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| == Navigating the ASF Incubator Process |
| :description: 45 minute talk on the Apache Way and navigating a project through the incubator |
| :keywords: Apache Way,Incubator |
| :author: Your Name |
| :email: Your email |
| :position: Your Job title |
| {author} + |
| {position} + |
| {email} + |
| |
| image::ApacheLogo.png[] |
| |
| == Who am I? |
| include::aboutme.adoc[] |
| |
| == What is the ASF? |
| include::projectstats.adoc[] |
| * World’s largest Open Source Foundation |
| * A neutral space where independent projects can prosper |
| * Creates open source software for the public good free of charge |
| * Business friendly Apache License 2.0 |
| * {committers} committers, {members} members, {PMCs} PMCs, {podlings} podlings |
| |
| == What is the Apache Incubator? |
| * Where communities come to learn the Apache Way |
| * Likes existing projects with a community around them |
| * Main entry point for new projects |
| |
| == ! |
| image::IncubatingProjects.png[] |
| |
| == Why Come to Apache? |
| * Open community development |
| * Move away from vendor driven development |
| * Grow your community |
| * No one is the boss |
| |
| == Why Should you Incubate? |
| * Learn the Apache Way |
| * Learn ASF policies |
| * To grow a community |
| * To foster independence |
| * To clarify licensing and intellectual property rights |
| |
| == Why we Have an incubating Process? |
| * Podling follows the Apache Way |
| * Ensure donations comply with the Apache 2.0 license |
| * Podling follows the ASF structure of contributors, committers and PMC members |
| * Podling grants more responsibility via meritocracy |
| * Ensure that decision making is done in the open |
| * People act as individuals, not the company they work for |
| |
| == The Apache Way |
| * Charity - For the public good. Software costs nothing. |
| * Pragmatic - Business friendly. |
| * Community - Collaboration, consensus and diversity. |
| * Merit - The more you do you more responsibility you have. Not just code contributions. |
| * Open - Everything in the public view. Discussions occur on mailing lists. Everyone can participate. |
| * Consensus - Work together to find ways forward. |
| |
| === The Apache Way - Charity |
| * No charge for Apache software |
| * We rely on donations to keep things running |
| * Few paid staff, everyone is a volunteer |
| * Not “pay to play” |
| |
| === The Apache Way - Pragmatic |
| * Apache License 2.0 is business friendly |
| * No obligation to give anything back |
| * Diverse communities |
| * Few hard rules, but have guidelines to help projects |
| * Don’t need to work on it full time |
| |
| === The Apache Way - Community |
| * Many people working together |
| * More resources than a single company |
| * Diversity of people, experience and ideas |
| * Individuals not companies |
| * Given responsibility via earning merit |
| * Discussion on the mailing list |
| |
| === The Apache Way - Merit |
| * Individuals gain merit by contributing to a project |
| * Users become contributors become committers become PMC members |
| * PMC appoints new PMC and committer members |
| * Merit does not expire |
| * Committers get access to the repository |
| * PMC vote on releases |
| * PMC decide the direction of the projects via consensus |
| |
| === The Apache Way - Open |
| * Everything (mostly) is available to the public |
| * What isn’t public is available to all members |
| * Code is made publicly available |
| * All discussions made in the open |
| * Discussion are archived and searchable |
| * Discussions are asynchronous |
| * No face to face meetings |
| * Everyone knows what is going on |
| |
| === The Apache Way - Consensus |
| * Community works towards consensus on major decisions |
| * Use lazy consensus for minor ones |
| * Not 100% agreement, but all agree it is a way forward |
| |
| == Apache License |
| * Permissive license - you can do what you want |
| * Business friendly - can be used for commercial projects |
| * Requires source headers, a LICENSE and (optionally) a NOTICE file |
| * If not an ASF project: |
| ** You don’t need to publish the source |
| ** You don’t have to give back to the project |
| ** You don’t need to ask for permission to use |
| |
| == State of Play |
| * {PMCs} projects in the incubator |
| * {IPMCs} IPMC members (but not all are active) |
| * Projects usually stay 1 to 2 years in the incubator |
| * A dozen or so successful releases a month |
| * About 70% of releases pass an IPMC vote |
| |
| == How to Get Into the Incubator |
| * Find a champion to help you through the proposal process |
| * Draft a proposal with details why you think it’s suitable |
| * Find (usually 3) mentors to help you guide you through the TLP process |
| * May take a little while to go through these steps |
| * Discuss on the incubator general mailing list (which may attract more potential committers) |
| * IPMC Votes on the proposal - most are accepted |
| |
| == Acceptance Into the Incubator |
| * The Champion's role is over and they are more like a mentor from this point on |
| * Mentors help with setup of the podling |
| * Setup includes the mailing lists, version control, bug tracking and web site |
| * Have initial committers sign ICLAs and add to podling roster |
| * Bring initial code in via a software grant |
| |
| == What to do During Incubation |
| * Create your website |
