OESB Project Becoming an Apache Incubator

Seite 2 Context and Responsibility Responsibility of the Apache Incubator PMC alias Incubator PMC within the application process is –accepting new products into the Foundation –providing guidance –support to help each new product engender their own collaborative community –educating new developers in the philosophy and guidelines for collaborative development © logi.cals - Yoshi - Steering Committee - confidential

General Process Roles –The champion: member of the Apache Software Foundation –Sponsor: Board of the Apache Software Foundation Top Level Project that considers the Candidate to be a sub-project Incubator PMC –Mentor: actively monitor and guide the podling Process Steps –Entry to Incubation –Podling Detailed Information – – © logi.cals - Yoshi Steering Committee - confidentialSeite

Step 1 – Entry to Incubation a Candidate has to –be nominated for incubation by the champion –be approved by a Sponsor who requests that the Incubator PMC take on the Candidate as a new Podling who nominates mentors for podling Preconditions –Written proposal –project committers contributing to the project The more the better community can be defined by private people, firms... –Champion willing to offer guidance Sharpen public appearance –Sponsor supporting project idea © logi.cals - Yoshi Steering Committee - confidentialSeite

Step 2 – Podling Setting Up –supervised by mentor –project must pass through the IP clearance process Ongoing activities –Documenting project status and progress of a Podling Reviews –regular review of progress by the Incubator PMC –at least quarterly –produces an Assessment of the project Podling terminated Podling continue Graduate from incubation Contraints on –Branding –Release process © logi.cals - Yoshi Steering Committee - confidentialSeite

Action Items DescriptionEstimated EffortStart DateDue Date Write proposal describing the idea of the project 80 – 120hEnd Q2-14Mid Q3-14 Improve quality of code base Depending on Quality Level End Q3-14End Q1-15 Update project website and documentation Depending on Quality Level End Q3-14End Q1-15 Provide starter example100 – 160hEnd Q3-14End Q1-15 Community building (Gain supporting companies, win project committers) Depending on effort wanted and size of community Beg Q2-15End Q4-15 Search for champion150h (depending on networking) Mid Q3-14Beg Q1-15 Search for Sponsor150h (depending on networking) Beg Q4-15End Q1-16 © logi.cals - Yoshi Steering Committee - confidentialSeite