Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] LGBT in OSGeo

[María Arias de Reyna]

Dear Mark,

Thank you very much for your email.

I agree we should continue the discussion in the open. Now we have a
clear view of the current situation from the board (and people
following that list). A reason why I personally haven't moved this
quicker more open is because I don't want OSGeo to be responsible of
people coming out of the closet on the community and then travelling
to Tanzania and having problems because of that. The risk is very low,
as you have confirmed, but this is a very sensitive issue in many
countries. Everyone should be aware of this before starting to point
personal experiences, especially people coming from privileged
countries where being LGBT+ is not only legal, but socially accepted.

We have an OSGeo meeting in Bonn very soon and I think that is a
proper place to discuss this, as it will be face to face and some
people will be able to discuss this without having to write their
names anywhere. I agree there should be an LGBT+ group inside OSGeo,
and maybe we should provide the tools to allow members from sensitive
countries/personal situations to participate anonymously. (How? I
don't know yet.) And we should promote also some kind of diversity
advice group, where all kind of discriminations can be addressed.
Maybe merge this idea with the CoC team? Maybe a separated dedicated
team? I don't know.

Thanks for this and if you need some immediate action from the board,
just let us know.

Regards,
María.




On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 12:11 AM, Mark Iliffe  wrote:
> Dear OSGeo Board,
>
> On the 20th of February I wrote in response to a concern raised on LGBT+
> concerns in Dar es Salaam. To this, set out the following four action
> points:
>
>> To help move forward on this, we will 1. Ensure that we provide guidance
>> to those in our community on this issue; 2. Seek dialog within our community
>> on this issue, I am personally contactable on this and fully welcome any and
>> all people who wish to discuss this on a face-to-face (over VC) or any other
>> medium that the community would feel better with; 3. Recommend that the
>> board puts in place guidance for future OSGEO conferences other this issues;
>> 4. Support the formation of an LGBT+ grouping within OSGEO to better support
>> appropriate guidance on this issue.
>
>
> To update on this:
>
> 1. We are collaborating with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team on this issue,
> to ensure that the response to our mutual communities are in lock-step on
> this issue. Guidance will be published for consultation for the conference
> shortly;
> 2. I have reached out to members of the LGBT+ community that I know
> personally on a bilateral basis. I would welcome further dialogue with the
> OSGeo LGBT+ community on a bilateral, private basis for people to voice
> their concerns in confidence;
>
> Points 3 and 4 are of specific interest, in the view of the LOC of FOSS4G
> 2018, as we can set policy direction for our conference, but have no mandate
> nor mechanism to set policy across OSGeo. To this end, I would formally
> request, in my role of Chair of FOSS4G for the OSGeo Board to provide
> direction to future FOSS4G conferences and to further support and service
> this community within our wider community.
>
> Clearly, there is a desire for LGBT+ to be considered further in our
> community - as noted in the transcript of the previous board meeting [1],
> but I think this needs to be communicated to our wider community - I see the
> discussions on the OSGeo board mailing list, though this may not have the
> widest circulation. I am also available to have a video conference with the
> board, at their earliest possible convenience if such an invitation was
> extended.
>
> Finally, I really want to stress this for our conference in Dar es Salaam
> this year to our community: We want to have the most inclusive conference
> that we can possibly have. In the same way that previous FOSS4G events in
> Boston and North Carolina have demonstrated, our conferences have dealt with
> challenges within the wider legislative framework of their host country, we
> as a community are welcoming to any and all with open arms. We will publish
> guidance for those travelling, and if you still wish to participate but
> cannot come to Dar es Salaam, get in touch with us - we will help you get
> involved! Our FOSS4G will only be successful due to ALL the people in our
> OSGeo community; we are a big and dynamic family - we will reflect and live
> that this year in Dar es Salaam, and I hope in the many years to come.
>
> Best,
>
> Mark
>
> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-03-01
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: jorge.dejesus 
> Date: 21 February 2018 at 08:26
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] LGBT in Tanzania
> To: conference_...@lists.osgeo.org
>
>
> Hi to all
>
> I was following the LGBT  in Tanzania discussion, and I am happy to see the
> question added to the next RfP.
>
> The 

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] What Open Government can learn from us Open Source folks

[Cameron Shorter]

Thanks for the feedback Rahul,

Would you mind adding your comment into the text of the document (It is 
easier for me to collate comments, and also allows other reviewers to 
see your comments).