| * Learn how to make software releases and refine your build process |
| * Grow the community by adding new committers |
| * Learn to communicate in the open |
| * Scrub your code and perform IP clearance |
| * May need to relicense 3rd party code |
| |
| == Build a Community |
| * Open asynchronous communication on email lists |
| * Decisions need to be made in the open |
| * JIRA / git discussion also OK (mirrored to list) |
| * Project independence with no company influence |
| * Welcoming to new people |
| * Answer user questions |
| * Add new committers and PPMC members |
| |
| == How to Get Out |
| * Become a Top Level Project |
| * Retire |
| |
| == Source Releases |
| * Must be cryptographically signed |
| * Must have an incubating disclaimer |
| * Have LICENSE and NOTICE file that follow Apache policy |
| * Follow licensing terms of any 3rd party bundled software |
| * 3rd party files are compatible with the Apache license |
| * Source files have ASF headers |
| * Contain source code and no compiled code |
| |
| == Release Vote Process |
| * Podling creates a release candidate |
| * Vote on dev mailing list until 3 +1 votes and more +1 than -1 |
| * If vote fails need to make a new release candidate |
| * Vote on incubator general mailing list |
| * Need 3 +1 and more +1 than -1 by IPMC members |
| * If vote fails need to make a new release candidate |
| * Can release once vote passes and 72 hours pass |
| |
| == Representative Voting |
| image::VoteData.png[votedata,500] |
| |
| == Why Your Release May Get a -1 |
| * Unexpected binary in the source release |
| * Includes Category X licensed software (usually GPL) |
| * Included Category B license software |
| * LICENSE or NOTICE issue |
| * Copyright issue |
| * Missing license header or header issue |
| * Contains encryption software |
| |
| == -1 is Not a Veto |
| * Release votes need 3 +1 votes and more +1 than -1 votes to pass |
| * Only IPMC votes are binding but good to take notice of other votes |
| * People can change their minds and vote again |
| * People put up conditional votes |
| * That being said a -1 vote is often for a good reason so you should at least look into it |
| |
| == It Doesn’t Have to be Perfect |
| * Incubating projects are not expected to get it right the first time |
| * May not be familiar with policy at the start |
| * Policy doesn't cover all situations |
| * Different projects may do things in different ways, policies are in most cases guidance |
| * A release containing no surprises is a good thing |
| |
| === Legal vs Policy |
| * Licenses provide certain legal obligations you need to comply with |
| * Apache policy adds a little more: |
| ** Need to have NOTICE file |
| ** List all licenses in LICENSE (even if it not required) |
| |
| === Developers vs Licensing |
| * We’re not the only people who have difficulty or frustration with licensing |
| * Apache projects tend to be on average a lot better! |
| * External projects often: |
| ** Have Unclear licenses |
| ** Include code under a different (sometimes incompatible) licenses |
| ** If Apache 2.0 licensed are missing a NOTICE file |
| ** Try to have funny licenses |
| |
| === 33 Copies of BSD |
| video::33BSD.mp4[] |
| |
| === WTF Intel Lawyers |
| video::wtf.mp4[] |
| |
| === Only Dead People |
| video::deadpeople.mp4[] |
| |
| === GPL or BSD? |
| video::both.mp4[] |
| |
| == Category A |
| * Can bundle software and can depend on |
| * Doesn’t add any restrictions above and beyond what the Apache License 2.0 does |
| * Common licenses include Apache License 2.0, Apache License 1.1, 2 or 3 clause BSD (without advertising clause), MIT/X11, W3C, Unicode, CC copyright only |
| |
| == Category B |
| * Probably can’t include in a source release |
| * Contain some restriction of use |
| * May be able to use the binary form to limit the chance of corruption |
| * Common license include: + |
| Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), Eclipse Public License (EPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), Creative Common Attribution (CC-A) |
| |
| == Category X |
| * Can’t depend on |
| * Can’t bundle software |
| * A few exceptions for build tools and optional dependencies |
| * Common Category X include: + |
| GPL, LGPL, CC non commercial, JSON, BSD 4 clause, Apache 1.0? |
| |
| == Binary Distributions |
| * Not considered an official release |
| * Need to comply the same way with policies as source distributions |
| * LICENSE and NOTICE may be different as the content of the release is often different from the source release |
| |
| == What Been Covered |
| * Apache Incubator |
| * The Apache Way |
| * Releases |
| * Community |
| * Licenses |
| |
| == Questions? |
| Ask now, see me after the session, or email me, {author} at {email}. |
| |
| == Useful Links |
| * Legal previously asked questions + |
| https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved |
| * Incubator release process (DRAFT) |
| http://incubator.apache.org/guides/releasemanagement.html + |
| https://incubator.apache.org/guides/release.html |
| * Assembling License and Notice How To + |
| http://www.apache.org/dev/licensing-howto.html |
| |
| == Useful Links (cont) |
| * Apache Maturity Model + |
| http://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html |
| * Legal mailing list archive + |
| http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/ |
| * Legal JIRA + |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL |
