On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Polimi <maria.brove...@polimi.it> wrote:
> 1) in my opinion the size matters and it is not in se something negative > to be a small startup or company instead of a big one. Anyway, as JeffJ > said, if somebody is alienated we can skip it. We have just to better > discuss this 'if'. > Just sharing my two cents... >From a project/community standpoint one wants to put front and center the people, companies and organizations that are the lifeblood of the community, those that are contributing code, documentation, advocating and helping users. Personally I'd keep it as a primary classifier, failing to do so might divert financial resources from the parts of the community that deserve and need it the most. >From the standpoint of an organization looking for a provider, size may also be important, a larger company typically has a better financial footing (mandatory in certain types of contracts), and possibly a more diversified experience among its ranks. Also, it might happen that the customer is looking for a certain experience with the provider (e.g, matching or getting closer to its own size, or looking for the more industrial vs the more "boutique" approach). So... what about reporting the size of the company among the other information, even if it is not the primary classifier? The size could be reported as classes to lessen the chore of maintaing such information (e.g, "1-5", "5-20", "20-50", "50+", just thinking out loud here) Cheers Andrea == GeoServer Professional Services from the experts! Visit http://goo.gl/it488V for more information. == Ing. Andrea Aime @geowolf Technical Lead GeoSolutions S.A.S. Via di Montramito 3/A 55054 Massarosa (LU) phone: +39 0584 962313 fax: +39 0584 1660272 mob: +39 339 8844549 http://www.geo-solutions.it http://twitter.com/geosolutions_it AVVERTENZE AI SENSI DEL D.Lgs. 196/2003 Le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio di posta elettronica e/o nel/i file/s allegato/i sono da considerarsi strettamente riservate. Il loro utilizzo è consentito esclusivamente al destinatario del messaggio, per le finalità indicate nel messaggio stesso. Qualora riceviate questo messaggio senza esserne il destinatario, Vi preghiamo cortesemente di darcene notizia via e-mail e di procedere alla distruzione del messaggio stesso, cancellandolo dal Vostro sistema. Conservare il messaggio stesso, divulgarlo anche in parte, distribuirlo ad altri soggetti, copiarlo, od utilizzarlo per finalità diverse, costituisce comportamento contrario ai principi dettati dal D.Lgs. 196/2003. The information in this message and/or attachments, is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s) and may be confidential or proprietary in nature or covered by the provisions of privacy act (Legislative Decree June, 30 2003, no.196 - Italy's New Data Protection Code).Any use not in accord with its purpose, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or either dissemination, either whole or partial, is strictly forbidden except previous formal approval of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please contact immediately the sender by telephone, fax or e-mail and delete the information in this message that has been received in error. The sender does not give any warranty or accept liability as the content, accuracy or completeness of sent messages and accepts no responsibility for changes made after they were sent or for other risks which arise as a result of e-mail transmission, viruses, etc.
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