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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I see.<BR>
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I don't know what to think about it, except to say that if diluting the OSGeo brand helps promote free geospatial software, then it was a good idea. If not, it was not. I will assume that this was thought through and a decision made accordingly.<BR>
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An _open source geospatial_ conference, regardless of the foundation name, sounds like a good thing, I would think. Who is "FOSS"? Do I send them money to help keep FOSS going? etc.<BR>
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Gary<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org on behalf of Arnulf Christl<BR>
Sent: Mon 2/5/2007 2:02 AM<BR>
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Subject: Re: [Board] conference naming?<BR>
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Gary Lang wrote:<BR>
> I missed that. Where is the minutes of that meeting?<BR>
><BR>
> Thx<BR>
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Start here to get the full story:<BR>
<A HREF="http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-November/thread.html">http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-November/thread.html</A><BR>
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Guess what, I was part of the subversive group that tries to dilute the OSGeo brand name and I could not refrain from having a strong position in favor of having the term Free in the title. So if you need to blame somebody for supporting such a stupid idea blame me. And next time join the discussion in time... ;-)<BR>
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Best regards,<BR>
Arnulf.<BR>
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> -----Original Message-----<BR>
> From: board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org on behalf of Frank Warmerdam<BR>
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> Sent: Sun 2/4/2007 4:21 PM<BR>
> To: Chris Holmes<BR>
> Cc: board@lists.osgeo.org<BR>
> Subject: Re: [Board] conference naming?<BR>
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> Chris Holmes wrote:<BR>
> > This is kind of random, but weren't we going to call the next conference<BR>
> > the OSGeo conference? As that was the name the year before, and it also<BR>
> > fits with our name, becomes our thing? But it looks like it's become<BR>
> > foss4g again - <A HREF="http://www.foss4g2007.org/">http://www.foss4g2007.org/</A>. Was that a conscious<BR>
> decision?<BR>
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> Chris,<BR>
><BR>
> This was the product of a rather heated debate, followed by a vote by<BR>
> the conference committee. So yes, it was a conscious decision.<BR>
><BR>
> Best regards,<BR>
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