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| <h1>Maturity Model</h1> |
| <p class="lead">Apache Polygene™ is hosted at the Apache Software Foundation and this is the |
| <a href="https://community.apache.org/apache-way/apache-project-maturity-model.html">Apache |
| Maturity Model</a> self-declaration of its compliance..</p> |
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| <h2>Code</h2> |
| <dl> |
| <dt>CD10 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| The project produces Open Source software, for distribution to the public at no charge. |
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| <dt>CD20 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| The project's code is easily discoverable and publicly accessible. |
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| <dt>CD30 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| The code can be built in a reproducible way using widely available standard tools. |
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| <dt>CD40 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The full history of the project's code is available via a source code control system, |
| in a way that allows any released version to be recreated. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CD50 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The provenance of each line of code is established via the source code control |
| system, in a reliable way based on strong authentication of the committer. When |
| third-party contributions are committed, commit messages provide reliable information |
| about the code provenance. |
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| <h2>Licenses and Copyright</h2> |
| <dl> |
| <dt>LC10 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The code is released under the Apache License, version 2.0. |
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| <dt>LC20 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| Libraries that are mandatory dependencies of the project's code do not create more |
| restrictions than the Apache License does. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>LC30 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The libraries mentioned in LC20 are available as Open Source software. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>LC40 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Committers are bound by an Individual Contributor Agreement (the "Apache iCLA") that |
| defines which code they are allowed to commit and how they need to identify code that |
| is not their own. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>LC50 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The copyright ownership of everything that the project produces is clearly defined and |
| documented. |
| </dd> |
| </dl> |
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| <h2>Releases</h2> |
| <dl> |
| <dt>RE10 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Releases consist of source code, distributed using standard and open archive formats that |
| are expected to stay readable in the long term. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>RE20 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Releases are approved by the project's PMC (see CS10), in order to make them an act of |
| the Foundation. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>RE30 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Releases are signed and/or distributed along with digests that can be reliably used to |
| validate the downloaded archives. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>RE40 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Convenience binaries can be distributed alongside source code but they are not Apache |
| Releases -- they are just a convenience provided with no guarantee. |
| </dd> |
| </dl> |
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| <h2>Quality</h2> |
| <dl> |
| <dt>QU10 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project is open and honest about the quality of its code. Various levels of quality |
| and maturity for various modules are natural and acceptable as long as they are clearly |
| communicated. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>QU20 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project puts a very high priority on producing secure software. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>QU30 <i class="icon-remove text-error"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project provides a well-documented channel to report security issues, along with a |
| documented way of responding to them. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>QU40 <i class="icon-remove text-error"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project puts a high priority on backwards compatibility and aims to document any |
| incompatible changes and provide tools and documentation to help users transition to new |
| features. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>QU50 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project strives to respond to documented bug reports in a timely manner. |
| </dd> |
| </dl> |
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| <h2>Community</h2> |
| <dl> |
| <dt>CO10 <i class="icon-remove text-error"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project has a well-known homepage that points to all the information required to operate |
| according to this maturity model. |
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| <dt>CO20 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The community welcomes contributions from anyone who acts in good faith and in a respectful |
| manner and adds value to the project. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CO30 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Contributions include not only source code, but also documentation, constructive bug |
| reports, constructive discussions, marketing and generally anything that adds value to the |
| project. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CO40 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| The community is meritocratic and over time aims to give more rights and responsibilities |
| to contributors who add value to the project. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CO50 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| The way in which contributors can be granted more rights such as commit access or decision |
| power is clearly documented and is the same for all contributors. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CO60 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The community operates based on consensus of its members (see CS10) who have decision power. |
| Dictators, benevolent or not, are not welcome in Apache projects. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CO70 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| The project strives to answer user questions in a timely manner. |
| </dd> |
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| <h2>Consensus Building</h2> |
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| <dt>CS10 <i class="icon-remove text-error"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project maintains a public list of its contributors who have decision power -- the |
| project's PMC (Project Management Committee) consists of those contributors. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CS20 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Decisions are made by consensus among PMC members and are documented on the project's main |
| communications channel. Community opinions are taken into account but the PMC has the final |
| word if needed. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CS30 <i class="icon-remove text-error"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| Documented voting rules are used to build consensus when discussion is not sufficient. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CS40 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| In Apache projects, vetoes are only valid for code commits and are justified by a technical |
| explanation, as per the Apache voting rules defined in CS30. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>CS50 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| All "important" discussions happen asynchronously in written form on the project's main |
| communications channel. Offline, face-to-face or private discussions that affect the |
| project are also documented on that channel. |
| </dd> |
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| <h2>Independence</h2> |
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| <dt>IN10 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
| <dd> |
| The project is independent from any corporate or organizational influence. |
| </dd> |
| <dt>IN20 <i class="icon-ok text-success"></i></dt> |
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| Contributors act as themselves as opposed to representatives of a corporation or organization. |
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