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Posted to dev@wookie.apache.org by Scott Wilson <sc...@gmail.com> on 2012/01/30 23:03:05 UTC
Re: Board report due Fwd: Questions for projects
Wow, that came around quickly.
OK, here's a draft - its a lot wordier than usual as there has been some specific questions raised on the incubator general list about how to get projects graduating.
I don't want this report to sound at all "defensive" on this topic but rather to encourage more ASF folks to pitch in and help us out and give us some good ideas and suggestions - so if anyone can suggest a better form of words, please do!
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Wookie
Wookie is a Java server application that allows you to upload and deploy widgets for your applications. Wookie is based on the W3C Widgets specification, but widgets can also be included that use extended APIs such as Google Wave Gadgets and OpenSocial.
Wookie has been incubating since 17th July 2009
Wookie has a small but quite active community, and the main issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have more diversity in our community. As it stands we could probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3 organisation), but we feel we need at least one more active committer before we feel we're ready to graduate.
One strategy for this is to reach out to projects and teams already using Wookie and encourage their developers to contribute back to the community. We know several projects (both in commercial and academic sectors) that have been conducting R&D activity using Wookie and we want to make sure we can bring in both contributions from these projects and also welcome their developers into our community.
However we feel that Wookie will only really become fully sustainable when there is more uptake of the W3C Widgets/Native Web Applications specifications into "real" systems and products. On this front we're active and visible in W3C, along with PhoneGap/Apache Cordova (incubating) who also support W3C Widgets (the W3C Native Web Apps Community have a co-chair who is a Wookie committer and another who is a Cordova committer). Another strategy has been to support integration in Apache Rave (currently preparing to graduate) as this is a way to build our user base (and is also a great way to demo Wookie). Another approach we're looking at is how we can use Wookie to deploy widgets that relate to ASF processes and activities as a way of raising awareness and interest; we've done some experiments with Widgets using the Jira API as a starting point for a demonstrator.
In any case, we can certainly do more to promote Wookie and generate interest.
Since November 2011:
* 0.9.1 release
* Received updated patch for oAuth support from community member
* Received documentation contribution for packaging Wookie as a portable app on a USB stick
Next steps:
* 0.9.2 release using an improved and simplified release process
* Developer outreach activity (see above)
* Improve communication about Wookie
* ASF Widgets demo
Issues before graduation:
* build community/expand user base
On 30 Jan 2012, at 21:07, Ross Gardler wrote:
> Your board reports are due, Jukka on the IPMC has had a look through
> the last reports and has a few items he feels need to be addressed in
> this months reports for your project - see below
>
> If you've not already drafted your report you need to do so *now* - if
> your report does not cover the questions asked of your project below
> then time to edit it.
>
> If you have written a report I intend to review them soon, so please
> be sure to have them in the wiki ASAP
>
> Ross
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jukka Zitting <ju...@gmail.com>
> Date: 30 January 2012 17:32
> Subject: Questions for projects
> To: general <ge...@incubator.apache.org>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> The deadline for podlings to submit their February reports is already
> in two days since the ASF board meeting is scheduled for Feb 15th.
>
> I spent a few moments reviewing the November reports and related
> information of all the projects scheduled to report in February
> (excluding new projects on monthly schedule). Here are a few questions
> or comments for each project. Hopefully they're helpful in focusing
> the February reports on key issues.
>
>> Airavata
>
> Only point 3 in your last report is a real graduation issue. How
> diverse is your community now?
>
> What happened with the release candidate mentioned in the last report?
>
>> Ambari
>
> How has CTR worked for you?
>
> I'm seeing a significant drop in list activity since December. What's up?
>
>> Amber
>
> Any progress on the graduation issues mentioned in the last report?
>
> What's the status with the mentioned "copyright signoff from
> University of Newcastle"?
>
>> Clerezza
>
> Have you made a release yet? If not, what's the blocker?
>
> Any other issues before graduation?
>
>> DeltaSpike
>
> How is the Git repository working for you?
>
>> Droids
>
> Any progress on getting more people to contribute?
>
> I'm seeing a significant drop in list activity since December. What's up?
>
>> HISE
>
> Result of the retirement vote.
>
>> Jena
>
> When can I vote on your graduation?
>
>> Lucene.NET
>
> When can I vote on your graduation?
>
>> NPanday
>
> When can I vote on your graduation?
>
>> Nuvem
>
> I don't see too much activity in the last five months. What's up?
>
>> OpenNLP
>
> Congratulations on graduation!
>
>> PhotArk
>
> I notice the discussions about a new direction. What's next?
>
>> SIS
>
> Do you have a plan for reviving the project?
>
>> Stanbol
>
> Still no release?
>
> Any other issues before graduation? Points 1b and 1c in your last
> report are not blockers for graduation.
>
>> VCL
>
> What's the status with the issue of university approval of the CLAs?
>
> How diverse is your currently active committer-base?
>
>> Wink
>
> Looks like you're discussing ideas to increase commit activity. Any
> concrete actions you're taking on this?
>
>> Wookie
>
> What's blocking you from graduating?
>
> How diverse is your currently active committer-base?
>
>> Zeta Components
>
> How diverse is your currently active committer-base?
