[Board] Project Sponsors for Incubating Projects

[Paul Ramsey]

Well, fooey on you Arnulf :)  I'll just have to complete Incubation,
shouldn't take long.  The dollars aren't really time sensitive, I just
want to start milking all these wonderful corporate PSC members as
soon as possible (Bob, you didn't read that).

P.

On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Arnulf Christl
<arnulf.christl at wheregroup.com> wrote:
>
>
>  On Fri, April 4, 2008 21:11, Paul Ramsey wrote:
>  > Query:
>  >
>  >
>  > I wouldn't mind lining up some project sponsors for GEOS... we're
>  > still in incubation though: verboten?
>  >
>  > P.
>
>  Congratulations for finding sponsors.
>
>  I did not really like when it "happened" with GDAL. I still don't think it
>  is a good idea because it removes yet another argument why to graduate at
>  all. It can also put OSGeo in a strange situation if incubation shows that
>  the project is not feasible - for whichever reason. How can OSGeo provide
>  financial, organizational and legal support for a project that does not
>  comply with its rules and regulations? We could only provide legal advice
>  then (jump out the window or something along that line).
>
>  I will not make a motion to change existing practice but precedence or
>  not, I would vote -1 if we would reconsider this.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  --
>  Arnulf Christl
>  http://www.wheregroup.com
>
>
>
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