<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">This is an update on where we are with the proposed OSGeo/OGC MOU.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">The results of our list discussion on the proposed MOU was sent to the OSGeo Board. </li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">The OSGeo Board discussed the issue and notes are at [1]. We will need to discuss these issues raised by the OSGeo Board once we agree on the proposed MOU.</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">Members of the OSGeo/OGC MOU team subsequently discussed the more contentious aspects of the proposal regarding requesting OGC to extend their trademark fee license waiver to OSGeo Projects as per [2].</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">In Summary, Scott advised us that the OGC Planning Committee were NOT prepared to extend the Trademark License Fee waiver as it would have flow-on implications for all other Not For Profit entities that do pay Trademark License fees. </li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">Considering that the proposed OSGeo Associate Membership under the proposed MOU is a very welcome development and significant improvement over the current situation, the OSGeo/OGC MOU team are of the view that we can accept the proposed MOU as described at [3].</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">I will send a follow up email in the next few days to seek input from this list so that we can formalise this position.</li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bruce</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[1] <a href="https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80#issuecomment-9799" class="">https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/80#issuecomment-9799</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[2] <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/standards/2021-September/001277.html" class="">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/standards/2021-September/001277.html</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">[3] <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MoU_OGC/Review_2020/Draft" class="">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MoU_OGC/Review_2020/Draft</a></div></body></html>