[SAC] PostGIS subversion/trac

[Frank Warmerdam]

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Howard Butler <hobu.inc at gmail.com> wrote:
> PostGIS would like to migrate to OSGeo for Trac and Subversion (oops, I've
> already migrated subversion :) ).  Because PostGIS is an affiliate project,
> and not an actual OSGeo project, I can't remember the process that we (SAC)
> must go through to approve giving them infrastructure support.
>
> Was our process:
>
> 1) motion to SAC, approve, and implement
>
> or:
>
> 1) motion to SAC, approve
> 2) SAC notifies Board for approval
> 3) implement
>
> I seem to remember our process being the latter, but I can't remember if we
> amended it to be the former.  My wiki and google fu were lacking here.

Howard,

I believe the process is get a motion approved by SAC, and then notify
the board and give them two business days to complain - but no action
is required of the board if they are ok with it.

> By implementing subversion support for PostGIS already, I realize I have
> done things out of turn.  Their server is/was rapidly spiraling to death, so
> this at least gives them a temporary home if we were to not approve them for
> whatever reason.  PostGIS will ultimately want Trac/SVN and maybe mailman
> support from us, but I'll let Paul expand the request further if there is
> any.

No great harm.

> /me motions to provide the PostGIS project with infrastructure support.

+1

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