[OSGeo-Discuss] Supporting new projects

[Paul Spencer]

On 1-Oct-07, at 11:36 AM, Robert Bray wrote:

> So currently projects that are just getting off the ground can ask  
> OSGeo for infrastructure (e.g. SVN, Trac, etc). Are you thinking we  
> should provide more than that? If so in what way? The thought of  
> "OSGeo Labs" is running around in my head at the moment, but I am  
> still trying to get my head around what that would look like. Maybe  
> just an index page of projects that are in the early stages of  
> development?
>
> Bob

Bob,

OSGeo is, I think, somewhat unapproachable for infrastructure.  If  
you are brand new to OSGeo and this whole space, you would not  
approach OSGeo for infrastructure because we don't advertise that it  
is available - in fact, more the opposite, don't talk to us unless  
you are a well established project.

Changing this is, perhaps, part of a potential solution.

Perhaps more important than infrastructure (there are many suitable  
homes for new open source projects) is information about how to  
launch a new project and a communications channel that can be used to  
attract an initial community of users/developers - or at least feedback.

Cheers

Paul

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