Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] New incubation procedure
Returning to this email thread: 1 - attract more projects to osgeo umbrella > 2 - attract little projects to osgeo umbrella > 3 - attract more volunteers to incubation I am happy with either wiki or IRC meeting to work through these topics. 4 - define, what should happen after successful incubation, because I do > not believe in "and lived happily ever after" - to become the project, > certain level (checklist) has to be reached. But what if the project looses > it's community? The last topic is a subject for the projects mailing list (I think we would need feedback from existing project officers). I note we have a procedure for retiring a project, individual projects may also have language returning control of a project to the OSGeo board (in the even the PSC cannot make quorum). Reference: * http://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/developer/policies/psc.html#dissolution-of-psc * http://www.osgeo.org/faq -- Jody Garnett On 12 March 2015 at 00:26, Jachym Cepicky wrote: > Bruce, > > your proposal is more then reasonable (think before you code) - I'm rather > thinking by coding. Very first question would be, whether more people (then > just me) have feeling, something in the incubation procedure as it is now > does not work (ergo should be fixed)? > > I'm speaking from my perspective (PyWPS developer, which probably never > makes it to incubation as it is defined now, and Board member). I want > PyWPS to be "somehow" part of OSGeo (and I believe, there are more projects > like that, to them is the incubation just too high step). I'm adding Jody's > point to issue list, I'm proposing (but it's based on previous discussions): > > 1 - attract more projects to osgeo umbrella > 2 - attract little projects to osgeo umbrella > 3 - attract more volunteers to incubation > 4 - define, what should happen after successful incubation, because I do > not believe in "and lived happily ever after" - to become the project, > certain level (checklist) has to be reached. But what if the project looses > it's community? > > Bruce: what would be your proposal to approach, in the therm of "clearing > rationale as to what is broken"? Mailing list? IRC meeting? F2F meeting > (are you both at FOSS4GNA?)? > > Thanks > > Jachym > > čt 12. 3. 2015 v 1:17 odesílatel Bruce Bannerman < > bruce.bannerman.os...@gmail.com> napsal: > > Hi Jody, >> >> The work keeps falling back on the same people… >> >> We still don’t have a clear rationale as to what is broken and what we’re >> trying to fix. >> >> I'm inclined to not do anything until this is clearly understood. >> >> >> Bruce >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Jody Garnett >> wrote: >> >>> I will volunteer after foss4gna to look at this. >>> >>> I am still interested in keeping our current procedure (as I think it is >>> producing good results) and relaxing the requirement for a mentor (which is >>> an embarrassing bottleneck). >>> >>> Rather than a "star" system I think we can highlight how far along in >>> the checklist each project is. >>> >>> -- >>> Jody Garnett >>> >>> On 10 March 2015 at 16:12, Bruce Bannerman < >>> bruce.bannerman.os...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> We need to be careful when playing around with our 'Incubation Procedure'. It causes considerable angst and disruption to both mentors and to the relevant communities going through incubation when we keep trying to change to rules. From my opinion as a mentor, the current process while subjective in some cases is still valid and effective in guiding a project to the ideals that we as a community aspire to. When a project graduates from incubation, it gains considerable credibility as a viable open source spatial project. It is a badge of honour for the project and something to aspire too. So why are we trying to dilute this? While there are aspects that could improve, what is the rationale for wanting to change the process (together with the inevitable disruption that follows)? If we are serious about changing the incubation rules, then a more formal methodology such as those referred to by Cameron at [1] may be more appropriate. Now, who has the spare time to investigate and drive this forward, **if we deem it appropriate**.? Are there any volunteers? Bruce [1] http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2015-March/002644.html === I recently came across a number of "Open Source Maturity Methodologies", which is worth being aware of, and possibly incorporating and/or referencing from OSGeo Incubation processes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software_assessment_methodologies ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >>
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Drafting a Diversity statement for the foundation (call for input)
Thanks Jeff for the invitation.
I've started adding some content, primarily adding source documents to help
us decide on the best text. I'm part way through. I intend to refine over
the next few days.
