Will this thread be used for discussion prior to the April 15 deadline? On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 11:42:10 PM UTC-8 Matthias Koeppe wrote:
> As I have not received sufficient feedback by today, I'll retarget to the > next deadline, Apr 15. > Comments and discussion please by January 31. > > > > On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 5:55:29 PM UTC-8 Matthias Koeppe wrote: > >> Over the years, it has been suggested that our project seek affiliation >> with the NumFocus organization (https://numfocus.org/) >> >> *2016:* E.M. Bray asks in >> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/8-BfX8KxFuI/m/CQRmz_3vDQAJ: Is >> there any particular objection about approaching NumFOCUS [...]? (there is >> no objection or any response for that matter) >> >> *2018: *E.M. Bray's 2018 sage-devel post ( >> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/aY0GVqBwFkI/m/cTqfaBN5AQAJ) >> gives a great overview on benefits for us and the difference between >> "Affiliated projects" and "Sponsored projects"; in the same thread, D.V. >> Pasechnik reports having been put in charge of co-leading it by William, >> but notes his reservations about CoC; Jason Grout reports having given >> NumFOCUS people a heads-up. >> >> *2019:* V. Delecroix brings up NumFOCUS ( >> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/sGFOYBeEq-Q/m/NUCfS2zhAQAJ), S. >> Lelievre points to the 2018 post, E.M. Bray follows up with a discussion of >> questions of governance. >> >> *2022:* D.V. Pasechnik notes that the NumFOCUS effort "appears to be >> stalled". >> https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/G7qZkzjWDZU/m/MgrEqTqJAQAJ >> >> *As of today, 2024,* in my opinion, SageMath is clearly not able to meet >> the additional requirements of a NumFOCUS Sponsored Project ( >> https://numfocus.org/projects-overview): "A transparent, publicly >> visible governance model" (????), "A roadmap outlining high priority work >> areas" (although my modularization project provides >> https://github.com/sagemath/sage/issues/29705 provides a viable >> candidate for > 50% of it). >> >> *But we can easily apply to become a NumFOCUS Affiliated Project; it's 21 >> easy questions in a slightly awkward web form (* >> https://numfocus.typeform.com/to/VUPE35?typeform-source=numfocus.org)*. >> The next deadline is Monday January 15*, and I will turn in an >> application on behalf of the project unless I hear serious, qualified >> objections. >> >> Below are my draft responses to the 21 questions; any suggestions and >> corrections are very welcome. >> >> ============ >> Question 1 >> Does your project have a contributor Code of Conduct? >> *Yes* >> >> Question 2 >> What is the name of your project? >> >> *SageMath* >> Question 3 >> Please provide the url of your project's (primary) repo: >> >> *https://github.com/sagemath/sage <https://github.com/sagemath/sage>* >> Question 4 >> Your project's website: >> >> *https://www.sagemath.org/ <https://www.sagemath.org/>* >> Question 5 >> Please provide a summary description of your project in a few sentences: >> *Comprehensive mathematical software system* >> >> Question 6 >> Does your project have a logo? >> >> *Yes* >> >> Question 7 >> Please upload a .svg file of your project's logo. A "square" format is >> best. >> *982721.png* >> >> Question 8 >> Your project's Twitter handle or other social media handles/urls: >> *https://twitter.com/sagemath <https://twitter.com/sagemath>, >> https://mathstodon.xyz/@sagemath <https://mathstodon.xyz/@sagemath>, * >> *https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sage-Math/26593144945 >> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sage-Math/26593144945>, * >> Question 9 >> Why do you want your project to join NumFOCUS? >> *TBD* >> >> Question 10 >> Are you applying for Fiscal Sponsorship or Affiliation? For more >> information, see https://numfocus.org/projects-overview >> >> *B. affiliation* >> Question 11 >> How does your project relate to or integrate with the existing ecosystem >> of NumFOCUS tools? >> *Cython, CVXpy, igraph, IPython, Jupyter, Matplotlib, NetworkX, NumPy, >> SciPy, SymPy are dependencies of SageMath. Additionally, volunteers >> maintain conda-forge packaging of SageMath.* >> >> Question 12 >> Describe how your project furthers the NumFOCUS mission: >> https://numfocus.org/community/mission >> *SageMath is mathematical software with an integration mission. * >> >> Question 13 >> How many active contributors does your project currently have? >> >> *70* >> Question 14 >> Any comments you’d like to make on the number of your active contributors: >> >> *as per >> https://github.com/sagemath/sage/graphs/contributors?from=2023-02-09&to=2024-01-13&type=c >> >> <https://github.com/sagemath/sage/graphs/contributors?from=2023-02-09&to=2024-01-13&type=c>* >> Question 15 >> What is your project doing to attract and/or mentor new contributors and >> maintainers? >> >> *Organize virtual and in-person workshops, participate in Google Summer >> of Code* >> Question 16 >> Where do you host conversations about project development and governance >> (e.g. mailing lists, forums, etc.), and how many participants do you have? >> >> *https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel >> <https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel>, TBD participants* >> Question 17 >> What license(s) does your project currently use? >> >> *GPL v2+, GPL v3+* >> Question 18 >> Projects must adopt the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct or one similar in >> spirit. Please tell us how you plan to meet this requirement: >> https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct >> >> *https://github.com/sagemath/sage/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md >> <https://github.com/sagemath/sage/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md> was >> adopted in 2014* >> Question 19 >> Your Name (First & Last): >> *Matthias Koeppe* >> >> Question 20 >> Your Email: >> *mko...@math.ucdavis.edu* >> >> Question 21 >> Questions or Comments: >> >> *Draft application, not submitted yet*========== >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/072f841d-b3cf-4796-9ac3-cb76ca50f7fcn%40googlegroups.com.
