Projects¶
Projects gather multiple developers and contributors to work on specific topics. They have a start and end date, while module work is always ongoing.
The main purpose of projects is to allocate time from developers funded by the Blender Foundation to do focused work on important topics. Other developers and contributors are welcome to be involved too.
Not all major Blender development needs to be organized as projects, it can be tackled within modules as well. But projects help clarify the targets for developers funded by the Blender Foundation.
Roles¶
The roles of owners and members are the same as in modules.
Starting a Project¶
Admins and the Blender Foundation chairman review and approve proposals for projects and fit them in the overall planning. Both a design and engineering plan should be presented.
Projects are announced in articles on the code blog.
Running a Project¶
Once started, a project owner is accountable for the project organization and outcome. If the project owner is not an admin, one go-to admin will be consulted about the project progress.
The project page should be as simple and to the point as possible. Design and engineer plans can have dedicated tasks and documentation, however a single-paragraph or bullet point version of it is important to keep the main project task compact.
Completion¶
After the project completes the outcome becomes part of regular module maintenance.