Regards, Cameron Shorter
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:32 AM, Jeff McKenna <
jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
> Hi OSGeo community!
>
> A few months ago the OSGeo Board of Directors began a short Diversity
> Statement for the foundation.
>
> To be fully honest and open, at the time there was a long "code of
> conduct" discussion happening on the Conference Committee list, and I felt
> that the OSGeo foundation itself should have a simple statement saying that
> everyone's contributions are welcome, in a safe and accepting environment.
> (see my initial draft version[1])
>
> Some members of the community have edited the page, and it has now been
> expanded (see latest version [2]).
>
> I'd again like to call for input ('input' being editing the wiki page
> directly with your ideas) from those willing to help out. And I do mean
> everyone (some feel they must ask me directly for permission to edit the
> page, which is not needed).
>
> My goal is to again bring this for approval to the OSGeo Board at the next
> Board meeting, and I have added this as a priority item in the agenda, for
> the meeting on 9 April [3].
>
> So I am asking for help here, for those passionate community members who
> want to help with an open statement for the foundation. You don't need
> permission to jump in and edit (or, if you want to change the whole page
> you can even create your own wiki page and propose that to the OSGeo Board,
> you can even attend the OSGeo Board meeting virtually and speak up during
> that agenda topic). All options are possible.
>
> Someone recently pointed me to the Fedora community's posting for a
> "Diversity Advisor" [4]. I also noticed the QGIS conference has a nice
> simple diversity statement (see bottom of [5]). Very good.
>
> Thanks for your help everyone. If all goes well, I'd like to see a new
> /Diversity page in a few weeks on osgeo.org.
>
>
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=Diversity&oldid=81445
> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Diversity
> [3] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2015-04-09
> [4] http://fedoramagazine.org/help-fedora-find-a-diversity-advisor/
> [5] https://qgis2015.wordpress.com/
>
> -jeff
>
>
> --
> Jeff McKenna
> President, OSGeo
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
>
>
>
> On 2015-02-02 4:09 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>
>> Hello OSGeo Board members,
>>
>> Most of you will be aware of the current discussions on the Conference
>> Committee mailing list in regards to creating a Code of Conduct for the
>> FOSS4G conference[1]. I feel it is important now for the OSGeo
>> Foundation to show that we support an open and safe environment, through
>> a simple straightforward statement; I prefer to refer to this as
>> Diversity, and I have made a first draft on the wiki[2] Note that this
>> statement will not affect whatever the OSGeo Conference Committee
>> chooses for their Code of Conduct.
>>
>> I would like Board members to edit that wiki page directly over the next
>> few days, and then we can discuss this at the Board meeting on Thursday.
>> My goal is to have a new "/diversity" page linked from the main
>> osgeo.org site.
>>
>> Thanks everyone,
>>
>> [1] http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Code-of-Conduct-td5180592.html
>> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Diversity
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Drafting a Diversity statement for the foundation (call for input)
Hi OSGeo community!
A few months ago the OSGeo Board of Directors began a short Diversity
Statement for the foundation.
To be fully honest and open, at the time there was a long "code of
conduct" discussion happening on the Conference Committee list, and I
felt that the OSGeo foundation itself should have a simple statement
saying that everyone's contributions are welcome, in a safe and
accepting environment. (see my initial draft version[1])
Some members of the community have edited the page, and it has now been
expanded (see latest version [2]).
I'd again like to call for input ('input' being editing the wiki page
directly with your ideas) from those willing to help out. And I do mean
everyone (some feel they must ask me directly for permission to edit the
page, which is not needed).
My goal is to again bring this for approval to the OSGeo Board at the
next Board meeting, and I have added this as a priority item in the
agenda, for the meeting on 9 April [3].
So I am asking for help here, for those passionate community members who
want to help with an open statement for the foundation. You don't need
permission to jump in and edit (or, if you want to change the whole page
you can even create your own wiki page and propose that to the OSGeo
Board, you can even attend the OSGeo Board meeting virtually and speak
up during that agenda topic). All options are possible.
Someone recently pointed me to the Fedora community's posting for a
"Diversity Advisor" [4]. I also noticed the QGIS conference has a nice
simple diversity statement (see bottom of [5]). Very good.
