This is a list of considerations TSC members apply to inbound project contributions.
Codebase
- (Danno) Code should exist as open source software in some form
- Some projects come up from labs (Cactus, others?)
- Some projects have stand alone governance prior to joining (Besu ... others?)
- (Danno) Codebase should be Apache 2 licensable, without encumbrances
- Required patent licensing have prevented projects from entering incubation
- Special examination should be given to copyleft and non-licensed code.
Maintainers
- (Danno) The project should have multiple maintainers
- These maintainers need not be from different projects
- Proposals with only one maintainer have been rejected by prior TSCs.
Proposal Process
Follow the guidelines listed at https://hyperledger.github.io/hyperledger-hip/