Folks, <br><br>This is a fascinating idea because of the potential to allow business models to be built around hosting events under the OSGeo brand. <br><br>I'm for anything that increases someone's ability to generate revenue through open source software. However I suspect the concerns would be centered on 1) quality assurance - does "OSGeo" become diluted or meaningless if any guy with a computer and a projector can set up show as an "OSGeo training provider"? and 2) liability - doing anything "in the name of" OSGeo but with out direct OSGeo supervision may have some liability issues for OSGeo. Maybe I run an OSGeo training and end up burning down the meeting venue. Someone is going to try to sue OSGeo...<br>
<br>So there's some input from a conference committee lurker. If those issues can be worked out, then consider this a +1 lurker vote.<br><br>Dan<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Frank Warmerdam <<a href="mailto:warmerdam@pobox.com">warmerdam@pobox.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Daniel Ames wrote:<br>
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+1 for Dave Patton's request for a definition of "3rd party OSGeo branded event"<br>
</blockquote>
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Dave / Daniel,<br>
<br>
I believe the question is, are we open to the idea of events<br>
(conferences, training) operated by a 3rd party (not under direct OSGeo<br>
supervision), potentially operated for a profit by the third party but<br>
presented using the OSGeo name, logo, etc.<br>
<br>
If we are not open to this, then there is no need to go into detailed<br>
policy proposals.<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
<br>
> So, I would ask that all committee members[1] publicly vote FOR (+1)<br>
> or AGAINST (-1) third party OSGeo branded events.<br>
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I'm +1 on allowing for third party OSGeo branded events, with detailed<br>
policy yet to be defined.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br><font color="#888888">
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