I've provided you with review access:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNdh4_A_cIpaHqLRFOgpvAY3JSo0Ueraam39UHFOGHs/edit#heading=h.48b0gqkr8pdy


On 5/3/18 2:36 pm, Rahul Soshte wrote:

Hi Cameron,

A suggestion would be be to add the point of process of making of the 
Laws of a country(Editing the book of rules of Law governing the 
country) collaborative.By that way the Laws would be consistently and 
approriate to the changing times.For example in India,some laws made 
before independence by the British are still prevalent today and I 
presume the same has happened with any other country which was under 
foreign rule for a long time.So a collaborative law making process 
would be more better than a limited set of contributors chosen by the 
government  themselves.


Regards,
Rahul Soshte



On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 2:57 AM, Cameron Shorter 
> wrote:


Folks,

Thanks to those of you who have reviewed the response to the
proposed Open Government National Action Plan. And I know a number
of you are planning to add more feedback this week. (In a
nutshell: The response explains Open Government needs to learn how
to collaborate as effectively as Open Source communities, and what
government needs to change to make this happen).

OSIA folks and Linux Australia Council, I'm formally requesting
that this letter be presented jointly by Open Source Industry
Australia (OSIA) and Linux Australia. What is involved in getting
this permission?

A status update:

* The Linux Journal has offered to publish a piece on this. I'll
be reaching out to other publications in the next couple of weeks
to invite them to publish too. (Suggestions of publications welcomed).

* I've incorporated most changes suggested so far. I've had a
couple of people suggest a better introduction / exec summary -
which I'll be working on.

* I'm hoping to collate all preliminary feedback within the next 2
weeks (by ~ 16 March).

* Deadline for delivery of our response is 30 March.

Document is here:


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNdh4_A_cIpaHqLRFOgpvAY3JSo0Ueraam39UHFOGHs/edit#



Warm regards, Cameron



On 27/2/18 8:52 am, Cameron Shorter wrote:

The Australian Government has asked for feedback on how they
are going at Open Government, and I've started a draft
response. I'm really keen to make sure that this response is
well constructed because I think that if listened to,
understood, and acted upon, then we can make a huge difference
to the effectiveness of Open Government worldwide - and by
extension, to Open Source as well.

If you have a chance to read and provide review comments, I'd
be very grateful. Email me directly to get review access.

(It will take ~ 10 minutes to read. Longer if you take time to
think about how things should be reworded and consider what is
missing and should be included.)


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNdh4_A_cIpaHqLRFOgpvAY3JSo0Ueraam39UHFOGHs/edit#heading=h.5zu4u4o3l7zi





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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: [OSGeo-Conf] LGBT in OSGeo

[Mark Iliffe]

Dear OSGeo Board,

On the 20th of February I wrote in response to a concern raised on LGBT+ 
concerns in Dar es Salaam. To this, set out the following four action points:

To help move forward on this, we will 1. Ensure that we provide guidance to 
those in our community on this issue; 2. Seek dialog within our community on 
this issue, I am personally contactable on this and fully welcome any and all 
people who wish to discuss this on a face-to-face (over VC) or any other medium 
that the community would feel better with; 3. Recommend that the board puts in 
place guidance for future OSGEO conferences other this issues; 4. Support the 
formation of an LGBT+ grouping within OSGEO to better support appropriate 
guidance on this issue.

