Barend, Thank you, I am relieved that someone understood my intent which was to keep the Discuss list “on topic”
Suchith, I meant no disrespect to you. I applaud your commitment to social justice and inclusion but I don’t think OSGeo Discuss is the right forum for this (that is my opinion, others are welcome to disagree) ______ Steven 🐘: @stevenfeldman <https://mastodon.me.uk/@stevenfeldman> - Unusual maps in strange places - mappery.org <http://mappery.org/> - Co-host of the Geomob podcast <https://thegeomob.com/podcast> - Subscribe to my weekly “Maps in the Wild <http://eepurl.com/dKStT-/>” newsletter > On 4 Oct 2023, at 16:59, Kobben, Barend (UT-ITC) <b.j.kob...@utwente.nl> > wrote: > > I totally agree with inclusivity and so on, but that was not he point Steven > made. > > The point was that the post’s subject was not fitting the subject matter of > the email group “OSGEO-Discuss” that is “the public list to talk about the > Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) in general.” – this post was not > about the foundation and therefore was indeed better suited for other mailing > lits (geoForAll was suggested). > > It is basic netiquette to not use lists for off-topic messages... > > Yours, > -- > Barend Köbben > > > On 04/10/2023, 17:53, "GeoForAll" <geoforall-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > > I also second Sergio's comment and kindly ask everyone to be inclusive and > fair with the people proposing different perspectives. > > Best regards to everyone. > Maria > > Remote Sensing | Special Issue : Earth Observation and Citizen Contributed > Data for Urban Sustainability (mdpi.com) > <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/EFHFG6F2FW> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli > > Professor of GIS and Digital Mapping > Politecnico di Milano > > > > P.zza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - Building 3A (Palazzina Lerici) ground floor - > 20133 Milano (Italy) > > Tel. +39-02-23996242 - Mob. +39-328-0023867, maria.brove...@polimi.it > <mailto:maria.brove...@polimi.it> > > > Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6602533891 > > WoS Author ID: https://publons.com/researcher/2916607/maria-antonia-brovelli/ > > ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-5561 > > Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.it/citations?hl=it&user=qXBjE_AAAAAJ > > TIB-AV portal https://av.tib.eu/search?q=brovelli > > Da: GeoForAll <geoforall-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> per conto di > Moreno-Sanchez, Rafael via GeoForAll <geofor...@lists.osgeo.org> > Inviato: mercoledì 4 ottobre 2023 17:48 > A: SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA <sergio.acostayl...@mtop.gub.uy>; Suchith Anand > <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk>; Steven Feldman <shfeld...@gmail.com> > Cc: GeoForAll <geofor...@lists.osgeo.org> > Oggetto: Re: [Geo4All] [OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence > > I second Sergio’s comment. > We are a great community and we want to keep it like that even when we have > differences in perspectives and opinions. > > Rafael > ------------------------------------------------ > Rafael Moreno, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences > University of Colorado Denver > Office: North Classroom 3621, Auraria Campus > Campus Box 172 > 1200 Larimer Street NC 3016-C > Denver, CO 80204 > Fax 303-556-6197 > Website: https://clas.ucdenver.edu/directory/faculty-staff/Rafael-Moreno > > From: GeoForAll <geoforall-boun...@lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of SERGIO > ACOSTAYLARA via GeoForAll > Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 7:38 AM > To: Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk>; Steven Feldman > <shfeld...@gmail.com> > Cc: GeoForAll <geofor...@lists.osgeo.org> > Subject: Re: [Geo4All] [OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence > > [External Email - Use Caution] > Steven, > > Sorry for intervening but I think that type of "reproach" should be done > privately. I know Suchith and I am sure that he does it with the best > intentions. At least your comment sounded a little out of touch to me. Let's > try to maintain a good communication environment. > > Best, > > > > Sergio Acosta y Lara > Departamento de Geomática > Dirección Nacional de Topografía > Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas > URUGUAY > (598)29157933 ints. 20329 > http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/ > De: Discuss <discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > <mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org>> en nombre de Steven Feldman via > Discuss <discuss@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org>> > Enviado: lunes, 2 de octubre de 2023 16:22:59 > Para: Suchith Anand > Cc: GeoForAll; discuss@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss@lists.osgeo.org> > Asunto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence > > Suchith > > I’m missing something. > > Can you explain how this is relevant to OSGeo? Today is also the birthday of > King Richard 3rd of England, Groucho Marx, Coco the Clown, Robert Henry > Lawrence Jr and many others but I don’t think any of them were open source > digital geographers. > > I understand why you might admire Gandhi but others may not agree. OSGeo > Discuss is not the place for these conversations imo, which is evidenced by > the lack of response that such posts receive > > Perhaps the GeoforAll list is a more relevant place? > > Regards > Steven > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 2 Oct 2023, at 08:49, Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk > <mailto:suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk>> wrote: > > > > Dear colleagues > > > > The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday > of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of > the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to United Nations > General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 <http://undocs.org/A/RES/61/271> of > 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is > an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through > education and public awareness". The resolution reaffirms "the universal > relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a > culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence". > > > Details at https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day > > > > I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Mahatma > Gandhi's impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to further the > spirit of unity and compassion. > > > > Best wishes > > > Suchith > > > > Dr Suchith Anand > Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | > AI Ethics | AI Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data and AI Ethics | > Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate > > > https://council.science/profile/suchith-anand/ > > https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/suchith-anand > > https://ethicaldatainitiative.org <https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/> > > > 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 contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or > opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the > views of the University of Nottingham. 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