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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>+1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Incubator <incubator-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick Bearman via Incubator<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 26, 2026 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> incubator@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Incubator] motion: qfield recommendation for osgeo community project initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>So far we have 1 votes. Probably because I put a lot of preamble before the voting, sorry!<o:p></o:p></p><p>We need 7 to pass, so please vote before the deadline, Thurs 2nd April. <br><br>Or ask questions if you have any! <br><br>Thanks, <br>Nick. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Therefore I propose to make a motion to accept QField as an OSGeo Community Project<o:p></o:p></p><p>The motion is held open for two weeks until Thursday 2 April and<br>requires at least 50% quorum from the following Committee Members:<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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 +1 <br> - Nick Bearman +1 <br> - Regina Obe <br> - Steve Lime +1 <br> - Tom Kralidis +1 <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 19/03/2026 16:02, Nick Bearman via Incubator wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>All of the links and details are still valid.<o:p></o:p></p><p>From 9th May 2023 <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2023-May/004656.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2023-May/004656.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>This motion did not pass in the allocated time. I would like to ask<br>another volunteer to review.<o:p></o:p></p><p>We had one question come up during voting on license compatibility that is<br>interesting but may not be suitable for public discussion.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Jody<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p>The licensing question was: <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2023-April/004648.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/incubator/2023-April/004648.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p>I don't get to vote, but I have had a question about qfield for a long<br>time that I have never seen an answer for. I am 99% sure I have asked<br>about it on one of the qgis lists in the past.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The license for qgis is GPL2, and qfield has the same license. qfield<br>appears to contain qgis code. That's all fine.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The android app is distributed under GPL2 presumably, but I don't see<br>that mentioned in the google play store. That's a minor issue and<br>easily fixed, assuming that there aren't proprietary android libraries<br>(e.g. Google Play services) bundled in.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The iOS app is presumably also GPL2, but as I understand it, that's not<br>allowed in the apple app store, and the Apple app store's terms prohibit<br>redistribution of the app one obtains, which is incompatible with GPL2.<br>Often software that was Free before it goes into the Apple app store has<br>a special license from the copyright holders to be able to be<br>distributed under the non-Free license required by Apple. But with code<br>from qgis -- since it has no such exception -- I don't understand how<br>this is working.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thus, I don't understand the licensing situation. My specific<br>questions:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Is the license for qfield straight GPL2, as the repo indicates, or<br>something else?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Does qfield contain qgis code, such that it's a derived work?<o:p></o:p></p><p>If so, is qgis straight GPL2?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Is the Android binary under GPL2, with only Free software as sources?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Is the iOS binary on gitub under GPL2, with only Free software as<br>sources?<o:p></o:p></p><p>How is the iOS binary being distributed in the Apple app store?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thanks,<br>Greg<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p>I don't know the details of the licensing question, or whether this is still valid.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Therefore I propose to make a motion to accept QField as an OSGeo Community Project<o:p></o:p></p><p>The motion is held open for two weeks until Thursday 2 April and<br>requires at least 50% quorum from the following Committee Members:<o:p></o:p></p><pre><code> - Angelos Tzotsos<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Arnulf Christl<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Brian M Hamlin<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Daniel Morissette<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Dimitris Kotzinos<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Frank Warmerdam<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Jo Cook<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Jody Garnett<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Michael Smith<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Nick Bearman +1<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Regina Obe<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Steve Lime<o:p></o:p></code></pre><pre><code> - Tom Kralidis<o:p></o:p></code></pre><p>I am happy with this, and am starting with a +1<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thanks<br>Nick.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 27/01/2026 17:46, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/projects-support/issues/9">https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/projects-support/issues/9</a> <br><br>On 4/21/23 20:34, Jody Garnett wrote: <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to make a motion: <br> Recommending QField for the osgeo community project program. <br><br>The motion is held open for two weeks, until May 5th 2023. <br><br> - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques <br> - Arnulf Christl <br> - Jo Cook <br> - Jody Garnett +1 (initial motion) <br> - Dimitris Kotzinos <br> - Tom Kralidis <br> - Michael Smith <br> - Steve Lime <br> - Daniel Morissette <br> - Frank Warmerdam <br> - Angelos Tzotsos <br><br><br>Checking the project against our requirements <br><a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation_Committee#Step_2:_Join_Community_Projects_Program"><https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Incubation_Committee#Step_2:_Join_Community_Projects_Program></a> <br>: <br><br>1. Be geospatial <br>- Confirm by checking README or project description <br>- project page on the osgeo website <br>- We ask projects have some user documentation, for example an OSGeo Live <br>quickstart <br><br>Most of this was checked for website requirements. There is nice user <br>documentation (<a href="https://docs.qfield.org/get-started/">https://docs.qfield.org/get-started/</a>). <br><br><br>2. Have a free license or an open source license. <br>- The license must be OSI approved <br>- We ask that the project team check the file headers and double check the <br>license has been appropriately applied <br><br>GPL2 is provided in docs (<a href="https://docs.qfield.org/get-started/license/">https://docs.qfield.org/get-started/license/</a>) and <br>source code (<a href="https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/LICENSE">https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/LICENSE</a>). <br><br>The team has automated check that license is applied ( <br><a href="https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/scripts/licensecheck.pl">https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/scripts/licensecheck.pl</a>) <br>which is really cool. <br><br>3. Welcome participation and new contributors. <br>- We look for a clear contribution policy <br>- We ask that the project demonstrate collaboration, perhaps with a history <br>of bug report or pull requests <br>- Projects are required to have a code of conduct <br><br>Contribution policy ( <br><a href="https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md">https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md</a>), <br>collaboration (<a href="https://github.com/opengisch/QField/pulls?q=is%3Apr">https://github.com/opengisch/QField/pulls?q=is%3Apr</a>), and <br>code of conduct ( <br><a href="https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md">https://github.com/opengisch/QField/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md</a>) all <br>seem in order. <br><br>-- <br>Jody Garnett <br><br><br>_______________________________________________ <br>Incubator mailing list <br><a href="mailto:Incubator@lists.osgeo.org">Incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a> <br><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator</a> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Nick Bearman<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>+44 (0) 7717745715<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:nick@nickbearman.com">nick@nickbearman.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Please let me know if I can make any adjustments related to disability or neurodivergence to improve how we interact.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Due to my own life/work balance, you may get emails from me outside of normal working hours. Please do not feel any pressure to respond outside of your own working pattern.<o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Incubator mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Incubator@lists.osgeo.org">Incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Nick Bearman<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>+44 (0) 7717745715<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:nick@nickbearman.com">nick@nickbearman.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Please let me know if I can make any adjustments related to disability or neurodivergence to improve how we interact.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Due to my own life/work balance, you may get emails from me outside of normal working hours. 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