[OSGeo-Discuss] new twitter account for Systems/service updates

2018-07-26 Thread Jeff McKenna
The OSGeo Systems committee (SAC) has created a new Twitter account, to follow service status announcements: https://twitter.com/OSGeo_SysAdmin Several members of the team now have access to that and will share updates that way. (although email is still used for announcements, sometimes email

[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeoLive reaching Beta, in translation point of view

2018-07-26 Thread Nicolas Roelandt
Dear OSGeoLive users and translators, We are acceding beta stage with OSGEOLive 12.0, right on tracks for FOSS4G. So you can help us translate the documentation before releasing. With the new Transifex process, we choose a goal of all overviews translated in a language for that language to be in

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] Draft of Open Letter on the importance to protecting independent peer review frameworks for Scholarly publications of Scientific Associations

2018-07-26 Thread SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA
​I have just received the news about this article​ by pure coincidence...​ Sergio Acosta y Lara Departamento de Geomática Dirección Nacional de Topografía Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas URUGUAY (598)29157933 in

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Please accept my sincere apologies

2018-07-26 Thread SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA
Suchith, your passion is essential for Openness in Science. Sometimes things are not "politically correct" but are "ethically correct". And the idea behind your intended letter is what counts. Indeed it's a wider global problem. Best wishes, Sergio Acosta y Lara Departamento de Geomática Direc

[OSGeo-Discuss] Please accept my sincere apologies

2018-07-26 Thread Suchith Anand
Dear colleagues, I want to end this open discussion with me publicly apologising for any unintended hurt I caused to anyone as I got carried away because the issue of Openness in Science is important to me. I have great respect for ICA and all colleagues. Let me make it very clear that the