On the incubator site, we mention the How, Who, and When of incubation. I thought we might also want to discuss the "Why".
Toward that end, here's my own short list of reason why projects should, or should not, apply for incubation. Top three reasons why a project should join the ASF 1. A development community shares our core values of collaboration, transparency, and responsiblity. 2. A development communtity wants to help manage and oversee the Foundation. 3. A development community wants to donate its source code and documentation to the Foundation, to help ensure that a product survives the interest of its original creators Top three reasons why a project should *NOT* join the ASF 1. Visibility or brand recognition 2. Technical infrastructure 3. Less responsiblity If *all* of the first three reasons do not apply, then please do *NOT* apply for incubation. If *any* of the second three reasons apply, please consider carefully whether to apply. We welcome projects that want to help us, but we do not need projects that simply want us to help them. -- HTH, Ted. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
