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Subject: [RESULT] NPanday to enter the incubator
From: Brett Porter <brett@apache.org>
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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:44:24 +1000
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The following votes were received:

IPMC:
  +1 Niclas
  +1 Brett
  +1 Gav
  +1 Wendy
  +1 Luciano
  +1 Craig
  +1 Davanum

The following additional votes were received:
  +1 Mark (ASF Member)
  +1 Dennis (ASF Member, proposed mentor)

The vote has passed. I'll start by getting the mailing lists set up and =
we'll go from there.

Cheers,
Brett

On 07/08/2010, at 1:21 AM, Brett Porter wrote:

> Hi,
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> We have finalised the proposal with the additional committer and it =
has now been posted for a couple of weeks, so I'd like to put it to a =
vote.
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> With the weekend included, I'll tally the votes after 5 days (120 =
hours).
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> Thanks,
> Brett
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> ---------------------
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> =3D Abstract =3D
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> NPanday allows projects using the .NET framework to be built with =
Apache Maven. NPanday allows .NET projects to be converted into Maven =
projects thus allowing them to fully utilize the other technologies =
driven by Maven.
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> =3D Proposal =3D
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> NPanday primarily provides two capabilities: a set of Maven plugins, =
for constructing builds in Maven that use the .NET command-line tools; =
and a Visual Studio Addin that keeps a Visual Studio project in sync =
with the Maven POM and adds reference resolution from Maven artifact =
repositories. Together this allows you to use a single tool across .NET, =
Java or any other Maven-based projects, including the same benefits of =
dependency management, automated release and source control management.
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> =3D Background =3D
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> When building .NET projects traditionally you would use the built in =
components in Visual Studio or compile the source code by hand in the =
command line using .NET frameworks. NPanday gives an alternative =
building management option.
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> NPanday also allows developers to continue to build and develop .NET =
projects even without the aid of Visual Studio.
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> =3D Rationale =3D
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> NPanday allows developers to still use the .NET Frameworks and =
technologies that they need and at the same time allow their projects to =
be distributed and released with greater ease using Maven's conventions. =
NPanday also helps those developers maintain and integrate their project =
in a continuus integration that could host both Java and .NET projects.
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> =3D Initial Goals =3D
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> The initial goals for NPanday are:
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> * Donate the existing codebase and import it.
> * Setup the incubation infrastructure (svn repository, build system, =
website) so we can run continuous builds with automated testing and =
publish all available documentation and releases, and migrate from =
Codeplex
> * Get people involved in advancing the code base in different =
directions, integrating it with other projects at Apache.
> * Work closely with current contributors and seek to add new =
committers
> * Prepare for a point release that meets incubator and Apache criteria
> * Start active development on NPanday 2.0
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> =3D Current Status =3D
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> The current codebase is developed and tested in both .NET and Java. It =
was developed at Codeplex for the last two years after originally being =
forked from the failed NMaven incubator podling.
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> We have a number of releases all of which have followed a clear =
transparent process. Documentation for the project is currently =
available in http://www.npanday.org/docs/1.2/, which can be donated and =
converted to the Apache NPanday website. The development team is =
currently using Codeplex discussion forums as the primary colaborative =
process.
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> =3D Meritocracy =3D
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> Some of the core developers are already committers and PMC members at =
Apache, so they understand what it means to have a process based on =
meritocracy.
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> NPanday has been operating under an Apache-like model since its =
inception.
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> =3D Community =3D
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> We've seen a number of new contributors joining the community =
recently.. Most of the community members have found NPanday through =
searching for Maven in .NET and have donated their own tweaks as they =
continue to consume NPanday. The community members have actively created =
issues that are improving the behaviors and bugs in the current version.
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> =3D Core Developers =3D
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> The core development team started mostly with members from MaestroDev =
and has been recently added with other independent developers. Most of =
the development team members have experience in other Apache projects.
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> =3D Alignment =3D
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> The initial codebase came from NMaven in the incubator, and because of =
that and the Apache committers involved it has always had an Apache =
development philosophy. It is designed to work with Apache Maven, though =
has some value to anyone that can use a POM. We would also like to reach =
out to other .NET-based projects at Apache.
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> =3D Known Risks =3D
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> The primary risk to growth is attracting .NET developers to the =
project.
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> Orphaned Products
> There is already a growing community in existence and the members of =
the community are active towards enhancing NPanday even more, including =
some existing Apache committers. NPanday has also been advertised in the =
Philippines as a gateway for students and developers to get involved in =
open source projects. There are no signs of the project being orphaned =
or abandoned, but we realise that continuing to grow diversity of =
committers and traction among users will be important to secure its =
future.
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> Homogenous Developers
> The committers of NPanday are from at least 2 different companies, =
MaestroDev and Itemis. NPanday also has contributors from other =
companies and are interested to be committers as well.
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> Reliance on Salaried Developers
> Although NPanday mostly consists of MaestroDev employees the work for =
NPanday is done on billed time and non billed time.=20
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> =3D Initial Source =3D
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> NPanday has been in development within codeplex since 2008.
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> Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan
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> The contributions are from three sources:
> * the original (cleared) NMaven code
> * contributions by MaestroDev employees (will be covered under a =
software grant/CCLA)
> * contributions by active individuals (will submit CLAs)
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> We wish to explore whether we should import this picking up the NMaven =
history.
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> =3D Required Resources =3D
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> Mailing lists:
> * npanday-dev@incubator.apache.org
> * npanday-commits@incubator.apache.org
> * npanday-users@incubator.apache.org
> * npanday-private@incubator.apache.org
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> Subversion:
> * https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/npanday
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> Issue Tracking:
> * JIRA: Apache npanday (npanday)
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> Wiki:
> * Confluence: Apache npanday (npanday)
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> Initial Committers
> * Marecor Baclay <mbaclay@apache.org>
> * Odea Ching <oching@apache.org>
> * Lars Corneliussen <lars@corneliussen.de>
> * Joe Ocaba <jocaba@maestrodev.com>
> * Adelita Padilla <apadilla@maestrodev.com>
> * Brett Porter <brett@apache.org>
> * Wendy Smoak <wsmoak@apache.org>
> * Craig Bachelor <craig.bachelor@gmail.com>
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> note: We also have a number of emeritus committers, and one that has =
been accepted but is awaiting approval from their employer. They are not =
initially listed, but we expect that they would be welcome back if =
available. The podling would vote on them as normal should that occur.
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> =3D Affiliations =3D
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> Brett Porter, Wendy Smoak, Odea Ching, Marecor Baclay, Joe Ocaba, and =
Adelita Padilla work for MaestroDev, Lars Corneliussen works for Itemis =
and Craig Bachelor works independently.
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> =3D Sponsors =3D
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> We have approached both the champion and an initial list of mentors =
that have agreed to mentor this project.
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> Champion:
> * Brett Porter
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> Mentors:
> * Dennis Lundberg
> * Gavin McDonald
> * Odea Ching
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> Sponsor:
> * Apache Incubator
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> --
> Brett Porter
> brett@apache.org
> http://brettporter.wordpress.com/
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Brett Porter
brett@apache.org
http://brettporter.wordpress.com/


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