Hi,
My understanding is that the Apache incubator accepts outside
projects if they are already in a working shape and have a developer
and user community around them (although I think the community part
is something that is not a condition for entering the incubator, but
is required for graduation, as is often the case with open sourced
commercial products).
For the list of criteria that the incubator looks at you may browse
through existing accepted proposals:
http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/
As for how you can start, you may register a project on SourceForge
or a similar free open source dev site and start developing it there
using Apache license. This is the most straightforward way to learn
how the open source process works and to build a community around the
code.
Also I think you did the right thing posting your idea here, as this
way you may find supporters from within Apache.
Cheers,
Andrus
On May 3, 2006, at 2:57 PM, Suman Ray wrote:
May be my last mail was misdirected. Request please go through my
email
below and respond.
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From: Suman Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: May 3, 2006 2:28 AM
Subject: Contributing and Starting A New Project With Apache
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Let me introduce myself. I am Suman Ray.Over a period of 11 years
in IT
industry, I spend quiet a good amount of years in implementing
solutions in
financial messaging, payments STP, anti-money laundering and
investment
banking. Delivering, architecting and implementing projects involving
complex enterprise application integration is my core arena.
I recently came across an RFP from OMG (
http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?finance/2005-11-01) . I want to
start an
open source project which may contribute towards solving the
business
problem as stated in the RFP. Can you please share with me how I
may start
a project with ASF.
To share,
1 > I am not an ASF member and had not contributed earlier in any
projects
of ASF. I don't know any members of ASF so that they may invite me
to open
the project or join in ASF.
2 > I will be favoured if you list down simple steps which would
help me to
start this open source project. Is it so that I need to submit a
working
code base before the projects start ?
In case my above statements does not sound good to answer my
queries request
to please ask more informations you want.
Thanks for your time.
regards
Suman Ray
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