[sakai-pmc] Incubation questions

[Mark J. Norton]

I would note that portlets are being moved through the new incubation 
process.  Portlets for uPortal are very similar to what tools are to 
Sakai.  Sakai tools actually ARE portlets.  I don't think that the 
incubation process should restrict the ability of the PMC to "fast 
track" tools that they feel are important to a release, but the rigor 
defined by the incubation process will benefit the Sakai community in 
the long run.

- Mark Norton
   (I am a member of the Apereo Incubation Working Group)

On 12/17/2013 8:53 AM, Bryan Holladay wrote:
> I was under the impression that the incubation process was for new 
> projects: "providing scaffolding for the formation of new projects and 
> communities of interest through their critical formative stages" [1] 
>  Sakai has obviously been around for a long time and it's suite of 
> tools should be vetted within Sakai's community.  I'm not discounting 
> the incubation process and if they are willing to lend resources to 
> vet tools, then by all means use that resource if you feel the need to 
> (or the community suggests to before adopting).  However, it shouldn't 
> be a requirement.  We as a community shouldn't be adopting any tools 
> that are added to core without satisfying a certain number to "ticks" 
> [2] such as internationalization, since that is a big feature of Sakai 
> (internationalization that is).
>
> -Bryan
>
>
> [1] http://www.apereo.org/content/incubation
> [2] Steve (see above, or below; depends on your email client)
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:46 AM, Steve Swinsburg 
> <steve.swinsburg at gmail.com <mailto:steve.swinsburg at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi J-F,
>
>     The Apereo incubation process has been out for a couple of months
>     and is ramping up now with a number of projects going in. The
>     period of consultation to develop the process was earlier in the
>     year and concluded at the conference mid year. Have a look here
>     for some more info:
>     http://www.apereo.org/content/incubation
>
>     There is a google group you can participate in to ask more
>     questions (link on the page above).
>
>     cheers,
>     Steve
>
>
>     On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:25 PM, Jean-Francois Leveque
>     <jean-francois.leveque at upmc.fr
>     <mailto:jean-francois.leveque at upmc.fr>> wrote:
>
>         Steve,
>
>         How long has the first release of incubation been available?
>
>         My opinion based on its pre-release was negative.
>
>         Hope I get time to review it again and give feedback. Is the
>         feedback
>         public and how is it done?
>
>         Thanks,
>         J-F
>
>         On 17/12/2013 00:10, Steve Swinsburg wrote:
>         > All,
>         >
>         > Is it the view of people in this group that no existing
>         Sakai tools (in
>         > contrib or elsewhere) that are to be promoted to core go
>         through any
>         > form of lightweight incubation?
>         >
>         > If so, what do you feel the incubation process is for?
>         >
>         > It would be good to get that feedback back to the incubation
>         group.
>         >
>         > thanks,
>         > Steve
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