yup, you nailed it. In fact, if the conversation is only about FOSS4G, I couldn't give a rip. Otoh, if the conversation is about OSGeo, its nature and what it stands for, I am all ears, and I do believe many other Charter Members would also want to be included.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just noting, > > discussion about relationship between LocationTech and OSGeo is here > since 2012 (IIRC). That many people did not pain attention to it > (actually including myself up to certain time), is not fault of OSGeo > .. or LocationTech. > > It's just actually boring topic. We are community of (mostly) > developers and users of FOSS4G (not conference, but software in this > case). This sounds like politics .. who would pay attention? So, now > we are here, things are happening, we can finally talk to whole > community, because of this IMHO *is* important topic - two big > organisations are trying to find a way, how to cooperate in the future > for better free and open source software for geospatial! This is good. > If for nothing else, then for clarifying OSGeo's position. > > Jachym > > 2014-09-17 22:42 GMT+02:00 P Kishor <punk.k...@gmail.com>: > > My guess is, just as I do, most Charter Members find this entire thread > very > > alien. For us who don't go to FOSS4G, OSGeo means something completely > > different (here is where I disagree with an earlier email--I think it > was Jo > > Cook--that folks know OSGeo products but not OSGeo). To suddenly hear of > all > > this chatter about FOSS4G being used as a football between OSGeo and > > LocationTech (an org I heard about for the first time also in this > thread) > > is like waking up at night to find a bunch of strangers chatting in your > > living room. > > > > Definitely, involving Charter Members would be a very sound and nice > thing > > to do. > > > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Steven Feldman <shfeld...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Before we get to the stage of polling charter members and local > chapters, > >> it would be helpful if more of the charter membership and local chapters > >> chipped in with their opinions. Many seem to have been very quiet, i am > sure > >> they must have a view > >> ______ > >> Steven > >> > >> > >> On 17 Sep 2014, at 20:00, conference-europe-requ...@lists.osgeo.org > wrote: > >> > >> From: Massimiliano Cannata <massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch> > >> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Hacking OSGeo > >> Date: 17 September 2014 19:22:24 BST > >> To: P Kishor <punk.k...@gmail.com> > >> Cc: OSGeo Discussions <discuss@lists.osgeo.org> > >> > >> > >> Puneet, > >> I agree with you, this is an "hot" decision that cannot be taken by a > >> small group of people without at least have heard about what the OSGeo > >> community think about. > >> > >> In this tread I have learnt a lot on LocationTech and on motivation that > >> pushed some OSGeo members to embrace also LocationTech. I can really > feel > >> the desire to help and foster geospatial open source software from those > >> guys. > >> > >> BTW, I also believe that FOSS4G is the OSGeo event. > >> > >> For this reason I believe that if OSGeo want to change things and share > it > >> with LocationTech (not just let them organize it in the name of), we > need a > >> deep OSGeo internal discussion at all level: Local Chapters, Charter > >> members, Committees and finally the Board which has the responsibility > to > >> vote on this. > >> > >> So, my proposal is: > >> 1) Have a formal proposal from LocationTech which explain terms of > >> collaboration, commitments and guarantees > >> 2) Publish publicly this proposal for a period (let's say 2 week) for > >> people to look into this proposal > >> 3) Call for a vote from charter members > >> 4) Call for a letter of position letter from each committee and local > >> Chapters > >> 5) Publish publicly the results > >> 6) Discuss it on the next board meeting and finally have a vote and a > >> letter of motivation from the Board > >> > >> > >> BTW, the FOSS4G-EUROPE website (http://foss4g-e.org/) states clearly at > >> the home page: "OSGeo's European Conference on Free and Open Source > Software > >> for Geospatial". > >> > >> > >> I hope this doesn't hurt anyone, and brings positive point of > discussion. > >> > >> It is just my personal thought as a new board member, and sorry if I've > >> lost some best practice currently in place. > >> > >> Maxi > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss mailing list > >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Puneet Kishor > > Manager, Science and Data Policy > > Creative Commons > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > -- > Jachym Cepicky > e-mail: jachym.cepicky gmail com > URL: http://les-ejk.cz > GPG: http://les-ejk.cz/pgp/JachymCepicky.pgp > > Give your code freedom with PyWPS - http://pywps.wald.intevation.org > -- Puneet Kishor Manager, Science and Data Policy Creative Commons
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