Thanks for your help everyone. If all goes well, I'd like to see a new
/Diversity page in a few weeks on osgeo.org.
[1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=Diversity&oldid=81445
[2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Diversity
[3] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2015-04-09
[4] http://fedoramagazine.org/help-fedora-find-a-diversity-advisor/
[5] https://qgis2015.wordpress.com/
-jeff
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President, OSGeo
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
On 2015-02-02 4:09 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
Hello OSGeo Board members,
Most of you will be aware of the current discussions on the Conference
Committee mailing list in regards to creating a Code of Conduct for the
FOSS4G conference[1]. I feel it is important now for the OSGeo
Foundation to show that we support an open and safe environment, through
a simple straightforward statement; I prefer to refer to this as
Diversity, and I have made a first draft on the wiki[2] Note that this
statement will not affect whatever the OSGeo Conference Committee
chooses for their Code of Conduct.
I would like Board members to edit that wiki page directly over the next
few days, and then we can discuss this at the Board meeting on Thursday.
My goal is to have a new "/diversity" page linked from the main
osgeo.org site.
Thanks everyone,
[1] http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Code-of-Conduct-td5180592.html
[2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Diversity
-jeff
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[OSGeo-Discuss] INSPIRE compliant 52°North SOS 4.2
**Sorry for any cross-posting** The 52°North SOS version 4.2 is available [1]. It enables the interoperable and INSPIRE conform exchange of observation data across political, administrative and organizational boundaries. A new INSPIRE Download Service extension provides coordinate transformation functionality and support for multilingualism. Other new features include support for OGC SensorML 2.0 and Efficient XML Interchange (EXI). More details regarding new features, changes and bug fixes can be found in our blog post. [2] [1] http://52north.org/downloads/download/3-sos/464-52n-sensorweb-sos-4-2-0 [2] http://blog.52north.org/2015/03/20/52north-sos-4-2-available/ -- Ann Hitchcock 52°North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source Software GmbH Martin-Luther-King-Weg 24 48155 Muenster, Germany tel. +49 (0)251 396371 -21 fax: +49 (0)251 396371 -11 http://52north.org General Managers: Dr. Albert Remke, Dr. Andreas Wytzisk Local Court Muenster HRB 10849 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [UTSG] FW: "Geo for All" logo
Evangelos - Many thank you for your great help with this. Apostolia- welcome to "Geo for All" and your expertise on this is greatly appreciated. I am ccing our colleagues, who will all be pleased to give you feedbacks/suggestions if needed. I will be in contact with you directly on this. Thanks. Best wishes, Suchith PS: All - so no need for any more volunteers for this. Thanks for your help. From: Evangelos Mitsakis [e...@certh.gr] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 8:00 AM To: 'Suchith Anand' Cc: apostoliademer...@gmail.com Subject: RE: [UTSG] FW: "Geo for All" logo Dear Suchith, I just happened to be discussing on the phone (at the same time when your email arrived) with one external collaborator of my institute, who has been assisting us in websites design, logo creations etc, within the framework of communication and dissemination activities of various research projects of ours. I briefly explained to her what this is about and she is willing to assist you voluntarily for the design of the GeoforAll logo. Her name is Apostolia Demertzi, she is an architect and graphics designer and I copy her in this email. Feel free to directly discuss with her about this. Kind regards, Evangelos. Dr. Evangelos Mitsakis PhD Civil Engineering - Transportation Associate Researcher Centre for Research and Technology Hellas Hellenic Institute of Transport tel. +30 2310 498459 e. e...@certh.gr -Original Message- From: Universities Transport Study Group [mailto:u...@jiscmail.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Suchith Anand Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 9:51 AM To: u...