Yes, please, post your comments here. On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 7:31:28 AM UTC-8 Trevor Karn wrote:
> Will this thread be used for discussion prior to the April 15 deadline? > > On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 11:42:10 PM UTC-8 Matthias Koeppe wrote: > >> As I have not received sufficient feedback by today, I'll retarget to the >> next deadline, Apr 15. >> Comments and discussion please by January 31. >> >> >> >> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 5:55:29 PM UTC-8 Matthias Koeppe wrote: >> >>> Over the years, it has been suggested that our project seek affiliation >>> with the NumFocus organization (https://numfocus.org/) >>> >>> *2016:* E.M. Bray asks in >>> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/8-BfX8KxFuI/m/CQRmz_3vDQAJ: Is >>> there any particular objection about approaching NumFOCUS [...]? (there is >>> no objection or any response for that matter) >>> >>> *2018: *E.M. Bray's 2018 sage-devel post ( >>> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/aY0GVqBwFkI/m/cTqfaBN5AQAJ) >>> gives a great overview on benefits for us and the difference between >>> "Affiliated projects" and "Sponsored projects"; in the same thread, D.V. >>> Pasechnik reports having been put in charge of co-leading it by William, >>> but notes his reservations about CoC; Jason Grout reports having given >>> NumFOCUS people a heads-up. >>> >>> *2019:* V. Delecroix brings up NumFOCUS ( >>> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/sGFOYBeEq-Q/m/NUCfS2zhAQAJ), >>> S. Lelievre points to the 2018 post, E.M. Bray follows up with a discussion >>> of questions of governance. >>> >>> *2022:* D.V. Pasechnik notes that the NumFOCUS effort "appears to be >>> stalled". >>> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/G7qZkzjWDZU/m/MgrEqTqJAQAJ >>> >>> *As of today, 2024,* in my opinion, SageMath is clearly not able to >>> meet the additional requirements of a NumFOCUS Sponsored Project ( >>> https://numfocus.org/projects-overview): "A transparent, publicly >>> visible governance model" (????), "A roadmap outlining high priority work >>> areas" (although my modularization project provides >>> https://github.com/sagemath/sage/issues/29705 provides a viable >>> candidate for > 50% of it). >>> >>> *But we can easily apply to become a NumFOCUS Affiliated Project; it's >>> 21 easy questions in a slightly awkward web form (* >>> https://numfocus.typeform.com/to/VUPE35?typeform-source=numfocus.org)*. >>> The next deadline is Monday January 15*, and I will turn in an >>> application on behalf of the project unless I hear serious, qualified >>> objections. >>> >>> Below are my draft responses to the 21 questions; any suggestions and >>> corrections are very welcome. >>> >>> ============ >>> Question 1 >>> Does your project have a contributor Code of Conduct? >>> *Yes* >>> >>> Question 2 >>> What is the name of your project? >>> >>> *SageMath* >>> Question 3 >>> Please provide the url of your project's (primary) repo: >>> >>> *https://github.com/sagemath/sage <https://github.com/sagemath/sage>* >>> Question 4 >>> Your project's website: >>> >>> *https://www.sagemath.org/ <https://www.sagemath.org/>* >>> Question 5 >>> Please provide a summary description of your project in a few sentences: >>> *Comprehensive mathematical software system* >>> >>> Question 6 >>> Does your project have a logo? >>> >>> *Yes* >>> >>> Question 7 >>> Please upload a .svg file of your project's logo. A "square" format is >>> best. >>> *982721.png* >>> >>> Question 8 >>> Your project's Twitter handle or other social media handles/urls: >>> *https://twitter.com/sagemath <https://twitter.com/sagemath>, >>> https://mathstodon.xyz/@sagemath <https://mathstodon.xyz/@sagemath>, * >>> *https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sage-Math/26593144945 >>> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sage-Math/26593144945>, * >>> Question 9 >>> Why do you want your project to join NumFOCUS? >>> *TBD* >>> >>> Question 10 >>> Are you applying for Fiscal Sponsorship or Affiliation? For more >>> information, see https://numfocus.org/projects-overview >>> >>> *B. affiliation* >>> Question 11 >>> How does your project relate to or integrate with the existing ecosystem >>> of NumFOCUS tools? >>> *Cython, CVXpy, igraph, IPython, Jupyter, Matplotlib, NetworkX, NumPy, >>> SciPy, SymPy are dependencies of SageMath. Additionally, volunteers >>> maintain conda-forge packaging of SageMath.* >>> >>> Question 12 >>> Describe how your project furthers the NumFOCUS mission: >>> https://numfocus.org/community/mission >>> *SageMath is mathematical software with an integration mission. * >>> >>> Question 13 >>> How many active contributors does your project currently have? >>> >>> *70* >>> Question 14 >>> Any comments you’d like to make on the number of your active >>> contributors: >>> >>> *as per >>> https://github.com/sagemath/sage/graphs/contributors?from=2023-02-09&to=2024-01-13&type=c >>> >>> <https://github.com/sagemath/sage/graphs/contributors?from=2023-02-09&to=2024-01-13&type=c>* >>> Question 15 >>> What is your project doing to attract and/or mentor new contributors and >>> maintainers? >>> >>> *Organize virtual and in-person workshops, participate in Google Summer >>> of Code* >>> Question 16 >>> Where do you host conversations about project development and governance >>> (e.g. mailing lists, forums, etc.), and how many participants do you have? >>> >>> *https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel >>> <https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel>, TBD participants* >>> Question 17 >>> What license(s) does your project currently use? >>> >>> *GPL v2+, GPL v3+* >>> Question 18 >>> Projects must adopt the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct or one similar in >>> spirit. Please tell us how you plan to meet this requirement: >>> https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct >>> >>> *https://github.com/sagemath/sage/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md >>> <https://github.com/sagemath/sage/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md> was >>> adopted in 2014* >>> Question 19 >>> Your Name (First & Last): >>> *Matthias Koeppe* >>> >>> Question 20 >>> Your Email: >>> *mko...@math.ucdavis.edu* >>> >>> Question 21 >>> Questions or Comments: >>> >>> *Draft application, not submitted yet*========== >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/4a5a04ed-b6c6-4cff-8ac8-2077b4310ccdn%40googlegroups.com.
