives there.

A questionaire was answered here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/GRASS_Incubation_Progress

'''Update'''

The Contributor Agreement is no longer a requirement.

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⚠️Smitch: /* Project Incubation at the OSGeo Foundation */

⚠️Dassau at 13:31, 18 May 2006