Rasdaman Incubation Status

= Document Status =
IncCom Document Number: X
Version: 0.1
Status: draft
= Purpose =
The project representative and mentor will use this template to inform the IncCom of the project status on a periodic basis. The state of the project, as reported using this template, will be the initial indication that a project is reaching graduation.
= Terms and Definitions =
= Template =
== General ==
; Has the project been approved for incubation by the OSGeo board?
: Yes
; Has an Incubation Mentor been assigned to the project? 
: Bruce Bannerman, BoM
== Infrastructure Transition ==
Note, for each of the following it isn't necessary to move to foundation infrastructure, but if you aren't a reason should be provided.
; Has the projectname.osgeo.org domain been populated with the projects web presence? 
: no, but we can set up a stub page pointing to the project site on short terms
; If not why, and has the project page got a prominent link to the real home?
: there is an established web presence actively maintained by project members
; Is the OSGeo bug tracker being used for the project? 
: no
; If not, why?
: the rasdaman website is a fully-fledged trac installation, including own extensions for patch submisison and handling.
; Is the OSGeo mailing list manager (http://lists.osgeo.org/) being used for the project?
: no
; If not, why?
: rasdaman-dev and rasdaman-users lists are established already
; Is the OSGeo SVN being used for the project?
: no
; If not, why?
: the rasdaman website is a fully-fledged trac installation, including a git repo.
; Are binary and source downloads available from http://download.osgeo.org ?
: no, but filed a ticket to add rasdaman as an external link on the OSGeo download page.
; If not, why?
: they are available from www.rasdaman.org (source, RPMs, soon VMs).
== Community Functioning ==
; Is there a functioning user support mechanisms (ie. mailing list)? 
: yes
; indicate the available user support mechanisms, and whether they seem to be functioning well (are getting used and get answers). 
: ticket system, mailing lists (rasdaman-dev, rasdaman-users)
; Are source and binary downloads for the package available? 
: yes
; Has a Project Steering Committee been formed, and given control of the project?
: not yet; under work
; Does the Project Steering Committee have documentation on project procedures for PSC decisions, contributor guidelines, etc. 
: not yet, see above 
; How many active developers are there? Are they from multiple organizations?
: contributions come from Jacobs University / DE, rasdaman GmbH / DE, EOX GmbH / AT, Landcare New Zealand / NZ, Polytechnic State University / RU, and further more.
== Foundation Membership ==
; Have project documents been updated to reflect membership in the foundation, and the relationship of the project to the foundation?
: can be done on short terms, as soon as we get advice
; Has an effort been made to brand the project web site with OSGeo foundation web styling and branding marks? 
: logo can be placed on short terms, as soon as we get advice on what phrasing OSGeo expects. Look and Feel is dictated by wiki. (note: currently an OSGeo web style has not bee established)
== Code Copyright Review ==
; Has a Code Provenance Review document been prepared for the project?
: yes: rasdaman code provenance review
; Have issues raised in the provenance review been adequately addressed?
: no issues expected, due to a rigorous continuous copyright audit.
; Are Commiter Responsibilities Guidelines covering legal issues in place?
: not yet, but patches can only be submitted once the rasdaman contribution agreement has been accepted.
Category:Incubation