Process Bootstrapping

The openETCS development process needs an initial set-up to bootstrap itself. Therefore the following initial projects and roles are assigned from scratch:

• There is one top-level project for every WorkPackage defined in the ITEA project proposal, i.e. WP1, WP2, WP3a, WP3b, WP4, WP5, WP6.
• The ecosystem project exists as a first graduated project under the top-level project WP3a. The project has an initial set of committers, but is open to any interested party. The administrative tasks of the ecosystem project shall be transferred to administrative stuff from WP1.
• The initial PMCs consist of all assigned WP-leaders as well as all task leaders. The WP-leader is the first PMC lead.
• The mentoring board initially consists of the project leader, additional representatives he/she selects and a representative of the ecosystem project.
• The Architecture Council consists of the PMC leads, i.e. the WP-leaders.
• The ecosystem project will propose an election process for the PMCs, the Architecture Council, and the Mentoring Board, once the openETCS project has shown activity; time frame for this proposal is end of 2012.