@jiscmail.ac.uk Subject: [UTSG] FW: "Geo for All" logo If anyone interested to help us on this, please let me know. Thanks. Suchith From: ica-osgeo-labs-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [ica-osgeo-labs-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Suchith Anand [suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 7:12 AM To: SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA; ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] "Geo for All" logo Sergio, All, We need someone to volunteer help us with our logo. As running a competition , inviting entries, judging, evaluating etc needs lot of time/effort ,my suggestion to make it also simple and modify the logo incorporating all suggestions mentioned or if the volunteer can help us by looking into copyright free or CC images/drawings etc which symbolises "Geo for All" http://www.geoforall.org and find a new logo, whichever is easy and better. The logo should in someway capture our core principles - Openness, Global, Community driven, Non-Profit, Education, Opportunities for all… Any volunteers for this please? Suchith From: SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA [sergio.acostayl...@mtop.gub.uy] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 4:24 PM To: Suchith Anand; ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: RE: "Geo for All" logo Hi. I think having a logo is an excellent idea; organizing a contest sounds good but is hard work that I'm not sure who would like to take the challenge. Taking a look at the logo Suchith suggested (I liked it) maybe it can be slightly modified in order to satisfied Patrick's suggestions. I think this should be easier than organizing an international contest. My two cents. Sergio Acosta y Lara Departamento de Geomática Dirección Nacional de Topografía Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas URUGUAY De: ica-osgeo-labs-boun...@lists.osgeo.org en nombre de Suchith Anand Enviado: martes, 03 de marzo de 2015 15:11 Para: ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org Asunto: [Ica-osgeo-labs] "Geo for All" logo Hi All, I have been getting lot of queries on if there is a logo for "Geo for All" and i think it is now time for us to have logo. As "Geo for All" started with FOSS4G 2013 Nottingham and i saw we did have a logo but i don't remember who/when it was created other than the info given at the website [Geo for All thx to Julia Freeman-Woolper ] at http://2013.foss4g.org/welcome/index.html Steven or anyone in the FOSS4G 2013 Team - Do any of you remember this Julia Freeman-Woolper or got her contact? Did she contribute the logo for us? If so, please let me know as i like the logo she created and would like to use this as the "Geo for All" logo in our website etc. from now. Suchith . ___ ica-osgeo-labs mailing list ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ica-osgeo-labs This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this em
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] "Geo for All" logo
Sergio, All, We need someone to volunteer help us with our logo. As running a competition , inviting entries, judging, evaluating etc needs lot of time/effort ,my suggestion to make it also simple and modify the logo incorporating all suggestions mentioned or if the volunteer can help us by looking into copyright free or CC images/drawings etc which symbolises "Geo for All" and find a new logo, whichever is easy and better. The logo should in someway capture our core principles - Openness, Global, Community driven, Non-Profit, Education, Opportunities for all… Any volunteers for this please? Suchith From: SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA [sergio.acostayl...@mtop.gub.uy] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 4:24 PM To: Suchith Anand; ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: RE: "Geo for All" logo Hi. I think having a logo is an excellent idea; organizing a contest sounds good but is hard work that I'm not sure who would like to take the challenge. Taking a look at the logo Suchith suggested (I liked it) maybe it can be slightly modified in order to satisfied Patrick's suggestions. I think this should be easier than organizing an international contest. My two cents. Sergio Acosta y Lara Departamento de Geomática Dirección Nacional de Topografía Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas URUGUAY De: ica-osgeo-labs-boun...@lists.osgeo.org en nombre de Suchith Anand Enviado: martes, 03 de marzo de 2015 15:11 Para: ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org; discuss@lists.osgeo.org Asunto: [Ica-osgeo-labs] "Geo for All" logo Hi All, I have been getting lot of queries on if there is a logo for "Geo for All" and i think it is now time for us to have logo. As "Geo for All" started with FOSS4G 2013 Nottingham and i saw we did have a logo but i don't remember who/when it was created other than the info given at the website [Geo for All thx to Julia Freeman-Woolper ] at http://2013.foss4g.org/welcome/index.html Steven or anyone in the FOSS4G 2013 Team - Do any of you remember this Julia Freeman-Woolper or got her contact? Did she contribute the logo for us? If so, please let me know as i like the logo she created and would like to use this as the "Geo for All" logo in our website etc. from now. Suchith . This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. ___ ica-osgeo-labs mailing list ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ica-osgeo-labs This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
