Okay then I have 2 follow-up questions for you and/or Jeff: 1) do you acknowledge we have a problem with FOSS4G organising?
2) what other solutions to this problem do you see and why are they better than co-organising with Eclipse/LocationTech? Bart Sent from my iPhone > On 14 sep. 2014, at 03:25, Venkatesh Raghavan <ragha...@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp> > wrote: > > Dear All, > >> On 2014/09/14 0:11, Jeff McKenna wrote: >> Responding to your comment, we now work closely with several foundations >> (ISPRS, ICA, GLTN, and soon GSDI, are examples that I have met with recently >> personally). >> >> There does seem to be something different about the way LocationTech is >> handing this, seems somewhat 'rushed' or 'forced', and I am not sure why >> this pressure. Maybe we can slow things down a bit, take the hand off the >> throttle, sign an MoU, maybe have booths at each other's events...similar to >> how OSGeo works already with these other foundations. > > I fully agree with views expressed by Jeff. > I look forward growing collaborations with > OSGeo and other international organizations > in a systematic and orderly manner. > > Best > > Venka >> >> We can talk about this shortly. >> >> -jeff >> >> >> >>> On 2014-09-13 7:51 AM, Andrew Ross wrote: >>> Dear Jeff, Everyone, >>> >>> I'll drop in to help as well. I may be a little late as I promised my >>> children a video chat. I apologize as I'd like to be there and help. >>> >>> For what it's worth, regarding the tag line agenda item, OSGeo is far >>> from the only open source community. Unaffiliated projects in Github can >>> claim that for example. It might be better to aim for something a bit >>> more distinct. >>> >>> See you soon, >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> On September 12, 2014 7:28:08 PM PDT, Jeff McKenna >>> <jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote: >>> >>> For the record Arnulf forgot that the Board meeting starts at 8am at the >>> same location, discussing of course the exact topics that he mentioned >>> (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2014-09-13). But please don't >>> let me hinder your energy, definitely tackle the areas that need love >>> (reviving the marketting committee, picking your favorite project in >>> incubation and give some nudges...lots to do!) >>> >>> Thanks, see you early at the sprint. >>> >>> PS. the Board meeting, and any Board meeting, is open to anyone and >>> everyone. >>> >>> -jeff >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2014-09-12 9:25 AM, Seven wrote: >>> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Folks, >>> if anybody indicates interest in hacking OSGeo at the code sprint in >>> Portland tomorrow please answer. >>> >>> In past years we have brain stormed around Marketing, Sponsorship, >>> Education, Data (specifically how OSGeo can support the Open Data >>> model) and so on. It is a aunique opportunity to evolve OSGeo as an >>> organization and I would be happy to contribute to anything you >>> might >>> want to achieve for within and around OSGeo as an organization. >>> >>> This can also include how (or rather if at all) OSGeo manages >>> FOSS4G. >>> In my experience the day directly after the event is the best >>> time to >>> actually do this, impressions are still fresh and lots of ideas have >>> popped up. If we do not invest some time into realizing them we are >>> not going to get anywhere. So if you think OSGeo needs a push in a >>> certain direction, join. There will be representatives from the >>> board >>> of directors, the president (I guess you are there Jeff, right?) and >>> other folks in key roles. It is probably the only time in the year >>> when you will get so many bright OSGeo folks in one place. >>> >>> Here is a link to drop your ideas. Its a Wiki, just go hack it >>> as you >>> like: >>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Hack_2014 >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Arnulf >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Discuss mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss