[OSGeo-Discuss] Governance in FOSS, a broader view

2016-05-09 Thread Brian M Hamlin
Hi -   I have been reading small bits off and on about Rasdaman, and now some mention of an "OSGeo EU" In general it is often useful to extract * assumptions * away from simple points-of-view on these important topics.. This "assumptions extraction" is difficult work, because participants

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

2016-05-09 Thread Andrea Ross
Dear Peter, and All The comments in this thread have been well considered and thoughtful, so I don't have much to add. What I would like to add, to support what Marc & others have said is that to me, for what that's worth, an important part of the issue is who is the arbiter of which

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

2016-05-09 Thread Jonathan Moules
Hi Peter, It seems you're concerned that the decisions made by a PSC vote wouldn't necessarily be as good scientifically/technologically good as those of a benevolent dictator (in this case yourself). I realise this may be an ironic question, but do you have any scientific basis

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

2016-05-09 Thread Peter Baumann
Hi Marc, I understand your position, and I appreciate your thoughtful deliberations. Still, these are all on meta level, not fact level. This is where voting-based decisions, rather than scientific/technologically sound decision can lead to a failure indeed. -Peter On 05/09/2016 11:28 AM, Marc

[OSGeo-Discuss] Reminder: 9th Bolsena Hacking Event open for registration! - June 5 to June 11 2016

2016-05-09 Thread Jeroen Ticheler
Dear all, We still have space for developers to join the ninth Bolsena Hacking Event this year from 5 June to 11 June 2016. The code sprint focusses collaboration between open source software developers. People can share experiences and come up with creative new ideas and collaborations. The

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

2016-05-09 Thread Marc Vloemans
Peter Voting is not the issue for success, acceptance and traction are. And as my suggestions seem to upset you, then at least read Jeroen Ticheler's message.he's been there, done it and boasts several T-shirts by now. Vriendelijke groet, Marc Vloemans > Op 9 mei 2016 om 09:30 heeft

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

2016-05-09 Thread Peter Baumann
Marc- bright minds do not need votes to get heard here, there's no obstacle. Servus, Peter On 05/08/2016 04:56 PM, Marc Vloemans wrote: > Peter, > > I did certainly not realise there was such a cultural gap between academia > and open source. > > Also, I gather that bazar style negotiation is