Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G (was: Hacking OSGeo)

2014-09-19 Thread Michael Gerlek
China would still have failed, but we would have known about it [and, hopefully, acted] sooner. -mpg On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Dan Ames wrote: > Again from the sidelines... It would be an interesting exercise to > conceptualize how having a single professional conference organizing > c

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G (was: Hacking OSGeo)

2014-09-19 Thread Dan Ames
Again from the sidelines... It would be an interesting exercise to conceptualize how having a single professional conference organizing company would have/have not made a difference with the failed voyage of FOSS4G to China in 2012. - Dan ***

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G (was: Hacking OSGeo)

2014-09-17 Thread Jachym Cepicky
Nice summary IMHO, thanks Jachym 2014-09-17 19:41 GMT+02:00 Darrell Fuhriman : > FWIW, what I want to ensure happens is that the issue of partnering with > LocationTech does not get conflated with fixing how FOSS4G is managed. > > What is clear is that things cannot continue to go on as they have,

[OSGeo-Discuss] Fixing FOSS4G (was: Hacking OSGeo)

2014-09-17 Thread Darrell Fuhriman
FWIW, what I want to ensure happens is that the issue of partnering with LocationTech does not get conflated with fixing how FOSS4G is managed. What is clear is that things cannot continue to go on as they have, especially if OSGeo is serious about expanding FOSS4G, both in size and scope. I bel