To update on this:

1. We are collaborating with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team on this issue, to 
ensure that the response to our mutual communities are in lock-step on this 
issue. Guidance will be published for consultation for the conference shortly;
2. I have reached out to members of the LGBT+ community that I know personally 
on a bilateral basis. I would welcome further dialogue with the OSGeo LGBT+ 
community on a bilateral, private basis for people to voice their concerns in 
confidence;

Points 3 and 4 are of specific interest, in the view of the LOC of FOSS4G 2018, 
as we can set policy direction for our conference, but have no mandate nor 
mechanism to set policy across OSGeo. To this end, I would formally request, in 
my role of Chair of FOSS4G for the OSGeo Board to provide direction to future 
FOSS4G conferences and to further support and service this community within our 
wider community. 

Clearly, there is a desire for LGBT+ to be considered further in our community 
- as noted in the transcript of the previous board meeting [1], but I think 
this needs to be communicated to our wider community - I see the discussions on 
the OSGeo board mailing list, though this may not have the widest circulation. 
I am also available to have a video conference with the board, at their 
earliest possible convenience if such an invitation was extended.

Finally, I really want to stress this for our conference in Dar es Salaam this 
year to our community: We want to have the most inclusive conference that we 
can possibly have. In the same way that previous FOSS4G events in Boston and 
North Carolina have demonstrated, our conferences have dealt with challenges 
within the wider legislative framework of their host country, we as a community 
are welcoming to any and all with open arms. We will publish guidance for those 
travelling, and if you still wish to participate but cannot come to Dar es 
Salaam, get in touch with us - we will help you get involved! Our FOSS4G will 
only be successful due to ALL the people in our OSGeo community; we are a big 
and dynamic family - we will reflect and live that this year in Dar es Salaam, 
and I hope in the many years to come.

Best,

Mark

[1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-03-01 
 


-- Forwarded message --
From: jorge.dejesus >
Date: 21 February 2018 at 08:26
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] LGBT in Tanzania
To: conference_...@lists.osgeo.org 


Hi to all

I was following the LGBT  in Tanzania discussion, and I am happy to see the 
question added to the next RfP.

The discussion on LGBT rights and safety requires a bit of common sense, I am 
LGBT it is one part of my live as being OsGEO member is another (one of many) 
part(s), normally these two don't intercept much, personally I think  this is  
why the LGBT community is present in OsGEO but very invisible. What?? No LGBT 
birds of the feather in FOSS4G ???

Having a code of conduct that is non discriminatory, we must take  into 
consideration the rights of minorities and safety of ALL the participants of 
and a OsGEO conference, the LOC have to do their best for the safety.  LOC 
should also informed  participants on what  are the real  problems that 
participants may have to face, then is up to the participants to decide if they 
fell comfortable to to attend the conference.

Again, nice to see this topic discussed and remember these comments are my 2 
cents

Enjoy your day
Jorge



On 21-02-18 10:30, Till Adams wrote:
> Darrell, @ohers,
> 
> thanks for the sum up, I agree in including such a question in the next
> RfP. In order to preserve your proposal, I've added your questionTill here:
> 
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Rfp 
> 
> I will add this to the next RfP-text.
> 
> 
> Till
> 
> 
> 
> Am 20.02.2018 um 18:32 schrieb Darrell Fuhriman:
>> "FOSS4G attracts a global, diverse community. Are there any laws, or
>> social norms, in your proposed location that would make members of our
>> community feel unsafe or unwelcome? That could include, but is not
>> limited to, 

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] PlanetOSGeo revamp

[Jody Garnett]

I have changed the settings for the geotools blog to include everything
until the "jump break", and edited
http://geotoolsnews.blogspot.ca/2018/02/geotools-19-beta-released.html with
a jump break for testing.

