Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-26 Thread Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
On 23-Aug-08, at 5:21 AM, Mateusz Loskot wrote: Yes, these two types of registrations are clear to me. I'm asking if registeriing #osgeo- prefixed channel automatically makes it into OSGeo group, a registered group. I'm not sure when it comes to the term "registration" in a technical sense -

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-23 Thread Mateusz Loskot
Christopher Schmidt wrote: > On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 07:13:22AM +0200, Mateusz Loskot wrote: >> Tyler, >> >> I also that main benfit of registration is to prevent hijacking of IRC >> channel. > > Er, but that's not the same as *group* registration: channel > registration is technical (creating/reg

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-23 Thread Christopher Schmidt
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 07:13:22AM +0200, Mateusz Loskot wrote: > Tyler, > > I also that main benfit of registration is to prevent hijacking of IRC > channel. Er, but that's not the same as *group* registration: channel registration is technical (creating/registering the channel through chanserv)

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-22 Thread Mateusz Loskot
Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote: > On 20-Aug-08, at 7:55 AM, Mateusz Loskot wrote: > >> I have very similar experience about registering a group/project on >> Freenode. >> I've done it for MOSS4G and #moss4g channel (I understood I have to >> register to get registered channel) but with no response.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-21 Thread Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
On 20-Aug-08, at 7:55 AM, Mateusz Loskot wrote: I have very similar experience about registering a group/project on Freenode. I've done it for MOSS4G and #moss4g channel (I understood I have to register to get registered channel) but with no response. Yes, the group registration took some ti

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-20 Thread Mateusz Loskot
Arnulf Christl wrote: > On Tue, August 19, 2008 06:55, Dave Patton wrote: >> 2) >> Has the OSGeo foundation, or any of the OSGeo projects, >> done the Group Registration with freenode? >> http://freenode.net/group_registration.shtml > > The Mapbender project has contacted Freenode through that shee

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-20 Thread Arnulf Christl
On Tue, August 19, 2008 17:12, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote: > On 18-Aug-08, at 9:55 PM, Dave Patton wrote: > > >> Has the OSGeo foundation, or any of the OSGeo projects, >> done the Group Registration with freenode? >> http://freenode.net/group_registration.shtml >> > > Yes, I did this a long tim

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-20 Thread Arnulf Christl
On Tue, August 19, 2008 06:55, Dave Patton wrote: > OSGeo makes use of freenode for IRC, including both > 'general OSGeo channels' such as #osgeo and project- > specific channels. > > 1) > Has the OSGeo board considered contributing to the > Peer-Directed Projects Center? > http://freenode.net/how

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-19 Thread Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
On 18-Aug-08, at 9:55 PM, Dave Patton wrote: Has the OSGeo foundation, or any of the OSGeo projects, done the Group Registration with freenode? http://freenode.net/group_registration.shtml Yes, I did this a long time ago. Our main channel #osgeo and any other channels starting with #osgeo-

[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo and use of freenode for IRC

2008-08-18 Thread Dave Patton
OSGeo makes use of freenode for IRC, including both 'general OSGeo channels' such as #osgeo and project- specific channels. 1) Has the OSGeo board considered contributing to the Peer-Directed Projects Center? http://freenode.net/how_to_help.shtml 2) Has the OSGeo foundation, or any of the OSGeo