On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Greg Chase <g...@gregchase.com> wrote: > > > The branding guidelines do not address feedback such as "logo in footer" > or > > "disclaimer is buried deep or below the fold". > > Incubation disclaimers are intended to be substantive. They are not CYA > legal > boilerplate that can be are buried in fine print. The intent is to > communicate > (effectively!) to consumers that a project is incubating. That way, people > will know that certain caveats apply: > > Apache Foo is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software > Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache Incubator. Incubation is > required of all newly accepted projects until a further review > indicates > that the infrastructure, communications, and decision making process > have > stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. > While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the > completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the > project > has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF. > > What would be best is if podlings just understood that intent, and as and > took > it upon themselves to ensure that their incubating status was communicated > effectively -- in websites, in release announcements, etc. > > Can you cite, as an example, an incubating project's website where you would consider the incubating status effectively communicated, and the disclaimer not buried?
