<div dir="ltr">An update from the incubation committee, following up on a key direction from the board's face to face meeting the incubation committee is getting set up to be easier to join for new projects.<div><br></div><div>This change helps untangle the "osgeo lab" overlap with geoforall, and responds to our president's direction for the foundation to be more inclusive. If you want a quick sound bite - the foundation is open to any project that is: spatial, open source and inclusive.<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>I am personally stoked about the new logos, but for that you need to check out the <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Community_Projects">wiki page</a>, for those too busy to click that link here is a comparison with incubation:</div><div><table class="" style="font-size:14px;margin:1em 1em 1em 0px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);border-collapse:collapse;color:black;font-family:sans-serif"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" width="310" style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);text-align:center">Responsibility</th><th scope="col" width="155" style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);text-align:center">Community</th><th scope="col" width="155" style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);text-align:center">Project</th></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Open Source<br><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit">- check headers<br>- See LICENSE.md</p></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Participatory<br><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit">- See CONTRIBUTING.md</p></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Open Community<br><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit">- communication channel<br>- decision making process</p></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em"></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Active Healthy Community<br><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit">- user and developer collaboration<br>- long term viability</p></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em"></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Development Process<br><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit">- version control<br>- issue tracker<br>- leadership open to new members<br>- transparent decision making</p></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em"></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Documentation<br><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit">- user documentation<br>- developer documentation</p></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em"></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Release Procedure<br><p style="margin:0.5em 0px;line-height:inherit">- release process<br>- documented testing process<br></p></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em"></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em;font-weight:bold">Foundation Resources</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em;font-weight:bold">Technology</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em;font-weight:bold">Project</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">Representation<br></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">incubation chair<br></td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">project officer</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">infrastructure and facilities</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">promotion & marketing</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">budget and fundraising</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X</td><td style="border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);padding:0.2em 0.4em">X<br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div><br></div><div>Here is Cameron's motion:</div><div><div style="font-size:13px"><span class="im"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">The old "OSGeo Labs" should be renamed to "OSGeo Community Projects"</li></ul></span><div>Committee support:</div></div><div style="font-size:13px"><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Bruce Bannerman +1<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques +1<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Landon Blake +1<br></li><span class="im"><li style="margin-left:15px">Howard Butler<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Arnulf Christl +1<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Jody Garnett +1 second<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Dimitris Kotzinos<br></li></span><li style="margin-left:15px">Tom Kralidis +0<br></li><span class="im"><li style="margin-left:15px">Julien-Samuel Lacroix<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Mark Lucas<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Steve Lime +0<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Daniel Morissette +1<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Markus Schneider<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Cameron Shorter +1 initial motion<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Jeroen Ticheler<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Norman Vine<br></li><li style="margin-left:15px">Frank Warmerdam<br></li></span></ul></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Community support:</div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Stephen Woodbridge</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>A big thanks to the incubation committee, and Landon who has been real champion of OSGeo Labs and is a stellar example of kindness and hands on volunteering.<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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