We do have a Clutch Report.

https://incubator.apache.org/clutch/

And you can drill in on each podling to get some finer grained progress details.

On Fri, 7 Mar 2025 at 00:17, Kranti K. Parisa <kranti.par...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think, it makes total sense to do the name search after approval but before 
> onboarding, provided the name search can be done quickly (1-2 weeks max? I'm 
> not sure).
>
> Perhaps a separate topic, it would be beneficial to conduct a survey to 
> assess the current onboarding process and identify any areas for improvement. 
> This could involve implementing a progress bar to visually indicate the 
> poddling’s progress through the process and highlight any challenges they 
> encounter in specific phases.
>
> Best,
> Kranti
>
> > On Mar 6, 2025, at 10:08 AM, Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> >> On Mar 6, 2025, at 9:20 AM, Niall Pemberton <niall.pember...@gmail.com> 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, 6 Mar 2025 at 14:53, PJ Fanning <fannin...@apache.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Seems best to allow the discussion thread to proceed and if things seem
> >>> ok, then start the name approval step. The vote only happens after the 
> >>> name
> >>> is approved by Brand Management.
> >>
> >>
> >> Does it have to be strict in where it takes place in the process? The main
> >> issue AIUI, is leaving the name search until close to graduation - throwing
> >> away possibly years of building their “brand”. ASAP at the start of
> >> incubation would avoid that issue - but is it a big deal whether it’s just
> >> before being accepted or very soon after?
> >
> > Yes, this has proven to be a serious and expensive issue for a podling 
> > recently - in this case Apache Fury was denied.
> >
> > And for another (Apache Hunter now Otava) it is a slow problem as changing 
> > resources for Infra is not automatic and we get into a series of back and 
> > forth to test that every resource has been properly adjusted.
> >
> > It really is a problem. I think that it is now important enough that the 
> > Champion should be responsible for this. If a prospective project really 
> > loves their name and yet they cannot use it at the ASF then it’s only fair 
> > to have that happen before spending years in the Incubator.
> >
> > The old policy wasn’t so bad 15 years ago when Incubation time was shorter 
> > and resources were less.
> >
> > Best,
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Niall
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2025/03/06 14:45:45 Calvin Kirs wrote:
> >>>> If the Brand team has no objections, then I’m absolutely +1.
> >>>>
> >>>> But procedurally, should this happen after the discussion and before the
> >>>> vote?
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM PJ Fanning <fannin...@apache.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This has been discussed on the private mailing list and ASF members
> >>>>> can view the main discussion here [1].
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mark Thomas, VP of Brand Management, has suggested a willingness to do
> >>>>> the Podling Name Search at the start of the onboarding process.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Can I suggest that we trial out having the Champions for new podlings
> >>>>> submit the Podling Name approval application before we commence the
> >>>>> vote for new podlings?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The main advantage of the early name check is that it is less
> >>>>> disruptive for podling name changes when the podling resources have
> >>>>> not yet been set up and announcements and PR has not yet been done.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We have a few applications in the early stages. We can try the process
> >>>>> change out for a few months and discuss making it a permanent change
> >>>>> to the process at that point?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Discussion is welcome but let's not discuss specific cases on this
> >>> public
> >>>>> forum.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> PJ
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/y94f70sfzf2d959k6kl1bkbhmkklk260
> >>>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Best wishes!
> >>>> CalvinKirs
> >>>>
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