<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Hi Alex, all<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The specific statements of interest are these:</div><div dir="auto">---</div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">● Q: Possible to ask OSGeo to be the backer instead of OO? Alex: risk of losing money is basically zero, the bigger risk is that we split the community and upset those who have worked on this.</div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"> Q: How would the community be split? Alex: If OO chooses not to support, the LOC would have to find support elsewhere, so OO would not participate</div></div><div dir="auto">---</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In a robust and cohsesive community, what specific risks about splitting the community do the Auckland bid committee (AKLBC) see in asking OSGeo to seed fund a global FOSS4G in the region?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">And: why does the AKLBC think that asking OSGeo to seed the event (rather than OO) would mean OO would not participate? </div><div><br>In the context of a global FOSS4G in the region it seems straightforward that no matter who provided the seed funding, OO would act as a bank and provide other support - without needing to take on the whole financial risk. <br></div><div><br></div><div>If any other bid committee members want to add some insight, that'd be great! A global FOSS4G is a huge undertaking, important for both regional and global communities - so we need to be really clear in the communtiy about where the kind of statements made at the last board meeting come from; and work as a community toward resolution.<br><br>Thanks,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>Adam</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 20, 2024, 14:22 Alex Leith <<a href="mailto:alexgleith@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">alexgleith@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hey John and Adam</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I raised the potential for a split in the community, only as a risk, not as a threat or a potential or imminent thing.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My view is that we’re a coherent and broadly cohesive group. My point was only that if we (OSGeo Oceania's Board) didn’t support this initiative, that other paths might be pursued.</div></blockquote></div></div></div>
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