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Jo, others,<br>
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I read the article as it caught my eye (*apache* harmful??). The
title is misleading as it is mostly about a perceived problem in how
the apache *foundation* works - which does much more than apache the
web server.<br>
<br>
I think the very basic thinking behind the article is sound - there
is always a new generation and it will have its own way of working.
The trick is how to get it involved and work together with the old
folks. I also agree that some of the technical support role that a
foundation such as ours has is not so central - but the people
operating it and their willingness are very crucial. I personally am
very interested in Git and the advantages it can bring - but still
the meritocratic principle and the benefits of having a single
well-maintained source tree have not disappeared suddenly. AFAIK,
Git was developed for Linux kernel development and the article is
exaggerating its role as a new revolutional tool. I believe one of
OSGeo's flagships (QGIS) has changed to Git and I haven't heard of
anything negative - in fact I would be interested to hear more about
their experience.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Ari<br>
<br>
On 12/05/2011 11:07 PM, Jo Cook wrote:
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cite="mid:CAF9hD97-kMSq-EcRegV3tR5dqUsDWy7z3yyOUgQK+CJy9jFrTQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hi All,
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<div>I guess that most people caught this article a couple of
weeks ago: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.mikealrogers.com/posts/apache-considered-harmful.html">http://www.mikealrogers.com/posts/apache-considered-harmful.html</a></div>
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<div>It got me wondering about the way that foundations need to
change with time, and whether we should be taking on board any
of it with regards to OSGeo. Disclaimer- I'm not asking because
I think we're going down the same lines, I'm genuinely just
using the article as a springboard for discussion. </div>
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<div>My two pence worth- the point about lowering of barriers to
entry is an interesting one. Projects don't necessarily need
someone big to provide infrastructure these days, they can do
it in an adhoc way- so in that world, what does OSGeo do for the
projects? What should we be doing? </div>
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<div>I think we have a wider remit in some ways- in that we're
trying to provide educational materials and foster local
chapters- I don't imagine Apache does a lot of that these days!</div>
<div><br>
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<div>Anyhow, just wondering out loud really- further thoughts
appreciated!</div>
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<div>All the best</div>
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<div>Jo<br clear="all">
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