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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I started a Wiki page targeting $2,500 at <a href="https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/OSGeo-2019-Budget" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk590262" style="font-size: 12pt;" previewremoved="true">https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/OSGeo-2019-Budget</a>.
I think you have some good ideas here. I like the idea of getting someone to FOSS4G, I'm just not sure how you do that equitably. This is just a start...</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Note that GeoServer was asking for $5K for CITE testing. It's not a small task.</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> mapserver-dev <mapserver-dev-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Seth G <sethg@geographika.co.uk><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 20, 2019 7:06:54 AM<br>
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<div>Hi Steve,<br>
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<div>I see this has come up for discussion on the board list, so would be good to put in a request:
<a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2019-January/011971.html">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2019-January/011971.html</a><br>
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<div>CITE compliance sounds good. Are there fees to pay OGC for this, or is it to pay for the work of setting up tests and fixing MapServer code?<br>
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<div>A maintainer role also sounds good, but could be complicated to sort out responsibilities?<br>
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<div>Other possible options:<br>
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<div>- Pay for some of the FOSS4G costs in Bucharest to give a MapServer project status talk?<br>
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<div>- Stickers, T-shirts? Whilst not critical they may help improve MapServer's visibility at local chapter meetings, FOSS4G etc. and attract new users, who may in the future become MapServer commiters.
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<div>- "seed funding" for a feature. As you mention it wouldn't pay full costs but may make a concrete fund for others to contribute to. I guess this would require a v8.0 roadmap to be put in place.
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<div>- is all infrastructure for VMs already funded by OSGeo? A few more live hosted demos etc. would be good. I think we have one server already in place.
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<div>On Tue, Jan 8, 2019, at 10:12 PM, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) wrote:<br>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span class="x_colour" style="color:black"><span class="x_font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="x_size" style="font-size:12pt">Hi all: See below for an opportunity that could establish a base project
budget and build upon it a bit should we have specific needs. This is nice to see OSGeo pursuing – a long time coming IMHO. I can think of several things that would be high priority in my mind:</span></span></span><br>
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</span></span></span></span>Formal support of a maintainer role(s) for MapServer/MapScript and MapCache</span></span></span><br>
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</span></span></span></span>CITE compliance – I think it’s been quite a while since MapServer participated in any OGC testing</span></span></span><br>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span class="x_colour" style="color:black"><span class="x_font" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="x_size" style="font-size:12pt">What do folks think? A few thousand $’s won’t go that far but I think
OSGeo support paired with other external funding could actually make something good happen. I know there was at least some interest in Bonn from folks wanting to support the project although we still lack a formal mechanism to do so (Jeff is/was working on
an RFC). There may be potential to engage a local non-profit (here in the Twin Cities) to help manage funds.</span></span></span><br>
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Dear OSGeo project members,<br>
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Over the previous years, OSGeo has been proud to support a growing number of project events, such as code sprints, developer meetings, and user conferences.<br>
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OSGeo is reaching out to all committees, including project steering committees, to help plan our budget for 2019.<br>
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This year, the board is discussing about assigning a starting budget of 2000$ to all graduated projects who have reported to the board the last 12 months (see
<a href="https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/11" style="text-decoration:underline; color:rgb(5,99,193)">
https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/11</a>).<br>
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For projects with more of a plan (to pursue a specific goal) projects are welcome to send a more detailed request for approval (e.g.
<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Budget_2019" style="text-decoration:underline; color:rgb(5,99,193)">
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Budget_2019</a>)<br>
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A good idea is to focus on OSGeo participation, for example attending the AGM or OSGeo code sprint. Also keep in mind OSGeo goals as an organization, (e.g. interoperability goal: CITE compliance or participation developing new standards)<br>
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We would like to ask you to help us with budget proposals to assist your project. This will help us set aside a realistic amount of funding.<br>
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Please add your project info to the budget draft at:<br>
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<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2019" style="text-decoration:underline; color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2019</a><br>
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ideally by January 14 ahead of our January board meeting.<br>
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When making a budget request please keep in mind the vision and goals of our foundation, along with any obligations you wish to meet.<br>
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Thank you and best wishes,<br>
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On behalf of OSGeo Board,<br>
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Angelos</span></span></span></p>
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