<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">Dear OSGeo Board,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For Information:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please see below the results of an OSGeo Standards List discussion of the proposed OSGeo / OGC MOU.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This is the culmination of a six week community engagement process to discuss the MOU and related open spatial standards issues.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">There have been no dissenting views expressed the the proposal below in the week since I originally sent it to the Standards List.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I understand that from Tom Kralidis that this proposal now needs to go back to the team negotiating the proposed MOU. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kind regards,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bruce </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Bruce Bannerman <bruce.bannerman.osgeo@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> 10 September 2021 at 11:25:02 AEST<br><b>To:</b> standards@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis@gmail.com>, Scott Simmons <ssimmons@ogc.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[OSGeo-Standards] Proposal to accept OSGeo / OGC MOU</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div class="">I’ll bring the OSGeo Standards List review of the proposed OSGeo/OGC MOU to a close now.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">People on the list have had ample time to comment.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The comments that have been made are generally in support of the MOU.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I propose on behalf of the OSGeo Standards Community that:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">The OSGeo Board accept the proposed MOU, with the following modifications to Exhibit A:</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Change Clause 4 at [3] below, to</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">“4. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">OSGeo will collaborate with OGC to identify open source technologies that can be used as Reference Implementations for and to validate compliance tests developed for OGC adopted standards.</span><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">”</span></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Insert new clause after 4.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">“n. OGC </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">will waive the Trademark License fee associated with Compliance certification to 1) OSGeo recognised O</span>pen Source products that are not subject to proprietary dual licensing; 2) Open Source products selected by OGC as a <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Reference Implementation;</span> and 3) the relevant software <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">passes OGC Compliance test</span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">procedures. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">This </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Trademark License </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">fee is typically paid by the developer on an annual basis. This waiver will remain in effect for that version of software. An </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">OSGeo recognised O</span>pen Source product is one that has been approved by the OSGeo Incubation Committee and the OSGeo Board as either an OSGeo Project, or an OSGeo Community Project.<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">"</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’ll leave this proposal open for 5 days from the date of this email for comment, prior to sending it to the OSGeo Board on the 15th September 2021 UTC.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bruce</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">P.S. A list of OSGeo Projects, including Community Projects may be found at:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/projects/" class="">https://www.osgeo.org/projects/</a> </li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 10 Aug 2021, at 00:55, Tom Kralidis <<a href="mailto:tomkralidis@gmail.com" class="">tomkralidis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hi everyone: hope you are all doing well. Per subject and [1][2], we have been working</div><div class="">with OGC to renew our Memorandum of Understanding, and now have a draft (Exhibit A) of</div><div class="">the MOU for your review and comment.<br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="">Please see [3] for your review, comment and input. Anyone with the link should be able to</div><div class="">comment in the document.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This is an important time for the updated MOU. Open Source and Open Standards are</div><div class="">natural, healthy and evolving, and this MOU will grow the collaboration between our</div><div class="">organizations especially given OGC's increasing focus on developers. Note that the MOU</div><div class="">provides OSGeo an Associate Membership as well as the opportunity for input into the next</div><div class="">generation of compliance testing (CITE).<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Input and feedback is requested by Friday, 03 September 2021 at 12h UTC.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If there are no major issues, we will put the MOU for approval at the F2F Board meeting following</div><div class="">FOSS4G 2021.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks in advance.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On behalf of those involved in updating the MOU (OGC, OSGeo MOU Review Team).<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">..Tom</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[1] <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MoU_OGC/Review_2020" target="_blank" class="">https://wiki.<span class="">osgeo</span>.org/wiki/MoU_OGC/Review_2020</a></div><div class="">[2] <a href="https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80" target="_blank" class="">https://git.<span class="">osgeo</span>.org/gitea/<span class="">osgeo</span>/todo/issues/80</a></div><div class="">[3] <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LNbDCkmjqfOtrUjOLkYNNhKhtPzXI_uCAC4R-l8drbY" target="_blank" class="">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LNbDCkmjqfOtrUjOLkYNNhKhtPzXI_uCAC4R-l8drbY</a></div></div>
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