[Board] A possible view of the world

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Michael P. Gerlek <mpg at flaxen.com> wrote:
>> 1) Mark has convinced me that in the intelligence and military
>> world in the US we are currently in a moment of opportunity
>> where strategically applied resources would be very valuable.
>
> This one has me conflicted:
>
> As an board member, I'm hesitant to put OSGeo International resources directly into the US defense sector because I recognize some of our non-US members may be morally/politically opposed to such a move.  (Does anyone else share this concern, or is it just me?)

Not just you.

Especially if you want to implement an "OSGeo tax" (your overhead proposal)
for the projects then things will become likely problematic.

Markus