Thanks. There is certainly a strong argument for having a project like that because of the myriads of devices (Wearable, Car, TV, IoT, you name it) but patent wars and proprietary products along the lines of WURFL try to lure people into their walled gardens...
Invited to spread the word at least twice this year after the talk at JavaLand, and the organizers asked me to write an article about DeviceMap in one of the next issues of "Java aktuell" magazine. It is sent to many companies at least in the German speaking Java community and area. Saw an issue at my current client's, too. The aim to allow easier contribution of device signatures is something I'd highlight most. It seems quite important. Assuming people can contribute without having to sign paperwork. I can tell from the experience at Eclipse Babel (a similar Open Source ecosystem where IP and ownership is also extremely important, but I'd have to ask Mike or others, if people who submit translations via the Babel project now also have to sign the Eclipse Contributor Agreement, very similar to that at Apache) Actual projects like Message Editor have practically stalled and I think that part of Babel is still in Incubator ever since the project started (at least a Decade ago) but the Babel translation server is alive and kicking ever since: http://babel.eclipse.org/babel/ Also thanks to contributions by Adobe btw.[?] Werner On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Kevan Miller <[email protected]>wrote: > Sure. In fact devicemap is expected to submit a report. Failure to do so > will definitely set off more alarm bells. > > Please review the guidelines for submitting reports. Note that the board is > not so interested in specific fixes and technical features, etc. They are > very interested in what progress the project is making towards graduating > from the incubator. > > There were some discussions a few months back about graduating. There were > not very many people that seemed interested in participating. In order to > graduate, I think there will need to be some additional interest shown in > the project. Otherwise, there won't be sufficient community to demonstrate > to the board that we are ready. > > So, the most important order of business might be -- how can we grow the > community sufficiently to graduate? > > --kevan > > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Werner Keil <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Could we contribute to that thi time, including current fixes around > > Jenkins or what Reza looked into about browser-based device signature > > contribution, etc.? > > > > Deadline is next Wed, I don't have great web yet, but should have time > this > > WE or early next week. > > > > Werner > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Marvin <[email protected]> > > Date: Wed, May 28, 2014 at 4:15 PM > > Subject: Incubator PMC/Board report for Jun 2014 ([ppmc]) > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > Dear podling, > > > > This email was sent by an automated system on behalf of the Apache > > Incubator PMC. > > It is an initial reminder to give you plenty of time to prepare your > > quarterly > > board report. > > > > The board meeting is scheduled for Wed, 18 June 2014, 10:30:30:00 PST. > The > > report > > for your podling will form a part of the Incubator PMC report. The > > Incubator PMC > > requires your report to be submitted 2 weeks before the board meeting, to > > allow > > sufficient time for review and submission (Wed, Jun 4th). > > > > Please submit your report with sufficient time to allow the incubator > PMC, > > and > > subsequently board members to review and digest. Again, the very latest > you > > should submit your report is 2 weeks prior to the board meeting. > > > > Thanks, > > > > The Apache Incubator PMC > > > > Submitting your Report > > ---------------------- > > > > Your report should contain the following: > > > > * Your project name > > * A brief description of your project, which assumes no knowledge of the > > project > > or necessarily of its field > > * A list of the three most important issues to address in the move > towards > > graduation. > > * Any issues that the Incubator PMC or ASF Board might wish/need to be > > aware of > > * How has the community developed since the last report > > * How has the project developed since the last report. > > > > This should be appended to the Incubator Wiki page at: > > > > http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/June2014 > > > > Note: This manually populated. You may need to wait a little before this > > page is > > created from a template. > > > > Mentors > > ------- > > Mentors should review reports for their project(s) and sign them off on > the > > Incubator wiki page. Signing off reports shows that you are following the > > project - projects that are not signed may raise alarms for the Incubator > > PMC. > > > > Incubator PMC > > >
