This is the first phase on incubation, needed to start the project at
+ Apache.
+
+
+ Item assignment is shown by the Apache id.
+
+ Completed tasks are shown by the completion date (YYYY-MM-dd).
+
+
+
+ Identify the project to be incubated
+
+
+
+
date
+
+
item
+
+
+
+
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+
+
Make sure that the requested project name does not already exist and
+ check www.nameprotect.com to be sure that the name is not already
+ trademarked for an existing software product.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
If request from an existing Apache project to adopt an external
+ package, then ask the Apache project for the SVN module and mail
+ address names.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
If request from outside Apache to enter an existing Apache project,
+ then post a message to that project for them to decide on acceptance.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
If request from anywhere to become a stand-alone PMC, then assess the
+ fit with the ASF, and create the lists and modules under the
+ incubator address/module names if accepted.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Interim responsibility
+
+
+
+
date
+
+
item
+
+
+
+
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+
+
Identify all the Mentors for the incubation, by asking all that can
+ be Mentors.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Subscribe all Mentors on the pmc and general lists.
+
+
+
+
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+
+
Give all Mentors access to the incubator SVN repository. (to be done by
+ PMC chair)
+
+
+
+
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+
+
Tell Mentors to track progress in the file
+ 'incubator/projects/{project.name}.html'
+
+
+
+
+
+ Copyright
+
+
+
+
date
+
+
item
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Check and make sure that the papers that transfer rights to the ASF
+ been received. It is only necessary to transfer rights for the
+ package, the core code, and any new code produced by the project.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Check and make sure that the files that have been donated have been
+ updated to reflect the new ASF copyright.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Verify distribution rights
+
+
+
+
date
+
+
item
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Check and make sure that for all code included with the distribution
+ that is not under the Apache license, e have the right to combine
+ with Apache-licensed code and redistribute.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Check and make sure that all source code distributed by the project
+ is covered by one or more of the following approved licenses: Apache,
+ BSD, Artistic, MIT/X, MIT/W3C, MPL 1.1, or something with essentially
+ the same terms.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Establish a list of active committers
+
+
+
+
date
+
+
item
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Check that all active committers have submitted a contributors
+ agreement.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Add all active committers in the STATUS file.
+
+
+
+
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+
+
Ask root for the creation of committers' accounts on
+ people.apache.org.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Infrastructure
+
+
+
+
date
+
+
item
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Ask infrastructure to create source repository modules and grant the
+ committers karma.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Ask infrastructure to set up and archive Mailing lists.
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Decide about and then ask infrastructure to setup an issuetracking
+ system (Bugzilla, Scarab, Jira).
+
+
+
+
....-..-..
+
+
Migrate the project to our infrastructure.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Project specific
+
+
+ Add project specific tasks here.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Incubation
+
+
These action items have to be checked for during the whole incubation
+ process.
+
+
+ These items are not to be signed as done during incubation, as they
+ may change during incubation.
+
+ They are to be looked into and described in the status reports and
+ completed in the request for incubation signoff.
+
+
+
+ Collaborative Development
+
+
+
Have all of the active long-term volunteers been identified and
+ acknowledged as committers on the project?
+
+
Are there three or more independent committers? (The legal definition
+ of independent is long and boring, but basically it means that there
+ is no binding relationship between the individuals, such as a shared
+ employer, that is capable of overriding their free will as
+ individuals, directly or indirectly.)
+
+
Are project decisions being made in public by the committers?
+
+
Are the decision-making guidelines published and agreed to by all of
+ the committers?
+
+
+
+
+ Licensing awareness
+
+
+
Are all licensing, trademark, credit issues being taken care of and
+ acknowleged by all committers?
+
+
+
+
+ Project Specific
+
+
+ Add project specific tasks here.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Exit
+
+
+ Things to check for before voting the project out.
+
+
+
+ Organizational acceptance of responsibility for the project
+
+
+
If graduating to an existing PMC, has the PMC voted to accept it?
+
+
If graduating to a new PMC, has the board voted to accept it?
+
+
+
+
+ Incubator sign-off
+
+
+
Has the Incubator decided that the project has accomplished all of
+ the above tasks?
+