Also a lot of projects in sandbox or incubation are “finding themselves” so to speak. It’s what used to happen when a project would release a v1 that’s really mostly a POC, then have some major overhauls/rewrite in v2/v3. At least in theory by “graduation” or v3, you know that this thing has a non-trivial user base, fairly defined in what it does and how it does it. Some independent reviews and established patterns etc.
Nothing protecting them from rotting or dying or breaking obviously, but at least you know you won’t be shouting at it alone.
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So it's just a stamp of approval?
Also a lot of projects in sandbox or incubation are “finding themselves” so to speak. It’s what used to happen when a project would release a v1 that’s really mostly a POC, then have some major overhauls/rewrite in v2/v3. At least in theory by “graduation” or v3, you know that this thing has a non-trivial user base, fairly defined in what it does and how it does it. Some independent reviews and established patterns etc.
Nothing protecting them from rotting or dying or breaking obviously, but at least you know you won’t be shouting at it alone.
Sort of. It's also a statement of maturity.
And of funding. Some of the hoops such as a 3rd party audit are _not_ cheap