[OSGeo-Discuss] how did the Paris code sprint go

[Daniel Morissette]

On 2016-03-08 8:37 AM, Jonathan Moules wrote:
>
> Looking at the participant list, that Paris code-sprint entailed at
> least 10 transatlantic flights and probably at least that many
> short-haul (pan-Europe) flights too (which have higher emissions
> profiles per passenger mile). I don't doubt a lot of useful work was
> done, but was the quantity and quality of the work so much superior to
> the normal-work-from-home/office option that it was worth the
> considerable extra pollution that the sprint generated?
>
> This is obviously not something that can be easily quantified (although
> I'm sure a few PhD's are trying), but I believe it should be considered
> when these sorts of events are sponsored. Otherwise you can easily end
> up with a Tragedy of the Commons situation.
> A quick search doesn't find any sort of
> ethical/green/social-responsibility policy on OSGeo's pages...
>


Um... very good point. On that note, I wonder if we should consider 
canceling the international FOSS4G which has an even worse impact since 
we're talking of hundreds of useless flights only to get people to watch 
a couple of conferences and share their latest project news.

Conferences and meetings could be streamed and delivered using hangouts 
after all. Why did we not think of that before?


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