<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I wonder if we really need this in the 7th "Point"<div><br></div><div>"""</div><div>For instance, we have a strong desire to see the "Java tribe" well represented in the Foundation and support for all platforms.</div><div>"""</div><div><br></div><div>This was true when OSGeo was first formed as the initial projects were all 'C' tribe</div><div><br></div><div>The Java tribe is quite well represented these days</div><div>e.g. degree, geomajas, GeoServer, GeoTools, GeoNetwork are incubated</div><div><br></div><div>I think the point is we want a healthy mix of languages and technologies represented</div><div>C, Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, Perl ...</div><div>Libraries, Frameworks, Desktop Apps, Databases, Data Catalogs, web clients …</div><div><br></div><div>Norman</div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 4, 2014, at 7:11 PM, Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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OSGeo Board,<br>
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Could you all please vote on the following.<br>
Following feedback from the OSGeo discuss and board email lists, I'm
now submitting the following proposed updates to the process for
selection of new OSGeo Charter members.<br>
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+1 Cameron<br>
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<i>1a. Charter member to nominate potential new charter member(s)
(as before).</i><i><br>
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</i><i>1b. A person who meets the "Positive Attributes for Charter
Members" [1]</i><i>, may ask a charter member who can vouch for
the person to nominate them.<br>
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</i><i>2. Charter members then vote (in/out/</i><i><b>abstain</b></i><i>)
nominated charter members. This will be different to prior years,
as we previously voted in a fixed number of members for a larger
selection pool. (eg vote in 20 people from a list of 30). For this
year, I propose we have a "Yes/No/<b>Abstain</b>" vote. Ie, if we
have a list of 30 candidates, we will ask all charter members to
vote Yes or No or Abstain against each candidate. Each candidate
with </i><i><b>more YES votes than NO votes, as well as greater
than 5% of charter members who voted</b></i><i> will be included
as new charter members.</i><i><br>
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</i><i>3. Charter members would be guided to select candidates who
fit the "Positive Attributes for Charter Members" [1] </i><i><br>
</i><i><br>
</i><i>4. There will be no limit to the number of new charter
members who can be selected. This will require an update of <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process</a></i><i><br>
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</i><i>[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Membership_Process#Positive_Attributes</a></i><br>
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
P +61 2 9009 5000, W <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lisasoft.com/">www.lisasoft.com</a>, F +61 2 9009 5099</pre>
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