Project Incubation Working Group

This working group builds off the foundation established by the Project Framework WG.

This WG falls under the Open Source Committee

Purpose/Goals

Establish a clear and efficient process for nurturing and advancing open source projects, ensuring they align with organizational goals and contribute meaningfully to the broader community. This initiative aims to foster a collaborative environment, provide necessary resources, and guide projects toward sustained growth and impact in the open source landscape.

The initial output should be as minimal as possible, but should cover:

• Develop a comprehensive document outlining the step-by-step process for incubating open source projects within the organization. This document should include criteria for project selection, guidelines for community engagement, and a roadmap for project advancement.

Since this is a working group, we should end up with an actual artifact representing our first policy draft.

Items to Note: Projects that are incubating have less policies to follow, more mature projects have more items to adopt

Committee

This working group has oversight by the Open Source Committee.

Stakeholders

• Project Maintainers

• Developers and Contributors

• Open Source Office (OSO)

• Technical Steering Committee (TSC)

• Open Source Committee (OSC)

• Open Source Community Members

• Project Users and Beneficiaries

Membership

• Open Source Office

Projected Deliverables

• Initiate Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Identify and reach out to project maintainers, developers, and other relevant stakeholders. Schedule meetings or workshops to gather input on incubation process requirements.

Research Areas

Apache Software Foundation

Incubator Process: Apache has a well-established Incubator project that serves as a gateway for new projects to enter the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). The incubation process involves thorough examination of the project's code, community, and governance.

Collaboration Channels

• Discord