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On 3 March 2018 at 12:46, Jody Garnett  wrote:

> We can always talk to the bloggers,
> I will try and adjust the geotools feed settings :)
>
> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 11:45 AM Angelos Tzotsos 
> wrote:
>
>> Great work Jorge, thank you!
>>
>> Best,
>> Angelos
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 7:33 PM, Jorge Sanz  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi again, hopefully, my last update this topic :-)
>>>
>>> Back from holidays, I think I'm finished with the planet revamp.
>>>
>>> I've removed the j/k navigation (was too buggy) and implemented the
>>> suggestion of stripping the entries to the first two paragraphs so it's
>>> easier to browse the planet and just clicking on a "Read more" link at the
>>> beginning of the post will display the rest of the entry. Mind that some
>>> blogs only offer the post title (like Geotools) and others just an
>>> excerpt), nothing I can do on that front so, on those cases, you are forced
>>> to visit the original website.
>>>
>>> Take a look and if there are no complains I'll update the planet theme
>>> next week.
>>>
>>> https://planet.osgeo.org/new_planet/
>>>
>>> Last changes in this commit
>>>
>>> https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/12740
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] PlanetOSGeo revamp

[Jorge Sanz]

Hi all again,

I've made the change[1] and new planet theme is in production. Let's see
how it works and later we can iterate over it to make it even better (maybe
we should put Foundation sponsor logos there?).

My sure next step here will be to purge all planet entries that are
pointing to non-existent blogs, or that have not published any post in
2017. I'll notify back when that clean-up is done.

All the best

[1] https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/changeset/12741

On 5 March 2018 at 18:13, Jorge Sanz  wrote:

>
>
> On 5 March 2018 at 16:24, Sandro Santilli  wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Mar 03, 2018 at 06:33:21PM +0100, Jorge Sanz wrote:
>> >
>> > https://planet.osgeo.org/new_planet/
>>
>> It is weird that the "Read more..." link is at the top of
>> the excerpt rather than below, can it be moved ?
>>
>
> I preferred to put it on top. On the bottom forces you to scroll if you
> want to collapse it again. Ideally it should be inside the post (so
> betweent the second and the third paragraph) but to be honest I didn't
> wanted to spend more time parsing DOM elements and better work on other
> things (like removing all the invalid blogs) U_U
>
>
>> Is it possible to avoid embedded images ? Or the posts
>> from gvSIG "International call for gvSIG Association
>> products/services distributors " comes with a huge image.
>>
>
> My approach (since this was all pure JS code) was to only parse the first
> level of DOM elements. Since images are inside paragraphs and in general
> other images where not that bad*, well I thought it was good enough. The
> planet is always going to be a bit messy since it's an aggregation of all
> types of contents, it's impossible to have a consistent look.
>
> * I can remember for example a graph from one of PaulR posts
>
>>
>> Last issue I see is the presence of non-english posts,
>> but I don't think you can do anything for them at the
>> planet configuration side.
>>
>
> Same, we capture the language of the posts when people apply, but the
> software itself does not allow any type of filtering. Personally I like to
> see posts in all languages because it shows the diversity. And this
> approach of collapsing the posts help to go through those you don't
> understand quickly, as you'd do in your RSS reader.
>
> Thanks for your feedback Sandro.
>
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Free registration for the 3rd gvSIG festival is now open

[Mario Carrera]

Hi all,

the free registration period for the 3rd gvSIG Festival is now open. The 
gvSIG Festival is a virtual conference about the open source GIS "gvSIG" 
that will be held in March 21st and 22nd.


During the Festival there will be several presentations in English and 
Spanish, including a presentation about how to use gvSIG Mobile, the GIS 
application for mobile devices for field data gathering, different 
succesful case studies of gvSIG Online (for municipality or emergency 
management) or how to apply gvSIG in the field of archaeology or mining. 
You can check the full program of the gvSIG Festival on the event 
website [1].


The webinar platform allows to connect to the webinars from any 
operating system, and in case you can’t see some of the webinars, you 
will be able to watch them at the gvSIG Youtube channel later [2].


Registration for each webinar can be done from the program page of the 
gvSIG Festival website [1].


We hope that you enjoy it.

[1] 
http://www.gvsig.com/en/events/gvsig-festival/3rd-gvsig-festival/program

[2] http://www.youtube.com/user/gvsig/videos

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