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From: "Markus Neteler" <neteler@itc.it><BR>
Sent: Tue 2/14/06 12:16 pm<BR>
To: "board@board.osgeo.org" <board@board.osgeo.org><BR>
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Subject: [OSGeo-Board] Re: OSGeo-Board Local Chapters, Translation, etc<BR>
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+1 from me<BR>
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Markus<BR>
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On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:41:05AM -0600, Chris Holmes wrote:<BR>
> I'm +1 to create a root international-discuss list right away. From<BR>
> that they could hopefully make recommendations to the board of what they<BR>
> want. Local user group stuff, localization sub-projects, ect. If they<BR>
> want to move it to @translations subproject we can leave it to them to<BR>
> decide.<BR>
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> Chris<BR>
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> Daniel Brookshier wrote:<BR>
> >I think it is a great idea. I would not put this into the board <BR>
> >project. We can put it at the root because it is a foundation level <BR>
> >activity. So international-discuss@osgeo.org or we can create a project<BR>
> >called translations so the list would be international-<BR>
> >discuss@translations.osgeo.org and you will have a project with a <BR>
> >subversion repository to version documents.<BR>
> ><BR>
> >Daniel Brookshier<BR>
> >Community Manager<BR>
> >214-207-6614<BR>
> ><BR>
> >On Feb 14, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Frank Warmerdam wrote:<BR>
> ><BR>
> >>Folks,<BR>
> >><BR>
> >>What do you think of starting a mailing list for those interested<BR>
> >>in translation of foundation pages (ie. PR), setting up local sites<BR>
> >>(ie. Toru), or establishing connections with regional organizations<BR>
> >>(ie. FOSSGIS, Geolivre, etc)?<BR>
> >><BR>
> >>I am thinking of something like international-discuss@board.osgeo.org.<BR>
> >><BR>
> >>I am seeing alot of interest in setting addressing the international<BR>
> >>outreach issue. However, I don't think we as a board can do this topic<BR>
> >>justice in the near term with everything else going on. What I would<BR>
> >>like is to have a venue where folks interested in this area could <BR>
> >>discuss<BR>
> >>and do some planning, perhaps coming back to the board with <BR>
> >>recommendations.<BR>
> >><BR>
> >>Addressing questions like:<BR>
> >> o Organizing translation of foundation pages.<BR>
> >> o Addressing local "chapters" or resources (ie. ja.osgeo.org?)<BR>
> >> o Addressing what sort of affiliation or outreach to regional <BR>
> >>organizations<BR>
> >> makes sense.<BR>
> >> o Raising issues with the internationalization support in foundation<BR>
> >> software projects.<BR>
> >><BR>
> >>If we want to do this we could either designated it properly as a <BR>
> >>"committee"<BR>
> >>or just set it up as a mailing list with no special designation. If we<BR>
> >>establish it as a proper committee I think we would need to provide <BR>
> >>it with<BR>
> >>some sort of mandate and it would be expected to come up with somewhat<BR>
> >>formal recommendations to the board.<BR>
> >><BR>
> >>If you guys are supportive, I'll write up a motion in the wiki based on<BR>
> >>the above, and similar to web masters group.<BR>
> >><BR>
> >>Best regards,<BR>
> >>--<BR>
> >>---------------------------------------<BR>
> >>+--------------------------------------<BR>
> >>I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, <BR>
> >>warmerdam@pobox.com<BR>
> >>light and sound - activate the windows | <A HREF="http://pobox.com/~warmerdam">http://pobox.com/~warmerdam</A><BR>
> >>and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent<BR>
> >><BR>
> >><BR>
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