New Project Onboarding
Once the Open Mainframe Project TAC approves a project, the LF Staff will work with the project to onboard on to the tools and service provided and support a marketing launch. The onboarding process is outlined in an email that will be sent to the project shortly after the project is accepted by the TAC, and is also outlined below so new projects know what to expect.
Collaboration Tools
Open Mainframe Project has several standard collaboration tools for projects to use.
- Mailing Lists - Open Mainframe Project by default sets up projects with a public and private email list. Additional mailing lists can be provisioned by the LF Staff if needed. Please review the guidelines for mailing list management
- Open Mainframe Project Slack - Open Mainframe Project by default sets up projects with a public Slack channel; additional channels can be setup upon request.
The project may use other collaboration tools, but the LF Staff will not support these. Open Mainframe Project does require ownership access to any third-party tools. Funding is unavailable for third-party collaboration tools if a standard collaboration tool outlined above is available.
LFX
LFX provides numerous tools for projects that reduce operational overhead and provide insights into the projects’ activities. The LF Staff will automatically onboard projects to these tools.
- LFX Project Control Center for managing committees and meetings for the project. The LF Staff will provide the initial setup, and projects can refer to the collaboration tools guidance on how to use this tool.
- LFX Insights to better understand project contributions and velocity.
- LFX EasyCLA if a project uses a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) as a part of its IP Policy.
Kickoff TSC meeting
The LF Staff will coordinate, schedule, and run the first Technical Steering Committee (TSC) meeting. The first meeting generally includes:
- Welcome and introductions
- Role of the TSC
- Chairperson selection
- Review outstanding onboarding tasks
- Cadence for future meetings
OpenSSF Best Practices badge
The Open Mainframe Project Project Lifecycle requires projects to achieve an OpenSSF Best Practices badge as part of moving through the lifecycle. The project should use the online tool to add their project, and the LF Staff can assist with guidance on meeting the badge requirements.
New Project Announcement
The Open Mainframe Project Marketing team partners with each new project to help them announce their project joining Open Mainframe Project and setup the core marketing collateral materials. This includes…
- Designing a project logo and adding it to the artwork repository. If there is an existing project logo that the project wishes to continue to use, we can add that to the artwork repository.
- Adding the project to the Open Mainframe Project website, along with a dedicated landing page for the project.
- Adding the project to the Open Mainframe Project landscape.
- Including a slide on the project in the Open Mainframe Project overview deck.
All marketing requests can be made here.
Open Mainframe Project is committed to supporting hosted projects and other initiatives to ensure their success. If a project needs any assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out via our support site.