>
> BR,
>
> Jukka Zitting
>
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> Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
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Re: Board report due Fwd: Questions for projects
Posted by Ross Gardler <rg...@opendirective.com>.
signed off - thanks
On 31 January 2012 14:07, Scott Wilson <sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 31 Jan 2012, at 08:29, Ate Douma wrote:
>
>> On 01/30/2012 11:23 PM, Ross Gardler wrote:
>>> One suggested change below... otherwise it's a good report and I'm
>>> happy to sign it off.
>>
>> I also like the report, with something as the suggested change from Ross below as improvement as well.
>>
>> If you can give a heads-up when it is added to the wiki, I'll sign it off as well.
>>
>> Ate
>
> Thanks Ate,
>
> I've made the change that Ross suggested, and posted the report on the wiki:
>
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2012
>
> S
>
>>
>>>
>>> On 30 January 2012 22:03, Scott Wilson<sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Wookie has a small but quite active community, and the main issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have more diversity in our community. As it stands we could probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3 organisation), but we feel we need at least one more active committer before we feel we're ready to graduate.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I would phrase this differently...
>>>
>>> Wookie has a small, reasonably active community, however, the majority
>>> of that activity is focussed around one or two individuals. The main
>>> issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have
>>> more diversity in our community. However, as it stands we could
>>> probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3
>>> organisation). 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.
>>>
>>> Ross
>>
>
--
Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
Programme Leader (Open Development)
OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
Re: Board report due Fwd: Questions for projects
Posted by Ate Douma <at...@douma.nu>.
On 01/31/2012 03:07 PM, Scott Wilson wrote:
> On 31 Jan 2012, at 08:29, Ate Douma wrote:
>
>> On 01/30/2012 11:23 PM, Ross Gardler wrote:
>>> One suggested change below... otherwise it's a good report and I'm
>>> happy to sign it off.
>>
>> I also like the report, with something as the suggested change from Ross below as improvement as well.
>>
>> If you can give a heads-up when it is added to the wiki, I'll sign it off as well.
>>
>> Ate
>
> Thanks Ate,
>
> I've made the change that Ross suggested, and posted the report on the wiki:
>
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2012
Thanks Scott. I've signed off as well.
>
> S
>
>>
>>>
>>> On 30 January 2012 22:03, Scott Wilson<sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Wookie has a small but quite active community, and the main issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have more diversity in our community. As it stands we could probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3 organisation), but we feel we need at least one more active committer before we feel we're ready to graduate.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I would phrase this differently...
>>>
>>> Wookie has a small, reasonably active community, however, the majority
>>> of that activity is focussed around one or two individuals. The main
>>> issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have
>>> more diversity in our community. However, as it stands we could
>>> probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3
>>> organisation). 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.
>>>
>>> Ross
>>
>
Re: Board report due Fwd: Questions for projects
Posted by Scott Wilson <sc...@gmail.com>.
On 31 Jan 2012, at 08:29, Ate Douma wrote:
> On 01/30/2012 11:23 PM, Ross Gardler wrote:
>> One suggested change below... otherwise it's a good report and I'm
>> happy to sign it off.
>
> I also like the report, with something as the suggested change from Ross below as improvement as well.
>
> If you can give a heads-up when it is added to the wiki, I'll sign it off as well.
>
> Ate
Thanks Ate,
I've made the change that Ross suggested, and posted the report on the wiki:
http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/February2012
S
>
>>
>> On 30 January 2012 22:03, Scott Wilson<sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Wookie has a small but quite active community, and the main issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have more diversity in our community. As it stands we could probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3 organisation), but we feel we need at least one more active committer before we feel we're ready to graduate.
>>>
>>
>> I would phrase this differently...
>>
>> Wookie has a small, reasonably active community, however, the majority
>> of that activity is focussed around one or two individuals. The main
>> issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have
>> more diversity in our community. However, as it stands we could
>> probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3
>> organisation). 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.
>>
>> Ross
>
Re: Board report due Fwd: Questions for projects
Posted by Ate Douma <at...@douma.nu>.
On 01/30/2012 11:23 PM, Ross Gardler wrote:
> One suggested change below... otherwise it's a good report and I'm
> happy to sign it off.
I also like the report, with something as the suggested change from Ross below
as improvement as well.
If you can give a heads-up when it is added to the wiki, I'll sign it off as well.
Ate
>
> On 30 January 2012 22:03, Scott Wilson<sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Wookie has a small but quite active community, and the main issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have more diversity in our community. As it stands we could probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3 organisation), but we feel we need at least one more active committer before we feel we're ready to graduate.
>>
>
> I would phrase this differently...
>
> Wookie has a small, reasonably active community, however, the majority
> of that activity is focussed around one or two individuals. The main
> issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have
> more diversity in our community. However, as it stands we could
> probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3
> organisation). 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.
>
> Ross
Re: Board report due Fwd: Questions for projects
Posted by Ross Gardler <rg...@opendirective.com>.
One suggested change below... otherwise it's a good report and I'm
happy to sign it off.
On 30 January 2012 22:03, Scott Wilson <sc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Wookie has a small but quite active community, and the main issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have more diversity in our community. As it stands we could probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3 organisation), but we feel we need at least one more active committer before we feel we're ready to graduate.
>
I would phrase this differently...
Wookie has a small, reasonably active community, however, the majority
of that activity is focussed around one or two individuals. The main
issue we would like to address before graduation is to ensure we have
more diversity in our community. However, as it stands we could
probably graduate as we meet the minimum criteria (5 committers from 3
organisation). 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.
Ross