<br><font size=2><tt>IMO:</tt></font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>Mark,</tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>Thanks for the kind offer. </tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>I have no issues with your ability to be impartial.</tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>Let's see if someone from the OSGeo Board volunteers
though. </tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>If not, and if no-one objects, it appears that you
may be the person.</tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt>Bruce</tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt><br>
> <br>
> I am willing to do this, with a few caveats:<br>
> My response will not be swift, I would expect to post
have results be <br>
> 5pm Wednesday 16 April.<br>
> I do work for one of the nominees (Cameron Shorter).
While I have no <br>
> concerns about my impartiality or my ability to maintain the opacity
of <br>
> the process, others may.<br>
> <br>
> These do make me somewhat inappropriate, but I'm keen on preventing
<br>
> further delays.<br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> Mark Leslie<br>
> Geospatial Software Architect<br>
> LISAsoft Pty Ltd<br>
> +61 (0)2 8570 5050<br>
> <br>
> Commercial Support for Geospatial Open Source Software<br>
> http://www.lisasoft.com/LISAsoft/SupportedProducts.html<br>
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