[Incubator Wiki] Update of "October2017" by DavidFisher

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Comment:
Daffodil

  
  Three most important issues to address in the move towards graduation:
  
-   1.
-   2.
-   3.
+  1. obtaining SGAs
+  2. establishing new apache-centric infrastructure
+  3. broadening base of contributors
  
  Any issues that the Incubator PMC (IPMC) or ASF Board wish/need to be
  aware of?
  
+ - Only that chasing the SGAs down is going to take some time, though
+ this may be typical.
  
- 
- How has the community developed since the last report?
- 
- 
- 
- How has the project developed since the last report?
+ How has the community developed since the last report?
  
+ - Users:
+ (1) The Open Grid Forum's DFDL workgroup mailing list has had inquiries
+ and questions about Daffodil - using it and creating DFDL schemas.
+ We will start redirecting such to our incubator users mailing list,
+ as soon as we're ready.
+ (2) A large software company has demonstrated a prototype integration of
+ Daffodil into their commercial product. Of note: they did this without
+ any support contact to Daffodil developers.
  
- How would you assess the podling's maturity?
- Please feel free to add your own commentary.
+ - Developers/Contributors: One new outside developer has been setup, and has
+ started a project modifying the Daffodil code-base. This is still in the pre-Apache
+ context, and we've no idea if they'll want to contribute back. But it does show
+ both interest and that the technical barriers to entry for new developers to be
+ productive are surmountable.
  
+ How has the project developed since the last report?
+ 
+ - A final consistent release/build of the legacy (pre-Apache) code-base
+ is over, all project efforts going forward can be Apache focused
+ once we have infrastructure setup.
+ - Progress is being made on obtaining the individual and organizational
+ SGAs.
+ 
+ How would you assess the podling's maturity?
+ Please feel free to add your own commentary.
+ 
-   [ ] Initial setup
+  [X] Initial setup
-   [ ] Working towards first release
+  [ ] Working towards first release
-   [ ] Community building
+  [ ] Community building
-   [ ] Nearing graduation
+  [ ] Nearing graduation
-   [ ] Other:
+  [ ] Other:
  
  Date of last release:
  
-   XXXX-XX-XX
+  (none yet) XXXX-XX-XX
  
  When were the last committers or PPMC members elected?
  
+ - No changes yet - same as at our project incubator inception
  
- 
  Signed-off-by:
  
-   [ ](daffodil) John D. Ament
+  [ ](daffodil) John D. Ament
-      Comments:
+     Comments:
-   [ ](daffodil) David Fisher
+  [X](daffodil) David Fisher
-      Comments:
+     Comments:
  
  IPMC/Shepherd notes:
- 
  
  
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