I can provide an answer for OpenJUMP. There are actually a couple reasons why I have not pushed for OpenJUMP to become an OSGeo project.
[1] I don't know that we have the resources to become the type of project the OSGeo is looking for, at least not at this point. We don't have any large corporate or government sponsors. We are more like a bunch of guys working in their garages. This means our administration and governance are all very informal. We don't really have any rules or procedures. I have tried to inject more structure in the past, but it didn't seem to fit well with our community. I've totally backed off this stance. Our actual pace of development is fairly slow and very modular, so this lack of structure hasn't been a problem for us (yet). [2] I don't want to cause conflicts with GeoTools. In some sense we compete with GeoTools. The competition is not direct, because we follow an alternative methodology. GeoTools seems to favor standard compliance and comprehensive functionality, while OpenJUMP favors simplicity and practicality. It seemed when this was discussed previously that the hope was other FOSS Java GIS projects would eventually adopt GeoTools as a library. At the time I hoped that would also be the case. Now I realize that OpenJUMP and its family provide a healthy alternative to GeoTools. (Please don't misunderstand this as a knock on GeoTools. I didn't say OpenJUMP was better, just different.) Having said all this, I'm still not sure if we should cloud the OSGeo pool with an alternative set of FOSS Java GIS libraries. I guess I'm content to let things play out. If OpenJUMP survives as a simple and practical alternative to GeoTools for three or four years, then it might make more sense to bring it into the GeoTools fold. If not, GeoTools will reign supreme, as it should. In a sense this would be good for all of us, because it will focus development efforts on a single set of core Java libraries. However, I think there will be some issues in GeoTools that will need to be resolved before they can win enough programmers over. Until that happens, OpenJUMP and its offspring will be crawling along. Despite my reservations about suggesting to fellow OpenJUMP programmers that we make OpenJUMP a OSGeo project, I do try to be actively involved in OSGeo. It is an important organization. I think OpenJUMP programmers can do more good in this support capacity at this point in time. The Sunburned Surveyor -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milo van der Linden Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:03 AM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Possible candidates? Hello list, I was just wondering why the following list of initiatives are not present in OSGeo, is it for a reason? - OpenJUMP - uDig - Geoserver Any comment appreciated, Kind regards, Milo van der Linden _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss