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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>It’s under </span><a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC_Meeting-2020-04">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC_Meeting-2020-04</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The item - <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'>Shared / Project resources for windows/mac building (discussed need - no firm plans as to direction yet)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'>But sadly not much discussion has happened on the topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'>Personally I think it should be funded partly via SAC budget – </span>Jürgen Fischer<span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'> already does a lot on SAC and is a SAC member. I’d be happy to try to help out – but not clear how all the building is done.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'>There was some discussion about how things like pgRouting / PostGIS packaging (for windows) – what I do can be folded in. Not sure that is feasible though as pgRouting/ PostGIS packaging relies on PostgreSQL Prmary Windows packaging (predominantly managed by EnterpriseDb), so the packages I make are designed to work with those.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'>Regina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Sac [mailto:sac-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jody Garnett<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 27, 2020 12:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> System Administration Committee Discussion/OSGeo <sac@lists.osgeo.org>; osgeo-board List <board@lists.osgeo.org>; Paolo Cavallini <cavallini@faunalia.it><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SAC] [Board] Supporting OSGeo4W<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have attended a <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:SAC_Meetings">SAC couple meetings</a>, but do not recall it on the agenda. <br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jody Garnett<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 at 01:33, Angelos Tzotsos <<a href="mailto:gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com">gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<br><br>We have not heard back from SAC. Has this been discussed in one of their <br>meetings?<br><br>Best,<br>Angelos<br><br>On 2/16/20 3:39 PM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:<br>> Dear Paolo,<br>><br>> Sorry for the delayed reply, I wanted to have the previous meeting <br>> minutes in place.<br>><br>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2020-01-27#Discuss_request_from_osgeo4w_for_yearly_budget" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2020-01-27#Discuss_request_from_osgeo4w_for_yearly_budget</a> <br>><br>><br>> As we discussed, we will wait for feedback from SAC meeting before <br>> making any decision.<br>><br>> Best regards,<br>> Angelos<br>><br>> On 2/8/20 11:44 AM, Paolo Cavallini wrote:<br>>> Dear OSGEO Board,<br>>> following the discussions in OSGeo and <a href="http://QGIS.ORG" target="_blank">QGIS.ORG</a> boards, I'm herewith<br>>> suggesting to budget a long term support for OSGeo4W, in order to give<br>>> good prospects for its long term maintenance of this crucial piece of<br>>> infrastructure. A reasonable amount can be estimated, but I guess it<br>>> will be in the order of 10.000 €.<br>>> All best wishes.<br>>><br>>> Il 16/01/20 16:43, Paolo Cavallini ha scritto:<br>>>> Dear OSGEO Board<br>>>><br>>>> We are writing to petition your help both financially and for general<br>>>> support with the OSGEO4W project. Over the years, OSGEO4W (started by<br>>>> Frank Warmerdam and Jürgen Fischer) has become the de-facto delivery<br>>>> mechanism to Windows users for many of the projects that make up <br>>>> OSGEO -<br>>>> including GDAL, PROJ, GRASS, QGIS and many more.<br>>>><br>>>> Currently, most of the maintenance and improvements to OSGEO4W are<br>>>> carried out through activities of the QGIS packaging process (our<br>>>> windows standalone packages are based on OSGEO4W). This includes <br>>>> using a<br>>>> portion of the income donated to QGIS.org each year to support the<br>>>> OSGEO4W project.<br>>>><br>>>> Since OSGEO4W plays such a central role in the OSGEO landscape we would<br>>>> like to ask you to 'adopt' the OSGEO4W project financially and also <br>>>> help<br>>>> with marshalling more contributors to the project so that it is not a<br>>>> 'one man show' - which represents a vulnerability to the long term<br>>>> prospects of this project. You can see these sentiments reflected in <br>>>> the<br>>>> budget request for supporting OSGEO4W in the OSGEO budget call. This<br>>>> budget request represents 50% of the anticipated budget for funded<br>>>> OSGEO4W work for 2020, with the remainder being funded by QGIS.org for<br>>>> the interim.<br>>>><br>>>> Regards<br>>>><br>>>> The QGIS team.<br>>>><br>><br>><br><br><br>-- <br>Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>President<br>Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br><a href="http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos" target="_blank">http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Board mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>