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    <p>+1</p>
    <p>Thanks Angelos for making a motion. </p>
    <p>Thanks Jody for shepherding this through the process. </p>
    <p>One minor point - the site's website <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://sfcgal.org/">https://sfcgal.org/</a> - it's
      SSL certificate expired on 12/10/2025 so please do get this
      updated. </p>
    <p>Best wishes,<br>
      Nick.</p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/01/2026 18:20, Jody Garnett via
      Incubator wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr"> Thanks for making a motion!</div>
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      <div dir="ltr">+ 1</div>
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      <div dir="ltr">(I have also sent some small feedback about
        CONTIRBUTING.md to the other email thread for consideration)<br
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                <div>- -<br>
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                <div>Jody Garnett</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Jan 27, 2026 at
          10:46:29 AM, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator <<a
            href="mailto:incubator@lists.osgeo.org"
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a>>
          wrote:<br>
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            <div> Given that the project has replied to all comment of
              the review, I would <br>
              like to make the following motion:<br>
              <br>
              > Motion to accept SFCGAL project as OSGeo Community
              Project<br>
              <br>
              The project page is here: <a
                href="https://www.osgeo.org/projects/sfcgal/"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.osgeo.org/projects/sfcgal/</a>
              and <br>
              meets our OSGeo community initiative checklist.<br>
              <br>
              The motion is held open for two weeks until February
              10th., requiring <br>
              50% quorum, from the following incubation committee
              members:<br>
              <br>
                 - Angelos Tzotsos<br>
                 - Arnulf Christl<br>
                 - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques<br>
                 - Brian M Hamlin<br>
                 - Daniel Morissette<br>
                 - Dimitris Kotzinos<br>
                 - Frank Warmerdam<br>
                 - Jo Cook<br>
                 - Jody Garnett<br>
                 - Michael Smith<br>
                 - Nick Bearman<br>
                 - Regina Obe<br>
                 - Steve Lime<br>
                 - Tom Kralidis<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              Best regards,<br>
              Angelos<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              On 9/25/24 10:26, Loic Bartoletti via Incubator wrote:<br>
              <blockquote type="cite"> Hello,<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> I am writing on behalf of the
                team behind the SFCGAL (Simple Features for
                Computational Geometry and Algorithms Library) project
                to apply for OSGeo Community Project status.<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> SFCGAL provides advanced 2D and
                3D operations, computations, and analysis functions for
                geospatial data. It enhances the capabilities of GIS
                (Geographic Information Systems) by providing complex
                geometric computations, which are essential for 3D
                modeling and spatial analysis tasks. Our goal is to
                facilitate the use of advanced computational geometry
                algorithms within the geospatial community through a
                standardized and open platform.<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> Since its inception, SFCGAL has
                grown significantly, reaching several releases, with the
                latest version being 1.5.2 and a 2.0.0 will be released
                very soon. The project has been in continuous
                development thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of
                contributors and is currently used in various
                applications requiring high-precision 2D and 3D spatial
                analysis. The integration with GIS tools like PostGIS
                and GDAL further demonstrates the utility and robustness
                of SFCGAL. Additionally, a QGIS plugin ([QSFCGAL](<a
                  href="https://gitlab.com/oslandia/qgis/qsfcgal"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/oslandia/qgis/qsfcgal</a>))
                is currently in development to extend QGIS 3D and
                advanced 2D, thanks to [(Py)SFCGAL](<a
                  href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/pysfcgal/"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/pysfcgal/</a>).<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> Historically, SFCGAL was a
                project initiated by [IGN France](<a
                  href="https://www.ign.fr/" moz-do-not-send="true"
                  class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.ign.fr/</a>)
                (National Institute of Geographic and Forest
                Information) and [Oslandia](<a
                  href="https://oslandia.com/" moz-do-not-send="true"
                  class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://oslandia.com/</a>).
