[OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members

Fri Sep 19 05:42:58 PDT 2014

Ok, first draft of wiki page is here:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Options_2014

Please feel free to improve the text, or insert your comments / votes.

On 19/09/2014 6:14 pm, Steven Feldman wrote:
> Am I the only person who finds it difficult to follow a thread in a 
> mailing list where postings get repeated continuously as the thread is 
> replied to (let alone our tendency to post across several lists - mea 
> culpa)?
>
> Dare I suggest that we seek a simpler and clearer forum for this 
> discussion? I’m not suggesting abandoning the lists just using a 
> better tool for a discussion in which we want to engage a lot of people.
> ______
> Steven
>
>
> On 19 Sep 2014, at 02:37, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com 
> <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> I would agree on that, to start in the wiki. But think, if we want to
>> get some input from the charter members, it should be more active and
>> structured effort - therefore I propose continue then with google
>> forms
>>
>> Another question: of course, I'm talking about goals and OSGeo future,
>> but FOSS4G is one of OSGeo's most important event, it has "some"
>> functions, can be decide who it should be organised without knowing,
>> what we want to do?
>>
>> J
>>
>> 2014-09-19 8:32 GMT+02:00 Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at osgis.nl 
>> <mailto:bartvde at osgis.nl>>:
>>> Hey Jachym,
>>>
>>> wasn't Cameron referring specifically to what options we have to
>>> "professionalize" FOSS4G organising?
>>>
>>> And you were talking more about OSGeo's goals etc. ?
>>>
>>> Also, I think it makes sense to create some content in a Wiki first, 
>>> and use
>>> that content to create a questionnaire. It's hard to create a good
>>> questionnaire from scratch if the solutions haven't been discussed 
>>> in detail
>>> and worked on by multiple people IMHO.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Bart
>>>
>>> On 19 Sep 2014, at 08:02, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I proposed to prepare Google forms for that in other thread. Could 
>>> have IMHO
>>> more valuable output
>>>
>>> ?
>>>
>>> J
>>>
>>> Send from cellphone
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jachym Cepicky
>>> e-mail: jachym.cepicky gmail com
>>> URL: http://les-ejk.cz
>>> GPG: http://les-ejk.cz/pgp/JachymCepicky.pgp
>>>
>>> Give your code freedom with PyWPS -http://pywps.wald.intevation.org
>>>
>>> On Sep 19, 2014 3:38 AM, "Cameron Shorter" 
>>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'll volunteer to start a wiki collating options for the FOSS4G future,
>>>> with sections that people can add comments into.
>>>> I should have something up for review and contributions within 24 
>>>> hours.
>>>>
>>>> On 18/09/2014 7:04 PM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear All
>>>> I agree completely with Margherita. The most of people are asking
>>>> themselves what it is happening.
>>>> Please who was and is involved, please write the history of what has
>>>> happened on a wiki page. When the plot is finalised the charter members
>>>> vote.
>>>> Maria
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
>>>> Vice Rector for Como Campus - Politecnico di Milano
>>>>
>>>> Public Participation GIS: a FOSS architecture enabling field-data
>>>> collection
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2014.887150#.UwPVuIVnibF
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and 
>>>> Applications" -
>>>> Co-chair - OSGeo Charter Member - ICA - OSGeo Advisory Board Member 
>>>> - SIFET
>>>> Scientific Commitee Member
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALIA)
>>>> Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob. +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321
>>>> e-mail1: maria.brovelli at polimi.it
>>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> Da: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
>>>> <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> per
>>>> conto di Margherita Di Leo <diregola at gmail.com>
>>>> Inviato: giovedì 18 settembre 2014 10.13
>>>> A: Jachym Cepicky
>>>> Cc: <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>; conference; osgeo-board List; Steven
>>>> Feldman
>>>> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Polling charter members
>>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Jachym Cepicky
>>>> <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Just noting,
>>>>>
>>>>> discussion about relationship between LocationTech and OSGeo is here
>>>>> since 2012 (IIRC). That many people did not pain attention to it
>>>>> (actually including myself up to certain time), is not fault of OSGeo
>>>>> .. or LocationTech.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's just actually boring topic. We are community of (mostly)
>>>>> developers and users of FOSS4G (not conference, but software in this
>>>>> case). This sounds like politics .. who would pay attention? So, now
>>>>> we are here, things are happening, we can finally talk to whole
>>>>> community, because of this IMHO *is* important topic - two big
>>>>> organisations are trying to find a way, how to cooperate in the future
>>>>> for better free and open source software for geospatial! This is good.
>>>>> If for nothing else, then for clarifying OSGeo's position.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If anyone is wondering why most charter members remained silent 
>>>> about the
>>>> topic, here i can offer my 2 cents..
>>>> It is true that this is a long story, but it's hard to find all the
>>>> elements needed for judgement. I'd ask those that have personally 
>>>> followed
>>>> the steps, to kindly fill a wiki page with the most important 
>>>> facts. Another
>>>> thing is that, for those that couldn't make it at FOSS4G, it is (I 
>>>> believe)
>>>> not easy to understand on what exactly the community of charter 
>>>> members is
>>>> being called to express their opinion. What does it mean "to 
>>>> cooperate" and
>>>> what does it imply for the organizations involved? Is it a case by case
>>>> cooperation what you're talking about? why it looks like is the 
>>>> FOSS4G event
>>>> at stake here?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any pointers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Dr. Margherita DI LEO
>>>> Scientific / technical project officer
>>>>
>>>> European Commission - DG JRC
>>>> Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
>>>> Via Fermi, 2749
>>>> I-21027 Ispra (VA) - Italy - TP 261
>>>>
>>>> Tel. +39 0332 78 3600
>>>> margherita.di-leo at jrc.ec.europa.eu
>>>>
>>>> Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the writer and 
>>>> may not
>>>> in any circumstance be regarded as stating an official position of the
>>>> European Commission.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cameron Shorter,
>>>> Software and Data Solutions Manager
>>>> LISAsoft
>>>> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
>>>> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Jachym Cepicky
>> e-mail: jachym.cepicky gmail com
>> URL: http://les-ejk.cz
>> GPG: http://les-ejk.cz/pgp/JachymCepicky.pgp
>>
>> Give your code freedom with PyWPS - http://pywps.wald.intevation.org
>

-- 
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LISAsoft
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26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009

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