Re: 2019 Q3 Flagon Report for Review [MENTOR ACTION REQUIRED]

["Joshua C. Poore" <po...@apache.org>]

Hi All,

Having not received any corrective actions on our quarterly report. I 
have posted it on the wiki website [1]. Mentors, please jump into the 
wiki and give sign off. Thanks!

Josh

[1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/October2019

On 9/22/2019 11:22 PM, lewis john mcgibbney wrote:
> +1 on the report.
> ... honestly Josh, I think it is really time for the Flagon PPMC to 
> consider drafting a graduation resolution. Recent releases prove that 
> the release process and quality of source code artifacts are no longer 
> blocking issues.
> We just need to following
> https://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#the_graduation_process
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 20:10 Joshua C. Poore <poorejc@apache.org 
> <ma...@apache.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     It's that time again. Please review the following Apache Flagon
>     (Incubating) podling report. Please post any comments, concerns in
>     this thread. Reports are due for posting on the IPMC Wiki [1] NLT
>     2019-10-02.
>
>     For convenience, I am posting the report as txt pasted below.
>     However, a .md version of the report can be found on our wiki [2].
>     Please be sure to review 2019_Q3_FLAGON_report.md.
>
>     Thanks!
>
>     Josh (Flagon PPMC)
>
>     [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/October2019
>
>     [2] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLAGON/Podling+Reports
>
>     --Report Text (.md)--
>
>     #Apache Flagon (Incubating) `Apache Flagon` is a generalized user behavioral logging platform for web pages and thin-client applications
>
>     `Apache Flagon` (formerly Apache SensSoft) has been incubating since 2016-07-13
>
>     ####Three most important issues to address in the move towards
>     graduation: 1. Grow the`Apache Flagon` Committer/Contributor/Community Base around our core product Apache UserALE.js (Incubating)
>     2. Refactor core analytic product`Apache Flagon Distill`, as content driver to increase user/committer base
>     3. Complete the issues highlighted at the`Apache Flagon` Roadmap[1] ####Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board
>     wish/need to be aware of? `Apache Flagon` would like to thank its new Mentors for their enthusiasm and engagement. Where in previous quarters, Flagon had challenges receiving critical mentor guidance through key transitions (e.g., copyright clearance, name change).
>
>     Our current mentors-`Lewis McGibbney`,`Dave Meikle`,`Tim Allison`,`Furkan Kamaci`-have been extremely helpful in providing guidance, accessible for release review, and in product steerage.
>
>     ####How has the community developed since the last report? The community has:
>
>     * continued improving release processes and code base to expedite future releases[3,4] * continued to generate a wide user base
>
>     * discussed with external parties research applications with university research labs in machine learning and social computing
>
>     * the community has organically grown with a new contributor, who is participating in VOTEs
>
>     * the community has begun planning a refactoring of the Distill product which will distribute highly desirable user monitoring content and spur community growth and adoption
>     ####How has the project developed since the last report? * Completed major updates to website and repositories following name change
>     * Project maturity roadmaps (Wiki) and version release plans (JIRA) continue to be maintained.
>     * JIRA boards continue to be maintained.
>     * Core product source code for front-end and back-end assets has been steadily maintained and modernized.
>     * Analytical products are being refactored as of the date of this report 2019-09-22
>     * Continued attention and improvement in Apache Process and Documentation compliance
>
>     ####How would you assess the podling's maturity? Please feel free to add your own commentary.
>
>        [X] Initial setup
>        
>        [X] Working towards first release
>        
>        [X] Community building
>        
>        [ ] Nearing graduation
>        
>        [ ] Other:
>
>     ####Date of last release: * 2019-08-21 Apache Flagon UserALE.js (Incubating) 2.0.2
>     * 2019-07-01 Apache Flagon UserALE.js (Incubating) 2.0.0
>     * 2019-06-21 Apache Flagon UserALE.js (Incubating) 1.0.0 (ReRelease)
>
>     ####When were the last committers or PPMC members elected? Furkan Kamaci (Mentor) 2019-07-24
>        
>        Tim Allison (Mentor) 2019-07-17
>
>     ####Have your mentors been helpful and responsive or are things
>     falling through the cracks? Things are on track and our community is becoming more self-sufficient. See above comment about improvements in mentorship
>
>     ####Signed-off-by: [ ] (flagon)`Lewis John McGibbney` Comments:
>
>     [ ] (flagon)`Dave Meikle` Comments:
>
>     [ ] (flagon)`Tim Allison` Comments:
>
>     [ ] (flagon)`Furkan Kamaci` Comments:
>
>     [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLAGON/Roadmaps
>
>     [2] https://www.npmjs.com/package/flagon-userale
>
>     [3] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/flagon/
>
>     [4]
>     https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLAGON/UserALE.js+Release+Management+Procedure  
>
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