[OSGeo-Discuss] Invitation to OSGeo Slack group

2016-05-05 Thread Thomas Gertin
Could an administrator please add me to the OSGeo Slack group? Thanks, Tom G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[OSGeo-Discuss] Rasdaman and OSGeo Incubation: Proposed way forward

2016-05-05 Thread Bruce Bannerman
Dear Radaman Community and the OSGeo Incubation Committee, I propose that we suspend a decision on the way forward with Rasdaman Incubation for a period of three months. This will provide time: - for all to reflect on incubation discussions events over the last two weeks; and - for

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-05 Thread James Klassen
I have been quietly following this and find validity in both points. However, one thing is puzzling me. OSGeo has other projects that have come from the research environment (Mapserver and Grass come to mind but there are probably more). What is different about rasdaman? On May 5, 2016 05:25,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-05 Thread P Kishor
Hi Peter, Let me ask you: what do you hope to gain by getting an OSGeo mark? And, whatever that is, is that worth all this negotiation? Personally, I use a product if it is good for me, not because it has a certain blessing on it. There are many non-OSGeo products I use, and there are many

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-05 Thread Jody Garnett
This is not a new conversation; it has been the central work of incubation - which is proving unsuccessful in this case. It was raised some time ago - I remember heartfelt conversations in foss4g 2013, working on governance model is part of what osgeo incubation is about (it is a bit of the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-05 Thread Cameron Shorter
Ok, We have reached an impass on progressing Rasdaman incubation. * Peter has made it clear that he intends to personally remain in control of Rasdaman. * We have an incubation criteria which suggests (without specifically mandating) shared control through a Project Management Committee. [1] *

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Incubator] Should OSGeo accept "benevolent dictator" projects into OSGeo?

2016-05-05 Thread Peter Baumann
Hi Cameron, I tried very much to make the situation transparent. Maybe the notion of Principal Investigator helps here (cf Wikipedia - although biased towards medical science): /A //*principal investigator*//(//*PI*//) is the holder of an independent grant administered by a university and the