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<p>While I like the idea of OSGeo having a vote on the OGC, I think
it would be impractical in practice.</p>
<p>As OSGeo are all volunteers, who would take responsibility for
casting the vote. How will that person collate the opinions of the
thousands of volunteers in a reasonable timeframe?</p>
<p>From my personal experience, if an OSGeo member has a compelling
opinion to share with the OGC, then the OGC have been very
supportive of ensuring that opinion is heard. We probably don't
need to introduce a complex process to formalise something which
happens well already.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/1/20 1:12 pm, Scott Simmons
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">3. OSGeo voting status
We briefly discussed OSGeo having a vote as part of our membership. Any thoughts
on this possibility?
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Let’s connect this topic to that of the MOU.
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Cameron Shorter
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