                It has always been an open-source project, and it now
                has its own independent entity but mainly funded by
                Oslandia.<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> With the support of OSGeo, SFCGAL
                aims to expand its community, enhance its governance,
                and promote its features to a wider audience.<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> Community Project Application
                Checklist:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> - 1. Geospatial:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - 1.1. README or project
                description:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - SFCGAL README: [SFCGAL
                README](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - Project website:
                [SFCGAL Website](<a
                  href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - 1.2. User guide or
                quickstart:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - SFCGAL Documentation
                available:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">              - [SFCGAL
                Documentation](<a
href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/documentation.html"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/documentation.html</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">              - [Development
                Documentation](<a
                  href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/dev.html"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/dev.html</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">              - [C API
                Documentation](<a
href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__capi.html"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__capi.html</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">              - [C++ API
                Documentation](<a
href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__public__api.html"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__public__api.html</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - PostGIS SFCGAL:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">              - [SFCGAL
                Reference](<a
href="https://postgis.net/docs/manual-dev/en/reference_sfcgal.html"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://postgis.net/docs/manual-dev/en/reference_sfcgal.html</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> - 2. Free or Open Source License:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - 2.1. License file:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - SFCGAL is provided
                under the following license: LGPL version 2 or later.
                You can find the license here: [SFCGAL License](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/LICENSE"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/LICENSE</a>).<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - As mentioned in the
                [SFCGAL README](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md</a>):
                Note that the main dependency for SFCGAL is the CGAL
                library, and SFCGAL uses CGAL modules which are licensed
                as GPLv3+. Whenever you compile and distribute SFCGAL
                with the GPL-licensed CGAL, the full packaged result is
                automatically considered as GPL version 3 or later, due
                to GPL's "viral" property. If you link and distribute
                SFCGAL with another software package, be sure to fully
                understand the implications and check any legal and
                technical requirements implied by the license.<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - 2.2. Check headers:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - All files have a [SPDX
                Identifier](<a
                  href="https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info/"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info/</a>),
                [for example](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/src/Coordinate.cpp?ref_type=heads#L3"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/src/Coordinate.cpp?ref_type=heads#L3</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> - 3. Participatory:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - 3.1 All required and
                relevant files are located in the SFCGAL repository:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - [Contribution Policy](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - [Code of Conduct](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - [History of
                Contributions](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/graphs/master"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/graphs/master</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - [Closed Merge
                Requests](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=merged"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=merged</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> - 4. Open Community:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - 4.1 communication channel:<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - [GitLab Issues](<a
                  href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - IRC channel
                libera.chat: #sfcgal. When applicable, we would like to
                create a new one on [<a href="http://osgeo.org"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">osgeo.org</a> IRC](<a
                  href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC</a>)
                with a matrix bridge<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">          - No mailing list, maybe
                we'll ask an entry into the osgeo's dicourse<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> - 5. Development Process<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - version control: We use
                git. Code is located at [GitLab](<a
                  href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - issue tracker: [GitLab
                Issues](<a
                  href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - leadership open to new
                members: We have a [Contribution Policy](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md</a>)
                and no problem to accept new members as mentioned in
                [Becoming a PSC Member](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/PSC.md"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/PSC.md</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - transparent
                decision-making: Discussions are open on [GitLab
                Issues](<a
                  href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues</a>)
                or [GitLab Merge Requests](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> - 6. Documentation<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - see 1.2. User guide or
                quickstart<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> - 7. Release Procedure<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">      - Release procedure is
                explained in [RELEASES.md](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/RELEASES.md"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/RELEASES.md</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> If you have any questions about
                the project or our application, please let me know and
                I'll be more than happy to help.<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> Best Regards,<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> Loïc Bartoletti<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> [OSGeo Profile](<a
                  href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/bartoletti/"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.osgeo.org/member/bartoletti/</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> [GitLab Profile](<a
                  href="https://gitlab.com/lbartoletti"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/lbartoletti</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> [GitHub Profile](<a
                  href="https://github.com/lbartoletti"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://github.com/lbartoletti</a>)<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite">
                _______________________________________________<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> Incubator mailing list<br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> <a
                  href="mailto:Incubator@lists.osgeo.org"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">Incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
              </blockquote>
              <blockquote type="cite"> <a
href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator</a><br>
              </blockquote>
              <br>
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