MS RFC 10: Voting results...

[Arnulf Christl]

Steve Lime wrote:
> Hi folks: Well, the vote to join the OSG Foundation has ended in a  landslide- 74 in favor with 1 (a user
> curiously named JackD) dissenter. 

lol - whats this? :-) Sure the fun is definitely not out of what we are 
doing and that is good to see! Also good to see that this could pass so 
smoothly.

Congratulations & welcome... home - I guess.

Best regards,
Arnulf

With that, RFC 10 passes and the  MapServer Project can proceed
> and join the foundation.  How that happens is still a bit of a mystery. The interim foundation board is
> working to develop the formal process. To be sure, it will involve  combing over the MapServer codebase
> to address any potential intellectual property or copyright issues.
> 
> So what does this mean for MapServer users? For the most part it will be business as usual. The same
> folks that have been working on the MapServer project will continue to do so. The Technical Steering
> Committee will remain intact and continue to oversee software development.
> 
> In the short term you  may start to see project infrastructure (bug reporting, mailing lists, etc...) move
> from University to Foundation servers.
> 
> In the long term we hope you will continue to see MapServer flourish and benefit from living alongside
> other great Open Source projects.
> 
> To learn more about the OSG Foundation and/or to join relevant mailing lists please visit:
>   
>   http://www.osgeo.org/
> 
> Steve
> Chair, MTSC