[Board] Re: [Fwd: [Foss4g2010-private] Budget FOSS4G 2010, review 12-2009]

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

On Thursday 03 December 2009 13:11:49 Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Paul Ramsey wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Jeff McKenna
> >
> > <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
> >> That said, what is relevant is possibly a discussion, dare i say it, of
> >> what an LOC is supposed to do in the case of this profit - 2007's
> >> numbers were very good (+120,000CAD?), and I believe the 2007 LOC gave a
> >> good chunk back to OSGeo.
> >
> > It all went back to OSGeo. OSGeo assumes 100% of the risk, and reaps
> > 100% of the reward. In 2008 GISSA assumed part of the risk and shared
> > the (meagre) reward.
> 
> Ah thanks Paul, I tried to search the wiki for confirmation of this
> earlier but I wasn't able to find it (my fault).
> 
> But, we can't always assume that each LOC will always so such a thing.
> Should we have some wording in the 2011 RFP for this scenario?

It can't hurt.  Cape Town built their revenue/cost sharing strategy into the 
budget that was approved, so unless an LOC does this they should not assume 
there will be an revenue sharing.  Naturally if a future bid propose revenue 
or risk sharing it will be judged on the perceived merits of that sharing.